Response to Intervention:

1. Response to Intervention: What is it?

2. RtI is… A process for achieving higher levels of academic and behavioral success for all students through: • High Quality Instructional Practice • Continuous Review of Student Progress(multiple measures) • Collaboration

3. Response to Intervention (RtI) The concept of RtI is quite simple- -doing RtI is quite complex.

4. Where did RtI come from? • IDEA 2004 • No Child Left Behind (NCLB) • National Center on Response to Interventionwww.rti4success.org • Intervention Central- interventioncentral.org • RtI Action Network http://www.rtinetwork.org/

5. Response to Intervention (RtI) • Many resources….. +

6. Purpose of RtI • Shifts from the deficit model to prevention model • Screening for early identification and prevention • Provide early intervening services • An option for disability determination

7. 5% 5% 15% 15% 80% 80% ECASD -3 Tiered Model • BEHAVIORAL SYSTEMS • Tier 3: Targeted Interventions • Individual students • Assessment-based • Intense, durable procedures • Tier 2: Selected Interventions • Some students (at-risk) • High efficiency • Rapid response • Tier 1:Universal Interventions • All settings, all students • Preventive, proactive • School-wide behavioral supports • ACADEMIC SYSTEMS • Tier 3:Targeted Interventions • Individual students • Assessment-based • High intensity • Of longer duration • Tier 2:Selected Interventions • High efficiency • Small groups of students • Value added instruction • Research based • Tier 1: Universal Interventions • All students • Preventive, proactive • Standards-based curriculum supported by research • Screening • High quality instruction Data Collection Implementation Data Analysis Planning (strategy & indicators) Student Success Rate Needs Identification & Prioritization

8. Tier 1 – Universal Options (80% of students successful at this tier) • Reducing barriers to learning for all students • Standards-based core curriculum supported by research implemented with fidelity • Differentiated instruction • School wide behavioral supports • Connections to community supports • Assessment based & data driven (Universal screening, progress monitoring)

9. Tier 2 – Selected Options (15% of students require interventions at this tier) • Provided to small groups of students in addition to the core curriculum • High efficiency • Rapid response (Ex: 4-8 weeks, 3-5x per week) • Value added instruction using research based interventions • Connection to community supports • Assessment based, data driven (progress monitoring, diagnostic assessments)

10. Tier 3 – Targeted Options (5% of students require interventions at this tier) • Supplemental and/or Supplanted (replacement) instruction for individual students • Individual plans to address barriers to learning • Assessment based, data driven (Progress monitoring) • High intensity • Longer duration

11. Building the Capacity How do we make it happen? Professional Learning Communities • Ensure program coherence • Use data systematically to inform and improve instruction • Engage in continued professional development • Build collaborative relationships that promote and support student achievement

12. How does RtI connect to what we are already doing? • Focus on student learning ○ CIM building goals ○ Looking at data • High Quality curriculum ○ Standards based ○ Supported by research • Best practice instructional strategies • Professional development • Collaborative practice

13. How is RtI different from past practice?What could look different? • Universal screening and progress monitoring over time • Focus on early interventions • Data driven decisions directly related to individual student achievement • Community, district and building resources identified and made accessible through resource mapping • Collaborative decision making based on student data

14. What is Wisconsin doing to support RtI? • REACh grants • CESA Workshops • New WI Promise • RtI Summit – March 2009 • The Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators (WASDA), and in collaboration with AWSA, WASCD, WEAC, WCASS, WSPA, WSRA, DPI, CESAs and Great Lakes West Comprehensive Center, invite you and your school or district teams to the Wisconsin RtI Summit

15. RtI is a PK-12 Initiative for: High Quality Instructional Practice Continuous Review of Student Progress Collaboration That has applications for: General Education Special Education English Language Learners Gifted & Talented Title 1

16. Response to Intervention (RtI) Principles for the successful implementation of RtI in Wisconsin: • Rti is for ALL children & ALL educators. • RtI must support & provide value to effective practices. • Success for RtI lies within the classroom through collaboration • RtI applies to both academics & behavior. • RtI supports & provides value to the use of multiple assessments to inform instructional practices. • RtI is something you do and not necessarily something you buy. • RtI emerges from and supports research and evidence based practice.

17. How will the ECASD Division of Teaching & Learning support implementation of RtI?

18. Focus on Student Learning Essential Questions Do we believe that ALL students can achieve at high levels? What do we want them to learn? How will we know when they have learned it? What will we do when they don’t? What will we do when they already know it?

19. Embrace RtI as a means to increase achievement for all students. • Systemic and systematic • Documented

20. Address barriers to learning. • Social/emotional factors • Curriculum and instructional overload • DRIP (data rich, information poor) • Infrastructure (time, reallocation of resources, etc) • Instructional delivery

21. Clarify and articulate grade level/course benchmarks.

22. Develop a coordinated assessment plan. • Analyze current assessments • Identify/select assessments ▪ Universal screening ▪ Progress Monitoring ▪ Diagnostic

23. Identify and map resources at each tier. • Community • District • Building

24. Build capacity. • Focused staff development ▪ Administrators ▪ Educators ▪ Support staff • Community • Parents • Support and collaborate with building leadership teams

25. Provide access and communication. • Skyward data management system ▪ Teachers ▪ Administrators ▪ Parents

26. What assumptions can be made? • All of us share a common mission focused on student learning. • Each school is unique in their programs and needs. • Implementing RtI is a journey. It will develop over time. • T & L is working to provide a framework for RtI. Each school will add to the framework based on student needs.

27. What do you need to do? • Continue doing what you do best…providing quality instruction using district curriculum, assessments and resources. • Keep an open mind. • Use the language. • Begin conversation in your school and community by asking the questions:

28. Do we believe that ALL students can achieve at high levels? • What do we want them to learn? • How will we know when they have learned it? • What will we do when they don’t? • What will we do when they already know it?