Intervention and Referral

Services (I&RS)

Intervention and Referral

Services (I&RS)

Group Leader: Renae Bush

Group Members: Alice Smith-Mansfield, Ed Benish, and Nina Franco

Date: June 9, 2009

Mission Enhance student achievement of

high academic standards in safe and discipline learning environments.

The educational mission is made more complex by the increased incidence, prevalence and intensity of problems students bring to schools.

Rationale for Program

Required by Administrative Code

6A:16-7.1 Establishment of Intervention & Referral Services

6A:16-7.2 Functions of I&RS

6A:16-7.3 Roles for Planning and Implementing I&RS

Special Education Statute

Response to Intervention Strategies

NJ QSAC

InterventionsInterventions

Prior to Referring Students to I&RS

Strategies to Implement:

1. Differentiated Instruction

2. Effective Instructional Practices

3. Learning Styles

4. Assessments

5. Grouping for Instruction

6. Tier 1 Interventions (Academic and Behavioral)

7. Additional Resources

LDTC, Resource Room Teachers, Counselors, Nurse, Supervisors of Content Areas

Referring to I&RSTier 2

•Students with some risk

•Targeted interventions

Tier 3

•Students at high risk

•Intensive intervention

Tier 4

•Referral to Child Study Team

Hierarchy of Interventions

Tier 1

Tier 2

Tier 3

• Core Instructional Interventions• All settings• Preventive• Proactive

• Targeted Group Intervention• Some Students at Risk• High Efficiency• Rapid Response

• Intensive Individual Intervention

• Assessment-based

• Individual Students• Intense, Durable

Procedures

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Decision Rules

Decision Rules

ImplementationImplementation

Professional Learning Communities

All Staff (tenure and non-tenured)

•1st Friday of every month for 2 ½ hours

•I&RS Manual

Non-Tenured Teachers

•In addition to Professional Learning Communities

•1 day of their 3 day training

•Special Education, Section 504 and I&RS

Proposed In-Service Schedule

September – Referral Process

October – Learning Styles

November – Differentiated Instruction

December – Effective Instructional Practices

January – Grouping for Instruction

February – Assessment

March – Tier 1 Strategies

April – Tier 2 Strategies

May – Tier 3 Strategies

Programming CostsTeam Training

•2 Day in-service for team (Chairperson, Administrator, LDTC, SAC, 2 School Counselors, 1 Regular Ed Teacher, 1 Special Ed Teacher)

New Teacher Induction

•Presenter for full day training

Monthly Professional Learning Communities

•Turnkey Training for September, November, March, April and May

•Presenters for October, December, January, February

Programming Costs

Coverage of I&RS Teams

•Middle and High School

• Paid for a missed prep

•Elementary School

• 3 substitutes (2 for team, 1 for referring teacher)

Resources

•RTIm Direct

Funding

Department of Education

•Free 2 day in-service training

www.ettc.net/intervention

NCLB

•Title I: Basic Skills

•Supplementary Educational Services

•Title V: Innovative Programs

Community Involvement

•Back to School Night

•Parent –Teacher Conferences

•Newsletters

•Counseling Department

•Media Center

•Web site

•PTO meetings

Timeline

2009-2010 Pilot with Professional Development

2010-2011 Implementation with support

2011-2012 Electronic Component

2012-2013 Evaluation of Program

2013-2014 Revised Implementation

Evaluation

•Number of Referrals to Special Education from 2010+

•Student success and achievement

•Teacher Survey (Pre and Post)

•CORE Team Referrals

ResourcesResources

I & RS Wikispace

DiscussionDiscussion