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Why RTI?

Why RTI?. Our Mission…. To assure high levels of learning for ALL students!. Poverty…. Dropouts, on average, earn roughly $12,000 per year, nearly 50% less than those with a high school diploma 50% less likely to have a job that offers a pension plan or health insurance. Poverty….

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Why RTI?

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  1. Why RTI?

  2. Our Mission… To assure high levels of learning for ALL students!

  3. Poverty… • Dropouts, on average, earn roughly $12,000 per year, nearly 50% less than those with a high school diploma • 50% less likely to have a job that offers a pension plan or health insurance

  4. Poverty… • According to a US government report, The State of Literacy in America, over 90 million US adults, nearly 1 out of 2, are functionally illiterate or near illiterate, without the minimum skills required in a modern society. Larry Roberts, Illiteracy on the Rise in America http://www.wsws.org

  5. Poverty… • 44 million cannot read a newspaper or fill out a job application. • Another 50 million more cannot read or comprehend above the 8th grade level. • 43% of people with the lowest literacy skills live below the poverty line. Larry Roberts, Illiteracy on the Rise in America http://www.wsws.org

  6. Incarceration… According to the report, Literacy Behind Prison Walls, 70% of all prison inmates are functionally illiterate or read below a 4th grade level. http://www.proliteracy.org/downloads/ProLiteracyStateofLiteracy%2010-25-04.pdf

  7. Incarceration… 85% of juvenile offenders have reading problems http://www.literacybuffalo Average age of youth in correctional facilities: 15 Average reading level: 4th grade (30% below this level) www.edjj.org

  8. Social Costs… 75% of those claiming welfare are functionally illiterate. http://www.covinaliteracy.org/facts.htm

  9. So… • If our mission is to assure high levels of learning for ALL students… What do we mean by “high” levels of learning? Is a high school diploma enough for our current students to be competitive in the global marketplace?

  10. “The high school diploma has become the ticket to nowhere.” James Waller, Face to Face: The Changing State of Racism Across America

  11. Education and Lifelong Learning High School Drop Out: $608,000 High School Graduate: $802,000 Some College: $922,890 Associate Degree: $1,062,130 Bachelors Degree: $1,420,850 Masters Degree: $2,142,440 Doctorate: $3,012,300 James Waller, Face to Face: The Changing State of Racism Across America

  12. What do we mean by “high” levels of learning? “High School + Plus”

  13. If our mission is high levels of learning for all students, the question is: Is it possible?

  14. 99.5% of students are capable of learning at “high” levels.

  15. So Why RTI? It is our moral responsibility! There is no way a single teacher has all the time, all the knowledge, and all the skills to meet the needs of every child… this is where RTI fits in! As a building, we have made improvements, but what we are doing still is not working. We need more!

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