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RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION + TIERED INTERVENTIONS
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 2004).
RtI addresses specific aspects of the developed framework and research.
Response to Intervention data provides:
measures of student progress guides educational decisions.
Tiered Interventions are supports used to improve student performance.
Tier IMost student’s needs are meet through primary instructions. Tier IISecondary instruction for students not meeting defined criteria.Tier IIITertiary interventions for students with significant instructional needs.
WHAT ARE RTI PRINCIPLES & COMPONENTS?
1. Meeting student’s needs
2. Screening to identify
3. Additional support
provided
4. Monitoring progress
5. Interventions increase
6. Schools assess
HSTII STUDY OF RTI- MAJOR FINDINGS
1. High school’s structure and operations are different than elementary.
2. Implementation will vary due to focus, instructional organization, and culture.
3. School implementation team or district teams determine focus.
4. All high schools created structures to increase student achievement.
Examples of RTI targets: increase student attendance, increase literary skills, improve grades or test scores, and decrease referrals.
http://www.rti4success.org/resourcetype/tiered-interventions-high-schools-using-preliminary-lessons-learned-guide-ongoing
IAEA H.S. TEACHER SURVEY
21%
72%
7%
Type of School
Urban Suburban Rural
IAEA H.S. TEACHER SURVEY
48%
24%
24%
4%
School Population
Below 500 501-1000 1001-1500 1501-2000
IAEA H.S. TEACHER SURVEY
36%
36%
21%
7%
Years implementing RtI
1 year 2 years 3 years4 years No RtI program
IAEA H.S. TEACHER SURVEY
26%
26%
15%
7%
26%
Students Served in RtI Classes
Freshman SophomoresJuniors SeniorsNo special courses
IAEA H.S. TEACHER SURVEY
No, no special cour-
ses; 50
Yes, math only; 7.1
Yes, reading + math;
42.9
IAEA H.S. TEACHER SURVEY
Has your school changed its schedule because of RtI?
• Only in the sense that they started an extra 9th hour for kids who are failing classes.
• Three responded: NO
• No but they are looking into it. It is currently a pilot program
• One Faculty meeting a month is dedicated to RtI.
• It has not changed our schedule but it has affected student numbers. Student who are under performing, lose their ability to take elective courses.
• 2 period block for math and reading
• Double period math and English courses...reduces elective options
LEVERAGE POINTS
Parents and student voices
Art Curriculum/structure
“RTI” Planning Committee
Graduation requirements
DISCUSSION-
Are students and families involved in the intervention decision process?
IAEA H.S. TEACHER SURVEY
11%
33%55%
2%
Are students and families involved in developing an RtI plan at your
school?
Yes NoSchool places students
I do not know.
DISCUSSION
How are students schedules adjusted after they have meet their RtI goal?
IAEA H.S. TEACHER SURVEY
40%
20%
20%
20%
When goals are achieved, how are student schedules adjusted?
Students stay until end of semester
Students stay until end of yr
Students are re-leased to study hall
Students are re-leased at start of next school year
DISCUSSION
How can you adjust your art program to accommodate the conditions of RtI?
IAEA H.S. TEACHER SURVEY
How has RtI impacted your art program?
• Our overall enrollment numbers are lower in all elective areas.
• Has not impacted my art program (3)
• Nothing yet for it is still a pilot. But it may in the near future.
• RtI hasn't been a big factor. The main impact on our program has to do with general austerity measures affecting all areas of school.
DISCUSSION
What are the strategic steps required to get Art as a graduation requirement?
IAEA H.S. TEACHER SURVEY
29%
7%64%
Does your school have a Fine Art graduation requirement? (Dance,
Music, and Art)
Yes, 1 credit Yes, 2 credits No
WEBSITES HSTII REPORT State RtI Plan: http://www.isbe.net/
pdf/rti_state_plan.pdf District Self-Assessment Template: http://
www.isbe.net/RtI_plan/rti_template.doc Questions specific to RtI: [email protected].
Internet resources include: http://whatworks.ed.gov/ http://www.rti4success.org http://fcrr.org/FCRRReports/index.aspx http://www.studentprogress.org/ http://www.promisingpractices.net/default.asp http://www.interventioncentral.com/ http://www.centeroninstruction.org/
Tiered Interventions in High School
The National Center on Response to Intervention, Center on Instruction, and the National High School Center summarizes what the High School Tiered Interventions Initiative (HSTII) has learned about effective implementation of RTI in high schools.
http://www.rti4success.org/resourcetype/tiered-interventions-high-schools-using-preliminary-lessons-learned-guide-ongoing
