 RtII Process and System Update Outlook for SY The School District of Philadelphia William 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 High School 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 individuals 223 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 Attendance BehaviorLiteracy Math

Intervention Support Levels Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Classroom Core Program All Students Small Group Additional Program ~15% students receiving Individual / Small Group Intense Program ~5% students receiving

Level 1 Instructional Focus SY  Level 1 Instruction  Core Curriculum Implementation with Fidelity  Attendance, Behavior, Math, Literacy  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  Research-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 Key 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 3 Few students at this level Level 2 Some students at this level Level 1 All 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 Office of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Donna Runner Janicka Newbill Office of Educational Technology Fran Newberg Jan Tong Robert Karl Office of Attendance and Truancy Ericka Washington Maurice West Office Student Services & Transition Ericka Washington Bridget Brown-Taylor Tamika Purvines Gretchen Hendricks Fatimah Rasul-Price James Adams Office of Multilingual Curriculum and Programs Deborah Wei Leslie Kirshner-Morris Office of Specialized Services Kim Caputo Joyce Dukes Renay Boyce Dr. Gary Feldman Office of Parent & Family Services Claudia Averette Julia Manokihna Office of Early Childhood Education Renee Queen Jackson Doria Mitchell Office of Counseling, College and Career Readiness Cassandra Ruffin Catherine Fylypowycz Marlene Owens Office of Information Systems Melanie Harris Patricia Dilella