1. Response to Intervention www.interventioncentral.org Ideas to Engage Students as Members of Your Middle or High School RTI Intervention Team Jim Wright www.interventioncentral.org

2. Response to Intervention www.interventioncentral.org 2 RTI Intervention Planning & Implementation: A Sampling of Responsibilities Collect background/baseline data: –From instructional staff –From the archival database (cumulative folder, etc.) Communicate with parents Communicate with student (and train in steps of meeting participation) Carry out elements of intervention plan Write up meeting minutes (intervention plan) Verify that intervention actually happened as designed Collect progress-monitoring data Share information with administration about intervention team referrals and building case load

3. Response to Intervention www.interventioncentral.org 3 Intervention Responsibilities: Examples at Teacher, School-Wide, and Student Levels Signed agenda ‘Attention’ prompts Peer-Guided Pause Lab services (math, reading, etc.) Remedial course Homework club Providing additional instruction to students during selected free periods Teacher School-Wide Take agenda to teacher to be reviewed and signed Self-monitor and chart their organizational skills (e.g., bringing work materials to class) Seeking help from teachers during free periods Student

4. Response to Intervention www.interventioncentral.org 4 Promoting Student Involvement in Secondary School RTI Intervention Team Meetings Train students in self-advocacy skills to participate at intervention team meetings (can be informal: e.g., conversation with Guidance Counselor) Provide the student with different options to communicate needs, e.g.,: –Learning needs questionnaire –Personal interview prior to meeting –Advocate at meeting to support student Ensure student motivation to take part in the intervention plan (e.g., having student sign ‘Intervention Contract’)

5. Response to Intervention www.interventioncentral.org 5 When Interventions Require Student Participation... Write up a simple ‘Intervention Contract’ that spells out –What the student’s responsibilities are in the intervention plan –A listing of the educators connected to parts of the intervention plan that require student participation--and their responsibilities –A contact person whom the student can approach with questions about the contract Have the student sign the Intervention Contract Provide a copy of the Intervention Contract to the student and parents Train the student to ensure that he or she is capable of carrying out all assigned steps or elements in the intervention plan

6. Response to Intervention www.interventioncentral.org 6 Sample ‘Student Intervention Contract’

7. Response to Intervention www.interventioncentral.org 7 If the Student Appears Unwilling to Follow Through With the Plan… 1.Verify that the student has the necessary skills to complete all steps or elements of the intervention plan without difficulty. 2. Check that all adults who have a support role in the student’s personal intervention plan are carrying out their responsibilities consistently and correctly. 3.Hold an ‘Exit’ conference with the student--either with the entire RTI Intervention Team or with the student’s ‘adult contact’. It is recommended that the student’s parent be at this meeting. 4.At the ‘Exit’ meeting: Review all elements of the plan with the student. Share the evidence with the student that he or she appears able to implement every part of the personal intervention plan. Tell the student that he or she is in control—and that the intervention cannot be successful unless the student decides to support it. Tell the student that his or her intervention case is ‘closed’ but that the student can restart the plan at any time by contacting the adult contact.