1. Righting the RtI Pyramid
Tier 3
Tier 2
Tier 1
Tier 3
Tier 2
Tier 1
Dr. Clark will introduce session.
Birdville ISD

2. Houston, we have a problem.
(Apollo 13)
Tier 3
Tier 2
Tier 1
David begins here.

3. Former System Elementary literacy focus
Random strategies, process, procedures
Compliance-driven
Inaccurate assessment of student performance

4. Great Awakening Adopted ISIP as universal screener in Fall 2012
BOY data indicated more than half of students in need of Tier 2 or Tier 3 intervention
Mention that subsequent progress monitoring confirmed BOY data and helped allay concerns over online assessment.

5. Recommendation BISD as per ISIP
Visceral Response 3 3 2 2 1 1
Recommendation
BISD as per ISIP

6. Data Validate the Need for Change
Mention that vertical aggregation showed system was not preparing students for success at the next level. The system did not have the capacity to fix itself.

7. INOVA
Training is Key

8. If you don’t know where you’re going, you might not get there.
(Yogi Berra)
Cindy begins here.

9. Task Force: Critical Learning
Lack of consistently communicated RtI philosophy
Inequitable distribution of staff and resources between campuses
Lack of professional learning for teachers and campus administrators around the central concepts of RtI
Include more information about formation of task force

10. Key Actions Developed RtI philosophy Developed RtI processes
Determined key requirements
Mention requirements for transformation change: careful planning, additional resources, and time

11. Established RtI Philosophy Systematic Processes and Procedures
Resources
Staff
Training
Successful RtI
System

12. Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
(Proverbs 19:18, King James Bible)
Donna starts here.

13. Established a coherent, non-negotiable model
RtI Philosophy
Confronted data denial
Recognized the time needed to accept change
Established a coherent, non-negotiable model

14. Shifts in thinking From struggling students as someone else’s problem
to shared accountability for student outcomes
From a variable hodge-podge of approaches
to a coordinated utilization of district and campus resources
From a silo of intervention
to a critical component of the work we do

15. 94% [of problems] belong to the system, 6% are attributable to special causes.
(W. Edwards Deming, The New Economics)

16. System Components Improve Tier 1 instruction
Implement interventions with fidelity
Use data to make decisions
Collaborate
Introduction to handbook slides

17. The BISD RtI Handbook

20. Strategies for Tiered Interventions

23. Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor.
(Ecclesiastes 4:9, New American Standard Bible)
Cindy picks up here. Talk about PLCs/Collaborative Conferences

24. Importance of Collaboration
Designated champions give a face to the change
Builds ownership in the process
Creates shared accountability for student learning
Not sure about placement of designated champions tag. Maybe delete.

25. Put your money where your mouth is.

26. Focused Resources Budgeting Staffing Professional Learning
Data accessibility
Additional Learning Resources
Technology
Include this information:
Implemented a coaching model to improve tier 1 instruction
Provided interventionist support
Increased district control of duties and times
Standardized resources
Increased use of technology (Istation, TTM, etc.)

27. Transformation is a process, not an event.
(John P. Kotter, Leading Change)

28. Continuing Adjustments
- Progress monitoring
- Assessments
- Implementation
- Training and support
- RtI Plan as fluid document

29. Continuing Development
Ongoing learning:
- Addressing high school
- Implementing behavioral RtI

30. BISD Continuous Improvement Model
RtI
Dr. Clark closes.
This model is applied to every initiative in the district, including RtI.

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