High School Strategies Session 4 RTI

What is Response to Intervention: Response to Intervention is NOT: Just a Special Education initiative Only for students with disabilities Only for beginning reading Only for non-Title 1 and non-ESL students A new way to identify students with SLD A way of reducing costs or eliminating special education or the LD category This year’s summer reform or a short-term implementation based on “RTI in a Box” A way to fix schools with weak core instruction Source: Fletcher, Jack (2013) Classifications and Definitions for the Identification of Learning Disabilities: An Evaluation of the Research. Presentation for RTI²: A School Psychologist’s Guide to Implementation. Murfreesboro, TN.

Response to Intervention Is: A set of processes for coordinating high quality service delivery in schools A multi-tiered, layered instructional approach that prevents problems first, and then brings increasingly intense interventions to students who don’t respond Making instructional decisions based on data Integrating entitlement programs with general education Providing relevant data for SLD identification Primary goal: Improving academic (and behavioral) outcomes for all students by eliminating discrepancies between actual and expected performance. Source: Fletcher, Jack (2013) Classifications and Definitions for the Identification of Learning Disabilities: An Evaluation of the Research. Presentation for RTI²: A School Psychologist’s Guide to Implementation. Murfreesboro, TN.

Why RTI? The role of the public education system is to prepare all students for success after high school. Response to Instruction and Intervention is designed to empower educators to give every student the opportunity to meet high expectations and the support to reach them.

WHY In the United States, the special education redesignation rate (the rate at which students have exited special education and returned to general education) is only 4 percent (U.S. Department of Education, 1996). According to the U.S. Department of Education, the graduation rate of students with special needs is 57 percent (National Center on Secondary Education and Transition [NCSET], 2006). It is estimated that up to 50 percent of the U.S. prison population were identified as students with special needs in school (NCSET, 2006).

Tennessee’s Competitiveness Our transition to Tennessee State Standards is central to strengthening Tennessee’s competitiveness Tennessee’s Competitiveness Only 21% of adults in TN have a college degree TN ranks 46th in 4th grade math and 41st in 4th grade reading nationally 54% of new jobs will require post-secondary education Only 16% of high school seniors in TN are college ready Source: “Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements Through 2018” (The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce), 2011 NCES NAEP data, ACT

Former Learning Pathway Learning Difficulty Modification Accomodation

RTI Learning Difficulty t Intervention

Myths Barbara J. Ehren, Ed.D., University of Central Florida, Orlando It is fruitless to spend time and money on struggling adolescents because they have passed the point at which instruction or intervention can make a real difference. Instruction that works with young children will be equally effective for older students. Literacy is not the job of secondary educators. Little can be done for students who are not motivated to engage in learning.  Barbara J. Ehren, Ed.D., University of Central Florida, Orlando

What is RTI? “Response to Intervention is not a new concept. RTI is about providing good teaching, seeing how it is working, and then making adjustments when needed.” Gibbs, D. (2009). RTI in middle and high school: Strategies and structures for literacy success. Horsham, PA: LRP

Benefits of RTI Timely interventions to meet student need Individualized plan for each student Progress data to measure growth Closes achievement gaps Increases achievement Better post secondary outcomes/opportunities

Culture Shift Leadership is key in creating culture shift Leadership must believe that intervention for students in reading and math is important Leadership must be committed to the belief that all students will learn Leadership must put all of the pieces in place EWS, scheduling, PD, fidelity checks, …

EWS Tool

Intervention Planning Based upon data the school team determines intervention needs and progress monitoring. Academic Behavioral Social/emotional

Tier III Replacement Decisions/Special Education

Resources

Resources http://www.tncore.org/rti.aspx http://www.tncore.org/rtitemplates.aspx http://www.tnspdg.com/RTIModules.aspx http://rtinetwork.org/ http://www.rtinetwork.org/learn/rti-in-secondary-schools/response-to-intervention-in-secondary-schools http://www.intensiveintervention.org/sites/default/files/acdmc_tools_chart_508.pdf http://www.intensiveintervention.org/sites/default/files/2922%20Progress%20Monitoring%20Tools%20Chart.pdf http://www.helpsprogram.org/ www.thatquiz.org www.EasyCBM.com https://files.secureserver.net/0fTRT9557QdFI6