1. Responsiveness to Instruction (RtI) Consortium
Research to Practice 
Funded by Oak Foundation 
Sept August 2013 
Grant funded in Sept of 2010 but we had begun meeting April/May of 2010

2. Purpose of Consortium 
Collaboration among regional LEAs on successful district wide implementation of RtI
Goals:
Identify essential elements of the RtI model and effective practices;
Identify mechanisms and structures to ensure fidelity to the RtI model and practices;
Identify systems and structures to support sustainability from the district level to the individual classroom level; and
Identify an evaluation process for RtI implementation 

3. Participating LEAs Original members include:
Alamance-Burlington School System, 
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, 
Chatham County Schools, 
Durham Public Schools, 
Guilford County Schools, 
Orange County Schools, and 
Wake County Public School System
Additional Members include:
Cabarrus County Schools
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Johnston County Schools
Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools 
Positions representing these districts include:
RtI Coordinators
Directors of Elementary Ed
Directors of Secondary Ed
Directors of Literacy
Student Support Team Coordinators
PBIS Coordinators
School Psychologists
EC Literacy Directors 
EC teachers
Principals
Recently -
DPI regional consultants have joined us

4. Objectives and Outcomes
Identification of the essential components/characteristics at each tier for effective RtI implementation.
Identification of the “flexible” elements within each tier of the RtI process that can be loosely defined by each school implementing RtI.
Activities:
Guided literature discussions
Attendance at RtI Summit 2011
Attendance at RtI Innovations 2011
Attendance at Professional Learning Communities & RtI
   
We meet monthly to accomplish our objectives. Different activities have included: review of the literature and selection of readings, attendance at various professional development activities.
Through these activities, the group has engaged in rich discussions and through a process came to consensus on the essential components/characteristics of each tier 

5. Objectives and Outcomes
Identification of mechanisms and structures to ensure fidelity to the RtI model and practices.
Activities:
Consultation and professional development provided by Dr. Dean Fixsen and Ms. Van Dyke from National Implementation Research Network since July of 2011
   

6. Objectives and Outcomes
Identification of systems and structures to support sustainability
Creation of a process for evaluating the implementation of RtI at the school and district level (performance assessment)
Activities:
Consultation and professional development provided by Dr. Dean Fixsen and Ms. Van Dyke from NIRN 
Drafted and being revised currently 
Upcoming Activities:
Piloting of performance assessment
Learning Conference (2013)
   
We have been learning framework/theory/model of implementation science and diving into each of the drivers - interms of deeper discussions