1. Response to Intervention (RtI) Aldine ISD District Staff Development August 18, 2009

2. Vocabulary AIMSWeb: a web-based progress monitoring system  direct, frequent and continuous student assessment  Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) assessments benchmarking progress monitoring EIT: Early Intervention Team  Campus-wide team designed to help teachers with struggling students academically and behaviorally  Team meets regularly discuss individual student progress make suggestions on strategies and interventions  Team consists of 5 – 7 members: Campus administrator- chairman Counselor (for behavior issues) 3 – 4 master teachers Ad-hoc members for particular situations

3. RtI Components  Universal Screening  Tiered Instruction  Progress Monitoring

4. RtI Components: Universal Screening  Reading and Math  Grades K – 8 o Reading in Grades K – 3: TPRI / Tejas Lee o Reading in Grades 4 – 8: AIMSWeb o Math in Grades K - 8: AIMSWeb  3 times yearly o District sets the testing window, campuses determine testing dates within the window  Beginning of Year  Middle of Year  End of Year

5. RtI Components: Tiered Instruction Within the regular classroom, all students receive grade level instruction designed to meet the needs of each student. This instruction is:  Provided by the classroom teacher  Research-based, high-yield instructional strategies  Differentiated instruction using flexible grouping within the regular classroom In addition, some students meet the “target” to be in a Tier I intervention. Students meet this “target” based on the AIMSWeb universal screening score.

6. RtI Components: Tiered Instruction Tier I: The interventions in Tier I occur within the regular classroom and are:  Provided by the classroom teacher  Research-based, high-yield instructional strategies  Differentiated instruction using flexible grouping within the regular classroom While this appears to be the same for all students, the targeted students receive additional instruction and interventions based on identified skill gaps and needs.

7. RtI Components: Tiered Instruction Tier II: intervention occurs outside the regular classroom, some students receive skill specific interventions  Provided by an interventionist  Small groups: 3 – 6 students  30 minutes 3 – 4 sessions weekly for specific skill building Tier III: intervention occurs outside the regular classroom, a small group of students receive intensive, skill specific interventions  Provided by an interventionist  Small groups: 2 – 3 students  Two 30 minute or one 45 minute session daily for specific skill building

8. RtI Components: Progress Monitoring AIMSWeb probes administered regularly during interventions at all levels to:  Determine success of the specific intervention  Measure student progress on a specific skill set  Probes must measure same skill each time Regular Intervals:  Tier I – one time monthly  Tier II every 2 weeks / 2 times a month  Tier III every week

9. Progress Monitoring The only method to determine if a student is improving is to monitor the student’s progress. The use of assessments that can be collected frequently and that are sensitive to small changes in student behaviors is recommended. Determining the effectiveness (or lack) of an intervention early is important to maximize the impact of that intervention for the student. From Response to Intervention: Policy Considerations and Implementation, NASDSE, 2006

10. With AIMSweb, we are able to monitor student progress using: Universal Screeners Progress monitoring probes Curriculum Based Measures (oral reading fluency, math calculation fluency, maze, spelling) These allow campuses to monitor student progress because: Data are collected frequently Data show even small changes Data indicate overall progress

11. Academic Progress Guidelines Tier I- Strategic Monitoring: in the classroom After 8 weeks of Tier I interventions: Analyze AIMSWeb progress monitoring data Analyze work samples for progress Decide: Continue in Tier I (no EIT meeting necessary) OR Meet with EIT to discuss moving to Tier II  Must have a minimum of 2 data points in AIMSWeb to share with the EIT Note: The bottom 10% of students identified after the Universal Screening will automatically be placed in a Tier II or Tier III intervention

12. Progress Guidelines Tier II- Targeted Intervention: Intervention lasts 6 – 8 weeks Academic - 8 weeks Behavior – 6 weeks Analyze AIMSweb data and work samples for progress Progress Monitoring Probes administered every 2 weeks / 2 times monthly  3 data points from Tier II intervention show the trend  Meet with EIT to analyze data and decide: Continue in Tier II Move back to Tier I Move to Tier III  Meet with EIT if intervention is not working to consider moving to Tier III

13. Academic Progress Guidelines Tier III- Intensive Intervention: outside the classroom with an interventionist daily  Administer Progress Monitoring Probes weekly Analyze AIMSweb data Analyze work samples for progress  8 data points from Tier III intervention show trend  Meet with EIT and decide if intervention is working. If not consider a referral to special education ** Must have 40 sessions at TIER III before can consider a referral to special education

14. Summary RtI is a process with three components designed to meet the instructional needs of all students Universal Screenings: for all students in grades K – 8 three times yearly Tiered Instruction: o differentiated instruction for all students daily o focused interventions for some students on a regular basis as determined by the EIT Progress Monitoring: o Utilized to determine success of specific intervention o Analyzed by EIT to make changes in specific interventions as needed