RtII for Behavior @ Garden Spot Middle School

Kevin KuhnApril 5, 2012

RTII FOR BEHAVIOR @GARDEN SPOT MIDDLE

SCHOOL

Take 60 seconds in pairs to come up with a list of as many reasons for or benefits of using RtII for behavioral needs.

WHY RTII FOR BEHAVIOR?

Safer schoolsSafer, more productive communityHigher academic achievementMore academic engagementLess truancyLower dropout ratesHappier teachersFind kids at risk for social/emotional/behavioral

problems and intervene earlyUniversal screening catches the internalizers tooFor some kids, school is the only place where they

can get emotional and behavioral support

WHY RTII FOR BEHAVIOR:

13 RespondentsThe following graphs present the responses in each of

the 8 categories in the form of a mean score for each option (possible score of 0-5)

0 = Bad Idea5 = Great Idea

2011-2012 BEHAVIORAL RTII SURVEY

Flowchart:

2012-2013 BEHAVIORAL RTII

Tier 1 supports – the things you do everyday, and perhaps some things to try when the things you have done in the past aren’t working

Tier 2 interventions – standard protocol, research-based interventions that work for most kids (90% or more)

Tier 3 – individualized interventions; can be tier 2 plan that is tweaked, individualized, intensified by adding rewards, consequences, or additional interventions

BEHAVIORAL RTII TIERED INTERVENTIONS

In pairs to present:Describe the type of kid (no names) who would benefit from this intervention (or act it out!)

What are the main components of the intervention?

What makes this intervention better than everyone else’s?

How would you set up progress monitoring for this intervention?

BEHAVIORAL RTII INTERVENTION MENU

http://schoolpsychology.wiki.elanco.net/KevinKuhn

Questions?

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES