Implementing & Evaluating a School RTI Framework Shawna Moran, EII, ODE Odyssey - August 2013

Essential Response to Intervention Elements O An evidence based approach to instruction O A comprehensive assessment system O A problem-solving method

An evidence based approach to instruction O Strong core curriculum and increasingly intensive interventions (i.e. “tiers of increasing support”). O Effective use of instructional and engagement strategies combined with strong classroom management. O Adequate time used for instruction and either supplemental or intensive interventions.

A comprehensive assessment system O Universal, standardized, valid screening and progress monitoring tools that provide predictive reliability. O Internal Assessments – measure what is taught. O External Assessments – measure overall performance at a specific point in time and growth over time against vetted norms. O Systemic plans for the administration and evaluation of assessments at key times over the year by both teachers and leaders. O Teacher friendly data displays (i.e. data walls, progress monitoring graphs).

A problem-solving method O Systemic problem identification & solving protocols O Set meeting times and procedures for teachers to analyze and make decisions about instruction and differentiation. O Set meeting times and procedures for groups to problem solve specific students that are having difficulty. O Set meeting times and procedures for enacting decisions to meet ALL students needs. Administrative support is key.

RTI implementation O Where do schools and districts get stuck? Common Challenges…. O We need more teachers or IA’s to do RTI! O We need more money to do RTI! O The specialist will provide the intervention later on. O Building schedules then fitting kids in, as opposed to building the schedule based on what kids need from the start. O A culture of these are “my” kids as opposed to, “these are our kids.” O Staying with the same old protocols even after the students’ needs have changed over time because that used to work.

Evaluating & recalibrating O Implementation stages … O Self-analysis and task identification … O Putting the metal to the pedal … planning, doing… O Monitoring… Then…doing it all over again.

Tools for self-evaluation & recalibration RTI Diagnostics and Planning O NASDSE RTI Implementation Blueprint – School and/or District – at O IES What Works RTI Essentials Integrity Rubric and/or Worksheet at: O Rubric_ pdf Rubric_ pdf O Worksheet.pdf Worksheet.pdf O IES – Math Rubrics at: O Oregon RTI staff survey

Additional Resources O OR RTI website at O RTI Action Network at O National Center on Response to Intervention at: O Intervention Central – RTI Resources at: O Institute of Education Science & What Works: video on implementing RTI in math and reading at the early grades at:

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