Secondary RtI Liaison Meeting

Shirley Jirik, Ed.D.SVVSD RtI CoordinatorSeptember 11. 2013

Question: Can all students learn? University of Southern Florida

Study Asked teachers in their first 3

years of servicePredict the % who answered yes vs.

no

What do you believe?

Teacher BeliefsAll Students Can Learn

Disagree40%

Agree60%

Purpose

• To learn more about implementing Response to Intervention and to collaborate

with other leaders about this process.

Learning Targets

• Understand the steps in the RtI process and the necessary documentation

• Know where and how to document the process

• Learn where to find resources and support

Introductions

• Write down 1 thing you know for sure about RtI, 1 thing you wonder about

• When your group is ready, introduce yourselves and share your wondering

District Update

• District RtI Leadership Team– See handout

• PD Class for School Level Implementation• DLS Focus on Tier 1 Best Practices– Grade level teams/departments are the vehicle for

implementing this– This is RtI!

• ELL/RtI Trainings– Dr. Hoover and CDE– SVVSD CLD/RtI Toolkit

Housekeeping Items

• RtI Blog for Power Point/Resources• CDE RtI Implementation Rubrics• Requirements for Liaison Stipend– Attendance of 4 Half Day District Liaison Meetings– Share important information with building administration– Complete documentation (RtI Plans, Rubrics)

UNDERSTAND THE STEPS IN THE RTI PROCESS AND THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION

Learning Target #1

“Districts standardize the process and buildings customize implementation.”

Dr. Kim St. Martin

What structures are needed?

Professional Learning

Communities

Grade level/dept. Meetings

Problem-Solving Team

Building Leadership Team

Dufour, 2009, Buffum, Mattos, Weber, 2012

Handout…

Ways to Intensify Instruction/Intervention…

Reducing the group size Increasing the duration Increasing the frequency Narrowing the focus of the

intervention

Tier 1- Universal Instruction and Assessment

Professional Learning

Communities

Grade level/dept Meetings

Problem-Solving Team

How are we doing overall?Has the instruction been successful?

Building-wide Data Dialogues that result in Standard Protocol Responses = 80%

SIOP Strategies

Tier 1 Best Practices

Standard Protocol Response

Documentation

Form found on Blog, under District Forms and Resources, District Handbook-Also on Google Live Forms

Teacher Evaluation Rubric

Tier 1 Instruction & Intervention

Turn and Talk

To get to “all”, we must first pay attention to “every”. We must pay attention to the system first, and then we move to small groups and individuals.

Dave Tilly

Tier 1/2- Targeted Intervention and Assessment

Professional Learning

Communities

Grade level/dept Meetings

Problem-Solving Team

Is there a problem?Has the instruction been successful?

15 % =Problem-Solving and Standard Protocol for small groups of students

Collaboration and communication are critical!!

Documentation

Form found on Blog, under District Forms and Resources, District Handbook-Also on Google Live Forms

DocumentationThis MUST be signed by parents!

Documentation

Form found on Blog, under District Forms and Resources, District Handbook

Tier 2 Intervention

Universal

Targeted

IntensiveContinuum of

Support for Every StudentHomelessness

Literacy

Family Illness

Math

Soc skills

Language Differences

Sports

Tiers are Fluid, Focusing on Student Success…

Label supports…not people.

Sugai, 2012

Elbow Partner Share

• Share an ‘aha’ you had

• Share a ‘wondering’ you still have

“Interventions always involve instruction.”

Pat Quinn

Tier 2/3- Intensive Intervention & Assessment

Professional Learning

Communities

Grade level/dept Meetings

Problem-Solving Team

What is the problem?Has the intervention been successful?

About 5%Individual Problem-Solving

Documentation

RtI Plan in APAS in Alpine Achievement

Problem-Solving Team Members

• Department/Grade Level Representatives• RtI Liaison• Building Team Leader (BTL)• Administrator• Counselor• Other experts—for example, ELL Teacher, Sped Teacher,

school psychologist, etc.• Parents

Tier 3 Intervention

At your table group…

• What support do you need at your school to build a firm understanding of this process?– Use notecards

“Teachers are quick to spot half-hearted improvement efforts and will often take a ‘this too shall pass’ attitude. Regularly discussing data and strategies keeps the energy, resources, and talent moving in a unified direction.”

Margaret Searle

KNOW WHERE AND HOW TO DOCUMENT THE PROCESSLearning Target #2

Documentation

RtI Plan in APAS in Alpine Achievement

LEARN WHERE TO FIND RESOURCES AND SUPPORTLearning Target #3

Build or ‘Add to’ Your Tier 1 Toolkit

RtI Blog