RtI/ExCel Update

Cambrian School District

January 17, 2013

Overview

Response to Intervention (RtI)

ExCel Model review

ExCel in Cambrian schools

Moving Forward

RtI Core Principles

Data-based decision making

Intervene early

Effectively teach all students

Research based instruction and interventions

Assessment-instruction alignment

Staff development

through collaboration and

training

Academics

Intensive Instruction/Intervention Individual Students High Intensity Of longer duration Special Ed staff

Universal Instruction All students Preventive, proactive Differentiation, ExCel

PBIS All students

Preventive, proactive School Wide

System & Structure

RtI

Tier 1: 80 – 85%

Tier 3: 3 – 5%

Targeted Instruction/Intervention Some students High efficiency Rapid response Some ExCel, RSP, SuccessMaker

Behavior

PBIS Individual students

Functional Behavior Analysis Counselors, Psychologists, Behaviorist

PBIS Some students Behavior Support Plans

Counselors, Psychologists, Intervention Team

Check in Check out (CICO) Tier 2: 10 – 15%

ExCel Model• Collaborative instructional delivery model

• Flexible student clustering by assessed instructional need

• Intense direct & differentiated instruction at each level

• Effective collaboration of teachers and support personnel– Lesson plans, differentiation, student

placement

• Use of common assessments within each grade level

• Process, NOT a program

SuccessesSustainability—the way we do business

Second year of RSP teacher inclusion

High quality, credentialed support staff

Increased focus on Tier 2 interventions

Mainstreaming opportunities for SDC students

Collaboration focused on student needs through analysis of growth assessments

Use of Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA 2) in K-2

Model schools visited by other districts

Trend data indicates ExCel key part of ELA success

Trend Data

“Matched Student” trend data chart represents the CST scores of the 260 current 5th grade students enrolled in our district since 2nd grade or before.

2nd grade 3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade

116 students

91 students

46 students

BB—7 studentsFBB—0 students

116 students

77 students

50 students

BB—14 studentsFBB—3 students

163 students

48 students

38 students

BB—8 studentsFBB—3 students

152 students

67 students

33 students

BB—5 studentsFBB—3 students

Bagby • Sixth full year• Strong ExCel leadership team• Creative collaboration and credentialed support staff • Established part of culture• Yearly check in with observe and feedback

Fammatre • Fifth year• Strong collaboration and articulation• Organized and established routine• Observe and feedback

Farnham

• Fourth full year• Extended time• Model school• Teacher walk through observations focused

on instruction

Sartorette

• Fourth full year• Consistent support staff• Organized and established routine• Teacher walk through and observe

and feedback• Common Core in RtI training

for 4th grade

Moving Forward• Common Core infusion, increased non-

fiction reading during ExCel

• Broader, more varied coaching support– Support staff training– Guided Reading refresher training– Yearly check-in to maintain fidelity

• Junior Great Book refresher training

• Continue increased communication among support staff and teachers

• Increased cross grade level observations and articulation

• Continued building of collaborative teams

• Continued high level of district support