1. Intervention and Referral Services (I&RS)
Group Leader: Renae Bush
Group Members: Alice Smith-Mansfield, Ed Benish, and Nina Franco
Date: June 9, 2009

2. Mission
Enhance student achievement of high academic standards in safe and discipline learning environments.
The educational mission is made more complex by the increased incidence, prevalence and intensity of problems students bring to schools.

3. Rationale for Program Required by Administrative Code
6A: Establishment of Intervention & Referral Services
6A: Functions of I&RS
6A: Roles for Planning and Implementing I&RS
Special Education Statute
Response to Intervention Strategies
NJ QSAC

4. Interventions

5. Prior to Referring Students to I&RS
Strategies to Implement:
Differentiated Instruction
Effective Instructional Practices
Learning Styles
Assessments
Grouping for Instruction
Tier 1 Interventions (Academic and Behavioral)
Additional Resources
LDTC, Resource Room Teachers, Counselors, Nurse, Supervisors of Content Areas

6. Referring to I&RS Tier 2 Students with some risk
Targeted interventions
Tier 3
Students at high risk
Intensive intervention
Tier 4
Referral to Child Study Team

7. Hierarchy of Interventions
Tier 3
Intensive Individual Intervention
Assessment-based
Individual Students
Intense, Durable Procedures
Decision Rules
Tier 2
Intensity of Intervention
Targeted Group Intervention
Some Students at Risk
High Efficiency
Rapid Response
Decision Rules
Tier 1
Core Instructional Interventions
All settings
Preventive
Proactive

8. Implementation

9. Professional Learning Communities
All Staff (tenure and non-tenured)
1st Friday of every month for 2 ½ hours
I&RS Manual
Non-Tenured Teachers
In addition to Professional Learning Communities
1 day of their 3 day training
Special Education, Section 504 and I&RS

10. Proposed In-Service Schedule
September – Referral Process
October – Learning Styles
November – Differentiated Instruction
December – Effective Instructional Practices
January – Grouping for Instruction
February – Assessment
March – Tier 1 Strategies
April – Tier 2 Strategies
May – Tier 3 Strategies

11. Programming Costs Team Training
2 Day in-service for team (Chairperson, Administrator, LDTC, SAC, 2 School Counselors, 1 Regular Ed Teacher, 1 Special Ed Teacher)
New Teacher Induction
Presenter for full day training
Monthly Professional Learning Communities
Turnkey Training for September, November, March, April and May
Presenters for October, December, January, February

12. Programming Costs Coverage of I&RS Teams Middle and High School
Paid for a missed prep
Elementary School
3 substitutes (2 for team, 1 for referring teacher)
Resources
RTIm Direct

13. Funding Department of Education Free 2 day in-service training
NCLB
Title I: Basic Skills
Supplementary Educational Services
Title V: Innovative Programs

14. Community Involvement
Back to School Night
Parent –Teacher Conferences
Newsletters
Counseling Department
Media Center
Web site
PTO meetings

15. Timeline 2009-2010 Pilot with Professional Development
Implementation with support
Electronic Component
Evaluation of Program
Revised Implementation

16. Evaluation Number of Referrals to Special Education from 2010+
Student success and achievement
Teacher Survey (Pre and Post)
CORE Team Referrals

17. Resources
I & RS Wikispace

18. Discussion