RtII Process and System UpdateOutlook for SY 2013-2014

The School District of PhiladelphiaWilliam R. Hite, Jr., Ed.D - Superintendent

Welcome / Norms

Cell Phones on Vibrate

One speaker at a time

Introductions Presenters

Jan Tong – Program Specialist Office of Educational Technology

Traci McCabe – Teacher Mastbaum

Terri Salvucci – Teacher Feltonville Intermediate

Agenda

Review RtII Priorities

Changes to the RtII Process

Changes to the RtII Online Intervention Module

Objectives

Participants will understand how the changes to the RtII Process apply to their schools

Participants will be able to navigate the changes in the Online Documentation system

Mid-Year Survey Data

Conducted 2/18 through 3/1

Respondents 1031 individuals223 Schools (89% of schools)

Process at schools in various levels of implementation

Results for Student Discipline showed confusion Results showed that Documentation system was

difficult to navigate

RtII Process Continuum

Intervention Support Levels

Level 1

Instructional Focus SY 2013-2014 Level 1 Instruction Core Curriculum Implementation with Fidelity Encouraging Good instructional Practices Employing Consistent Monitoring Practices Providing Consistent And Ongoing Support and

Feedback

Level 1

All Students Receive Classroom instruction Differentiation Monitoring Peer support

Ongoing Professional Development of Core Programs for Staff

Core Programs

Level 2/3

Programs that have a proven track record

Researched-based instructional products proven to close the achievement gap

Students who are in need of small group, individual or more focused attention with common need

Challenges

Culture Shift

Staffing

Time

Programs

Process drives the system

Budget

Home and School Partnership for Learning

3 Keys Events to Engaging Parents and Caregivers in the RtII Process

Back to School Night Placement into Level 2/3 Report Card Conferences / Report Cards Sent Home

Behavior – What’s New/Different?

Moving towards addressing the antecedents or root-cause(s) of behavior

Combination of student discipline (suspension) and behavior health support tracks

Integration of the Student Assistance Program (SAP) state mandates into the RtII process

RtII Behavior Interventions

Current

Behavior based Aligned to behaviors Surface response

FY14

Root Cause based Cultural shift Aligned to cause

Merging Interventions for Behavior & Discipline

Ensuring focus on the root cause of the behavior and providing ongoing supports

RtII behavioral interventions will prevent or reduce disciplinary infractions

Streamlining interventions between the behavior health and discipline track

RtII / Student Assistant Program (SAP)

Pennsylvania Act 211 (mandate) SAP Certified Core Team

Four (4) RtII Leadership Team Members are trained and certified to meet the SAP Core Team mandate

Identification of students experiencing issues with alcohol, dangerous substances and behavioral health issues RtII Leadership Team meets to identify students,

design RtII behavior plan and progress monitor Linkage to community and/or school-based services

RtII Level 3 Intervention is applied when necessary

Behavior - Levels

Level 3Few

students at this level

Level 2Some students at this level

Level 1All students

School-Wide Norms

Students who exhibit patterns of behavior

Students in need of a placement or assessment, receiving treatment or individualized services

Intervention Products

To be displayed for ALL:

Behavorial Identify intervention strategies for levels 1, 2, and 3 that

the school can provide Identify Who can provide the various strategies

Academic Identify School-wide strategies for Level 1 Identify intervention and intervention products that are

available in the school Identify who can and will provide the intervention

Intervention Module

Literacy Interventions will be updated to include additional products

Math Interventions will be populated

Math interventions and intervention products will be collected online

Interventions in the Behavior track will address root causes

RtII Online Interventions Module

The overall system has been optimized for performance

Dashboards have been redesigned to be more streamlined

Dashboards support monitoring protocols

Students in group plans and individual plans are displayed on dashboard

Monitoring - Administrator

Team meeting agendas

Classroom visits

Lesson plans

Plans online (Group & Individual)

Administrator Dashboard

Student Search Results• Search results will

display students with their current eligibility and active plan(s)

• Results can be further filtered using the dropdowns available

• Click Reset All Filters to start a new search

Plan Search Results• Search results

will display plans; listing serviced areas and students

• Results can be further filtered using the dropdowns available

• Click Reset All Filters to start a new search

Monitoring - Champion

Students unaddressed

Better search capabilities

Highlighting critical cases

Group and Individual Plans Displayed in Dashboard

Champion Dashboard

Unaddressed Students – Eligibility List

Monitoring - Teacher

Better search capabilities

Streamlined dashboard

Group and Individual Plans Displayed in Dashboard

Teacher Dashboard

Contact Information