Team Structure and Function October, 2012 Facilitated/Presented by: The Illinois RtI Network is a State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG) project of the Illinois State Board of Education. All funding (100%) is from federal sources. The contents of this presentation were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, #H325A However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. (OSEP Project Officer: Grace Zamora Durán) I-RtI Network Insert name(s) here

Types of Teams to Support RtI Implementation 1. District Leadership Team 2. School Improvement Team 3. Grade/ Department/ Interdisciplinary Team with Supports 4. Individual Problem Solving & Special Ed Decision Making Team

Purpose, Membership, Roles and Responsibilities 1. District Leadership Team

Purpose, Membership, Roles and Responsibilities 1. District Leadership Team 2 School Improvement Team

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Initiative, Committee PurposeOutcomeTarget Group Staff Involved SIP/SID/ etc Attendance Committee Increase attendance % of students attending All students Eric, Ellen, Marlee Goal #2 Character Education Improve character Student behavior? All students Marlee, J.S., Ellen Goal #3 Safety Committee Improve safety Dangerous students Has not metGoal #3 School Spirit Committee School spiritAll students Has not met Discipline Committee Improve behavior Improve discipline Bullies, repeat offenders Ellen, Eric, Marlee, Otis Goal #3 DARE Committee Decrease drug use High risk drug users Don?? EBS Work Group Implement 3-tier model Office referrals, Attendance, Grades All students Eric, Ellen, Marlee, Otis, Emma Goal #2 Goal #3 Non-Example Working Smarter Matrix Sugai

Initiative, Project, Committee PurposeOutcome Target Group Staff InvolvedSIP Bring to the Table Working Smarter

Change in Team Membership

Initiative, Project, Committee PurposeOutcome Target Group Staff InvolvedSIP Bring to the Table Working Smarter

Parent involvement in RtI is not limited to when and how to bring individual parents into the discussion about their child. - Sue Hans

Role of the Parent Leader is: To participate in the initial program development of RtI within a district or building by serving on the leadership team. To serve in an advisory capacity to the leadership team on best ways to communicate RtI program plan to parents. To participate in the initial training of administrative and educational staff on RtI. But, role is not for individual students Sue Hans

Resources Parent & Educator Partnerships Parent Training and Information Centers – Family Resource Center on Disabilities (Chicago) – Family Matters (Effingham, IL) Joyce L. Epstein, Mavis G. Sanders, et al (2002). School, Family and Community Partnerships – Your Handbook for Action. Second edition.

Group Discussion Do you have a DLT? Do you address the purposes intended? Does it have the necessary members? Are the necessary roles and responsibilities being addressed? Do you have a BLT/SIP? Do you address the purposes intended? Does it have the necessary members? Are the necessary roles and responsibilities being addressed? If no, what are the barriers that you are currently facing?

Group Discussion Do you have a DLT? Do you have a BLT/SIP? If no, How do you plan to address the purposes intended? How can you ensure you have the necessary members? How can you ensure the intended roles and responsibilities will be addressed?

Application Assignment Read The Building Leadership Team and Choose one area to prioritize and action plan around based on your responses in the group discussion

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Initiative, Committee PurposeOutcomeTarget Group Staff Involved SIP/SID/ etc Attendance Committee Increase attendance % of students attending All students Eric, Ellen, Marlee Goal #2 Character Education Improve character Student behavior? All students Marlee, J.S., Ellen Goal #3 Safety Committee Improve safety Dangerous students Has not metGoal #3 School Spirit Committee School spiritAll students Has not met Discipline Committee Improve behavior Improve discipline Bullies, repeat offenders Ellen, Eric, Marlee, Otis Goal #3 DARE Committee Decrease drug use High risk drug users Don?? EBS Work Group Implement 3-tier model Office referrals, Attendance, Grades All students Eric, Ellen, Marlee, Otis, Emma Goal #2 Goal #3 Non-Example Working Smarter Matrix Sugai

Initiative, Project, Committee PurposeOutcomeTarget GroupStaff InvolvedSIP Working Smarter

Stages of Team Development FormingStormingNormingPerformingAdjourning Bruce Tuckman

Table Talk Reflect on your team...what stage are they in currently? As a Coach, how is knowing the stages of team development useful to support RtI implementation? How would you respond as a Coach to a team in the: – Forming Stage? – Storming Stage? – Norming Stage? – Performing Stage? – Adjourning Stage? If needed, what steps could you take to help them move to the next stage?