Writing the Response to Intervention (RtI) District Plan September 4, 2008 Presented by:Beth Hanselman and Marica Cullen Illinois State Board of Education

Illinois Requirements

Federal Legislation IDEA Regulations (2006) require RtI within a three-tier intervention model as part of special education eligibility decision-making 34 CFR and 34 CFR

State Legislation Illinois Part Rule requires Illinois districts to implement RtI as part of their evaluation procedure for making Specific Learning Disability determinations by the school year

State Legislation More importantly, Rule requires Illinois districts to complete a plan for transition (RtI Plan) to the use of a process that determines how a child responds to scientific, research-based intervention as part of the evaluation procedure by January 1, 2009

Illinois State Board of Education Beliefs The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) believes that increased student learning requires the consistent practice of providing high quality instruction matched to student needs. Response to Intervention (RtI) is a general education initiative which requires collaborative efforts from all district staff, general educators, special educators and bilingual/ELL staff. In a quality educational environment student academic and behavioral needs must be identified and monitored continuously with documented student performance data used to make instructional decisions. The Illinois State Response to Intervention Plan, January 1, 2008

Quality Education for All Students In an RtI Model educators will Use assessments for screening, diagnostics and progress monitoring Use data from those assessments to inform instructional decisions Use a multi-tier model of instruction to respond to student needs

In an RtI Model educators will Use scientific, research-based instructional interventions when data show students are not successful Intervene early rather than adopt a wait to fail approach to education Effectively teach all children Quality Education for All Students

The RtI Plan Template

Access the District Improvement Plan

Complete the RtI Components RtI is based upon principles of improving academic achievement for all students The components of RtI outlined in the Illinois State Plan are also contained within the district improvement planning process

Required Plan Components

District Improvement Plan – Section I Section I-B – Local Assessment Data Section I-C – Item 1 Other Data Attributes and Challenges Section I-C – Item 3 Other Data Parent Involvement Section I-D – Key Factors

District Improvement Plan – Section II Section II-A – Action Plan RtI Objective Section II-B – Student Strategies and Activities for RtI Section II-C – Professional Development Strategies and Activities for RtI Section II-D – Parent Involvement Strategies and Activities for RtI Section II-E – Monitoring Process for RtI

District Improvement Plan – Section III Section III-A – Development, Review and Implementation Stakeholder Involvement

Writing Tools and Resource Documents

E-Plan Writing Web Resources E-Plan writing guides and other resources are available at process.htm

District Self-Assessment Template Contains seven areas of implementation: Consensus Building and Collaboration Standards-Based Curriculum and Research- Based Instruction Research-Based Assessment Practices Student Intervention/Problem Solving Team Process Intervention Strategy Identification Resources Allocation Ongoing Professional Development for Effective RtI

District Self-Assessment Template Each of the seven sections contains multiple indicators Use each template section with stakeholders to assess the districts current state of RtI implementation Each set of indicators can also be used to generate discussion and to assist stakeholders in developing a greater understanding of RtI

Crosswalk of Self-Assessment Template and RtI Plan Components Self Assessment Section District Improvement Plan Sections I-VIISection II-A Action Plan – RtI Objective

Crosswalk of Self-Assessment Template and RtI Plan Components Self Assessment Section District Improvement Plan I.Consensus Building and Collaboration Section III-A Stakeholder Involvement Section I-C, Item 3 Parent Involvement

Crosswalk of Self-Assessment Template and RtI Plan Components Self Assessment Section District Improvement Plan II.Curriculum and Instruction Section I-C, Item 1 Attributes and Challenges Section I-D Data and Analysis Key Factors

Crosswalk of Self-Assessment Template and RtI Plan Components Self Assessment Section District Improvement Plan III.Assessment Practices Section I-B Local Assessment

Crosswalk of Self-Assessment Template and RtI Plan Components Self Assessment Section District Improvement Plan IV.Intervention/ Problem-Solving Team Section I-B Local Assessment Section I-C, Item C Parent Involvement

Crosswalk of Self-Assessment Template and RtI Plan Components Self Assessment Section District Improvement Plan V.Intervention Strategy Identification Section I-B Local Assessment Section I-C Parent Involvement Section II-B Student Strategies and Activities Section II-D Parent Involvement Strategies and Activities Section II-E Monitoring

Crosswalk of Self-Assessment Template and RtI Plan Components Self Assessment Section District Improvement Plan VI.Resources Allocation Section II-B Student Strategies and Activities Section II-C Professional Development Strategies and Activities Section II-D Parent Involvement Strategies and Activities Section II-E Monitoring

Crosswalk of Self-Assessment Template and RtI Plan Components Self Assessment Section District Improvement Plan VII.Professional Development Section II-C Professional Development Strategies and Activities

Additional Resources

Accessing the IIRC Each District Superintendent has a User Name and Password to Access the IIRC A Word document template is available at

Writing the Plan The E-Plans Resource guide found at process.htm has been updated to include RtI process.htm The RtI Self-Assessment Template found at provides a useful tool for writing teams

Plan Submission and Review

Submitting the Plan The RtI Plan is submitted by each district through the IIRC website ( when it is completehttp://iirc.niu.edu/ Local Board Approval is still required for Districts submitting a full District Improvement Plan

Reviewing the Plan Staff teams at the Illinois State Board of Education will review RtI plans using the IIRC monitoring forms

Response to Intervention Web Resources Information on Illinois RtI is available at