2012 SSTAGE RTI STAR Award Teasley Middle School Cherokee County Amy Graham, Donna Bertram, Judy Withey Assistant Principal, RTI Coach, Academic Coach

EQ: How does the RTI process address individual student needs? Creative Approaches to the RTI Process in a Title I Middle School

Teasley at a glance… Tier 1 100% Tier 3 1% Tier 2 13% Tier 4 15% 71% are exclusively on Tier 1 Tier 4 includes district feeder self-contained programs

TIER 1 Tier 1 Data Analysis Individual Scheduling Universal Screenings Benchmarks (Quarterly) Differentiation Academic Double Dip Learning Focused School S.W.A.G Anti-bullying Program Teacher As Advisor Classroom Guidance Behavior Discipline System

TIER 1 PROGRAMS Family & Student Portal USATestPrep Georgia On-line Assessment System Successmaker Math Writing Traits While these are research based programs used in Cherokee County, there are many other programs a school may implement.

Behavior Discipline Chart ◦“Point Sheet” is a part of each TMS student’s agenda.

RTI TERMINOLOGY Created by Cherokee County School District

TIER 2 (13% of population) RTI Tuesday POINT Plans Academic and Behavioral Interventions

Tier 2 Interventions Reading Paired Reading Peer Tutoring Repeated Reading Math Peer Tutoring Small Group Tutoring Behavior Success Contract Check-n-Connect Rewards/Consequences

TIER 3 (1% of population) Weekly Progress Monitoring Quarterly Parent Meetings More Intensive Interventions Consult SLP and School Psychologist

Tier 3 Interventions Reading Repeated Reading Math One-on-One Tutoring Behavior Continue Check-n-Connect Rewards/Consequences Mentor

TIER 2 & 3 PROGRAMS Study Island Timez Attack SOLO Literacy Support READ 180 Wilson Reading Check-n-Connect Attendance Panels While these are research based programs used in Cherokee County, there are many other programs a school may implement

Attendance Rewards & Interventions Quarterly and End-of- Year Rewards Letters sent home at 2, 5, 7, 10 and 12 absences TMS Attendance Panel TADRA Requirements Mentors Assigned

RTI Teasley Style Scheduling Academic Double Dose Saturday School EXP/Club Extreme Title I Summer School

BELL SCHEDULE Quarterly Rotation ◦1 st ◦2 nd ◦3 rd ◦4 th

DOUBLE DOSE Remediation vs. Acceleration Reading/Math Success Math/ELA/Science Enrichment

TEACHER SUPPORT Professional Development Teacher-to-Teacher Observation RTI Coach County-level Training Professional Learning Communities CCGPS Curriculum Technology Double Planning Period

CCSD RTI PORTAL Easy click access to current data for students being served through the RTI process Created by Cherokee County School District

RTI PORTAL Demographics Student NameID Number

School and Attendance History Academic History Student NameID Number

Services Currently Provided Student NameID Number What educational services are already being provided?

Standardized Test Scores at a glance… Assessment History

Strengths, Weaknesses, and Academic Concerns Meeting History

Specific Concerns and Goals Academic Concerns

Listing of behaviors observed by teachers BEHAVIORAL CONCERNS Created by Cherokee County School District

Georgia Department of Education in collaboration with the Student Support Team Association for Georgia Educators RTI Star Award Winners: Georgia Pyramid of Interventions EQ: HOW DOES THE RTI PROCESS ADDRESS INDIVIDUAL STUDENT NEEDS?

Georgia Department of Education in collaboration with the Student Support Team Association for Georgia Educators RTI Star Award Winners: Georgia Pyramid of Interventions THANK YOU!