1. MAINE RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION IMPLEMENTATION FUNDING AND RESOURCES "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." (Nelson Mandela, Nobel Peace laureate)

2. 1-5% 5-10% 80-90% Intensive, Individual Interventions Individual Students Assessment-based High Intensity Intensive, Individual Interventions Individual Students Assessment-based Intense, durable procedures Targeted Group Interventions Some students (at-risk) High efficiency Rapid response Targeted Group Interventions Some students (at-risk) High efficiency Rapid response Universal Interventions All students Preventive, proactive Universal Interventions All settings, all students Preventive, proactive Designing School-Wide Systems for Student Success Academic SystemsBehavioral Systems Circa 1996 SPECIALEDUCATIONSPECIALEDUCATION

3. Response to Intervention Overview of funds Overview of resources Examining the use of funds Input on funding needs

4. Stages of Implementation Exploration Installation Initial Implementation Full Implementation Innovation Sustainability Fixsen, Naoom, Blase, Friedman, & Wallace, 2005 _______ l l 2 - 4 l Years _______l

5. Maine ’ s Implementation Plan Overarching Principles Action Steps In-Kind Financial Support

6. Overarching Principles Systems must be integrated into other initiatives and adapted to the local context The PD providers at the regional level have the skill, expertise, knowledge, and personal relationships necessary to build this capacity. The DOE must facilitate this process by deliberately creating structures and processes to ensure integration of RTI into other major state initiatives.

7. In-kind Financial Support: The following projects will provide embedded funding for this RTI Implementation Plan through the integration of the above strategies, tools, and measures: Maine Pathways/EPIC Standards-Based Education IDEA RTI grants MLTI ESEA/NCLB Funds Maine Title II Partnerships Student Assistance Teams

8. Resources are $ https://www.maine.gov/education/rti/index.shtml http://www.rti4success.org/ http://www.studentprogress.org/ http://www.pbis.org/

9. Resource Check Tool http://erstrategies.org/resources/details/resou rcecheck_tool/ http://erstrategies.org/resources/details/resou rcecheck_tool/

10. Thank You Barbara Moody Maine Department of Education Title II Coordinator Barbara.moody@maine.gov ______________________________________ Director of Teacher Education Husson University moodyb@husson.edu