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1. District and Building Implementation of PS/RtI: Reports from the Field Walton County School District—Smallhttp://floridarti.usf.edu/

2. Walton County Presenters Rosemary Ragle, Coordinator, Exceptional Student Education/Psychological Services and District Liaison for PS/RtI Project Susan Hudson, PS/RtI Coach Darlene Paul, Principal, West DeFuniak Elementary Tammy Smith, Principal, Van R Butler Elementary Beth Hardcastle – PS/RtI Project Regional Coordinator

3. Organizer • Overview of State Consensus and Implementation Data • District Specific Demographics and Relevant Data • District and School-level RtI Infrastructure • Achievements and Outcomes • What We Have Learned • Questions and Audience Interaction

4. Florida Problem Solving/Response to Intervention Project PS/RtI North Region PS/RtI Regional Coordinator 2 DA RtI Specialists PS/RtI Central Region PS/RtI Regional Coordinator 2 DA RtI Specialists nDA Region 1 nDA Region 2 nDA Region 3 nDA Region 4 nDA Region 5 nPS/RtI Pilot Districts PS/RtI South Region PS/RtI Regional Coordinator 2 DA RtI Specialists

5. Project Infrastructure • Partners • RtI/TLC • Just Read, Florida! • FCRR • Statewide PBS • Office of Early Learning • Activities • Statewide Training-Completed 2 years • Demonstration District Training-Competed 2 Years • District RtI Plan Development-66 of 67 Districts • Statewide Training of Trainers Institutes • Principal Leadership Training

6. Goal 4 Indicator

11. Goal 4 Indicator

12. WCSD: 7,200 Students 45% LSES 85% White 8% Black 5% Hispanic Paxton: 630 Students 48% LSES 95% White 4% Black 0.2%Hispanic MSE: 748 Students 78% LSES 75% White 19% Black 3% Hispanic BES: 275 Students 14% LSES 95% White 0% Black 4% Hispanic

13. A FRACTURED FAIRY TALE Problem Solving/Response to Intervention Pilot District 7174 12%SWD 7174 • DOE 12% SWD 1:PK – 12 6: PK – 5 4: 6 - 8 3: 9 - 12 PS/RtI • USF VRB 23% BES 25% WDE 67% MSE 78%

14. THIS PRESENTATION IS NOT ENDORSED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH PS/RtI PROJECT, NOR WALTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

15. ONCE UPON A TIME In a land not so far away . . .

16. THERE LIVED A FAIRY PRINCESS

17. FAIRY PRINCESS? NOW THAT’S A S T R E T C H !

18. FAIRY GODMOTHER? TRY AGAIN!

19. IN A LAND NOT FAR AWAY There lived a “seasoned” special education teacher, hereinafter referred to as Miss Pettigrew.

20. LIKE ALL SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, Her desire was to “save the world” or, at least, a few children.

21. THEN ONE DAY…. Miss Pettigrew journeyed to the land of OZ where she met a handsome prince at a “Renaissance Festival.” The prince was in disguise to protect his anonymity. After all, it was 2005.

22. Handsome Prince aka Professor Handsome prince, disguised as a university professor, gave a presentation at the festival for a group of educators. • Problem-Solving Miss Pettigrew listened intently. She was mesmerized! • Problem-Solving Response to Intervention Response to Intervention Response oIntervenion

23. WHAT A UNIQUE IDEA, DOC! Collect and analyze data to determine instructional efficacy and make decisions. Implement interventions for students in general education. Help for those without a suffix.

24. Miss Pettigrew lives for a day. On board “the little engine that could,” she returned to her beloved homeland. The long trip gave Miss Pettigrew much time to ruminate on the vicissitudes.

25. I THINK WE CAN!!!!! Miss Pettigrew shared with her colleagues the Professor’s words of wisdom. Her colleagues enthusiastically responded, “Yes, we can!”

26. OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD Miss Pettigrew’s colleague, Susan Psychologist, asked if she, too, could visit the land of OZ.

27. OVER THE RAINBOW She heard the professor’s message, and bought it “hook, line, and sinker.” Problem Solving Response to Intervention

28. THE SPELL WAS CAST Bewitched, bothered, and bewildered, Susan Psychologist returned from OZ, just in time to board the RtI bandwagon..

29. ALL ABOARD THE RtI EXPRESS RtI Professional Development Teams School-based Intervention Teams District Leadership Team Don’t forget the community! Parents Faculties Board Principals Coordinators Supervisor Superintendent

30. THE BEGINNING And they lived happily ever after – in the land of sunshine. Problem Solving/Response to Intervention Pilot District

31. WCSD PS/RTI Team Roles and Responsibilities Chairperson Oversees implementation of PS/RtI and assists with coordination of team action plans. Facilitator Leads team through problem solving process and shares team effort with staff Time Keeper Helps the team to stay focused on issue and manage time effectively.

32. WCSD PS/RTI Team Roles and Responsibilities Case Manager Monitors the progress of the action plans for each tier and reports to the team. Recorder Leads team through problem solving process and shares team effort with staff

33. LESSONS LEARNED Set lofty goals Pick your team members wisely Time -- Make It Sacred Share responsibilities among team members Meet your teams where they are--gently “lead” them where you want them to be Roll up your sleeves, dig in –- Become a member of a working school team

34. LESSONS LEARNED, cont. Parent/Teacher Conference prior to problem-solving meeting Pre-determine time to: Identify the Problem Analyze the Problem Design Interventions Decide Progress Monitoring Summarize the Meeting Map your Process – Let your process drive your worksheets, rather than worksheets driving the process Focus, Focus, Focus!! Continuously evaluate your PROCESS

39. Sheet or Not to Sheet– That is the Question!

40. West DeFuniak Elementary Demographic Data • Ethnic Groups • 63% White • 18% Black • 10% Hispanic • 1% Asian • 8% Multi-ethnic • 605 Students • Title I • 68% LSES • SWD • 10% Lil’ Braves

41. WDE School-Based Intervention Team • Principal serves as Chairperson • Guidance Counselor(Case Manager) • ESE Teacher (Data Specialist) • General Education Teacher • Reading Coach • Curriculum Coach • Speech Pathologist • District Coach

42. WDE School-Based Leadership Team • Frequency of Meetings: • Every Tuesday.. 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. • Additional meetings as needed • Focus of Meeting: • Ongoing Consensus Building, Infrastructure, Implementation • Problem Solving (All Tiers) • Data Analysis: School-Wide, Classroom and Individual

43. WDE School-Based Leadership Team • Data Days: • Every other Monday…during planning period • Additional meetings as needed • Focus of Meeting: • Ongoing Consensus Building, Infrastructure, Implementation • Problem Solving (Tier 1 & 2) • Data Analysis: School-Wide and Classroom

44. Consensus Building • One small step at a time • Support from District RtI Coach • Overview from Principal • Overview from RtI Coach • Ready to use data charts • Training by RtI Coach and Project Staff • Pre/Post Surveys • Support by Office Staff/RtI Experts

45. Establishing Infrastructure • PS/RtI Forms • Classroom & Individual Data Graphs • Master Schedule – Small Group & Triple I • School Calendar – Grade Level Data Days • Staff Training – data analysis & problem solving

46. Outcome of PS/RtI Data Days • Tier 1 Data – Reading • 65% of students at instructional (DIBELS)

48. Outcome of PS/RtI Implementation • Tier 1 Data –Behavior • Positive Behavior Support

49. PositiveBehaviorSupport • Tier 1 • Classroom Infraction Report • Focus on Lunchroom and Hallway • Bus Behavior • Tier 2 • TRIBE Group • BRAVE Council

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