1. Welcome!
Taylor County Schools Student Assistance Team School Level Training
September 2017

2. Agenda/Topics to Be Covered
Goals of Training
Keys to Student Assistance Teams (SATs)
Classroom Interventions - MSTT
SAT Interventions
Documentation of Interventions
Supports for Interventions

3. Goals of Training Provide educators of a brief review of the program
Provide educators information on interventions, accommodations and modifications to support students
Provide educators information on supports to help them implement the program to support students
Provide educators information on methods of documentation of the interventions, accommodations, and modifications they are providing.

4. Keys to the program
Have three people at a Student Assistance Team meeting
Review individual student needs that have persisted despite being addressed through academic and/or behavioral support
Conduct a problem solving process that includes designing and monitoring implementation of interventions and/or reviewing interventions designed by other school teams
Allow parents to review recommendations made by the team regarding the child’s program and to provide feedback to the team about those recommendations
Collect and maintains data on the activities of the team

5. Keys to the program Possible Outcomes of a meeting Timelines
Initiate or continue current interventions
Modify and continue interventions (including possible screening or assessment)
Refer for special education
Close the case
Timelines
5 school days to schedule a meeting
10 school days to hold a meeting (includes the 5 days for scheduling)
5 days to process a request for assessment or provide PWN not to test
Review every 45 school days

6. Keys to Programs
Interventions occur at the classroom level prior to SAT referral
Educators bring information and evidence to the meeting to review.
Interventions are reviewed, modified and implemented at the SAT level.
Data on interventions effectiveness is collected, reviewed and use to make decisions.
The whole school provides supports to all of its students.

7. Interventions
Define the problem(s) and select one or two to start with to work on– what will have the greatest impact and can be accomplished
Discuss interventions that match the concern – get specific to the student
Discuss ways to implement different interventions
Select which interventions to implement at each step (limit to 2 with 3 at the most at one time)
Discuss ways to document the intervention and select
Discuss who will help support (and monitor) the implementation
Discuss timetable for review

8. Parent Review
Review classroom interventions as they are implemented – don’t wait
Review SAT interventions as they are implemented
Review expectations at every step of the way – define the changes in student behavior that we want to see – one or two changes at a time
Explain how you can be reached to discuss concerns

9. Supports

10. Websites
TCS SAT Resource Page ( resource)
Intervention Central (
What Works Clearinghouse (

11. Books PRIM (Pre-Referral Intervention Manual)
Behavior Intervention Manual
Learning Intervention Manual
Learning Difficulties in Today’s Classroom
Differentiating the High School Classroom
How To Reach and Teach ADD/ADHD Children
*Multiple sets will be provided at each site for teacher access.

12. Books Differentiating Instruction In A Whole Group Setting
Differentiating in Middle & High School
Strategies That Work
The Reading Strategies Book
Assessment and Student Success in a Differentiated Classroom
*Multiple sets will be provided at each site for teacher access.

13. Title I and Interventionists
Title I Interventionists (as available)
Anna Jarvis/4; Flemington/1
Part-time Interventionists at all elementary sites/middle school
Anna Jarvis/3; Flemington/2; West Taylor/2; TCMS/2

14. Exemplars for the SAT Forms
Exemplars for the various SAT forms are currently posted on the Taylor County SAT Resource webpage. Additional exemplars will be posted throughout the year.

15. Documentation

16. Teacher Choice Must indicate what is occurring
Must indicate the data on the strategy
Must be on paper (can‘t be just verbal)
Must be summarized to be used

17. Q&A
Invite questions from teachers

18. Summary Discuss topics covered Reiterate welcome and expectations
Next Steps