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Changing Roles of Teams

Changing Roles of Teams. Putting all the pieces together to develop a strategic problem solving team. Goals of session. Explore the function/purpose of effective teams in a comprehensive RTI process Evaluate status of existing teams: structure, purpose and effectiveness

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Changing Roles of Teams

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  1. Changing Roles of Teams Putting all the pieces together to develop a strategic problem solving team

  2. Goals of session • Explore the function/purpose of effective teams in a comprehensive RTI process • Evaluate status of existing teams: structure, purpose and effectiveness • Design individualized action plan that will define next step in implementation of an RTI process

  3. Collaborative Consultation and Teaming • Collaboration is the essential element of effective instructional support • Lovaleski, Tucker, Stevens, 1996 • Successful consultation entails having an authentic working relationship between the partners in the process • Block, 1981 • Effective teams are purpose-driven…Strong, cohesive groups have a sense of who they are and a clear, definable identity. • Harvey and Drolet, 1994

  4. School Capacity • The collective power of the full staff to improve student achievement school-wide. “School achievement is affected most directly by the quality of instruction. Instruction in turn is affected by school policy or programs on a variety of issues.” • Aspects of school capacity include teachers’ knowledge, skills, and disposition; Professional community; program coherence; technical resources; and principal leadership. • Newmann, King & Young, 2000

  5. School Effectiveness Factors • Strong instructional leadership by principal • Clear instructional focus • High expectations and standards • Safe and orderly climate • Frequent monitoring of student achievement. “… All must coexist for significant positive result to occur” Adapted from Steller, 1988

  6. History of RI Teams • 1980 LD Ad-Hoc Committee • Established Classroom Alternative Support Team (CAST) • 1991 Required in RI Special Education law • 1999 RI Education Reform Legislation (Article 31) • Student Intervention Teams requirement • Name changed to Teacher Support Team • General Education Initiative

  7. Current RI Legislation "The District Strategic Plan shall:.........(7) include establishment of student intervention teams to address the instructional needs of diverse learners, include high standards of student behavior designed to create an orderly educational environment with due regard for the rights of students............“ RI General Laws Section 16-7.1-2

  8. TST A collaborative problem solving process that supports teachers RTI A collaborative strategic problem solving intervention process that supports teachers and leads to improved studentoutcomes TST vs. RTI

  9. Teacher Support & Response to Intervention Teams

  10. Teacher Support & Response to Intervention Teams

  11. Teacher Support & Response to Intervention Teams

  12. Are your teams ready for RTI? • Lessons learned by those developing teams to implement RTI in Rhode Island • Evaluating the Readiness of Pre-Referral Intervention Teams for Use in a Problem-Solving Model (Burns, Vanderwood and Ruby, 2005)

  13. Readiness to be an RTI team What does the research say… • Team Format • Assignment of Staff • Professional Development • Development of Interventions/Progress Monitoring • Fidelity of Implementation Burns, Vanderwood, and Ruby, 2005; Hauerwas and Dubuque, 2006

  14. Activity : What teams do we have?

  15. What is the current process for defining educational needs of student(s) and providing support?

  16. Team Effectiveness • Team Goals/Purpose • Team Competency and Commitment • Team Leadership and Support • Team Logistics • Team Communication and Collaboration Adapted from Fleming and Monda-Amaya, 2001 and Larson and LaFasto, 1989

  17. How effective is the team? Ratings: Ineffective, Limited Effect, Effective, Very Effective 1 2 3 4

  18. Communication Family Involvement Strategic Decision Making Structures of Support Research-based Strategies Efficient Process Comprehensive: address student(s), class, grade, and school-wide concerns Professional Development Change Process Fidelity of Implementation Reflecting on the Process Coherence Celebration Components and Essential Skills of Effective RTI Team(s)

  19. Teams and Professional RolesSelf-Assessment Rating Scale

  20. Action Plan

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