1. Hickory Creek Elementary Basic Training for the Integration of RTI with SWPBS

2. Who Are We?  School Level RTI Team 1. Administration – Vickie Dodd/Jackie Smith 2. Reading Interventionist – Karen Adcock/Delores Green 3. Math Interventionist – Lisa Miller 4. School Psychologist – Michael Neal 5. Study Skills & Diagnostician – Nicole Worzek 6. Guidance & Social Skills – Kristi Slatton 7. CICO – Jackie Smith 8. Special Education – Stephanie Davis

3. Where Were We?  Happily Implementing SWPBS with all 3 Tiers  Started in Fall 2008  Tier II Initiated in Fall 2009  Tier III Initiated in Fall 2010

4. What Happened?  State issued RTI to be implemented YIKES!!!! Thank Goodness for SWPBS

5. What Did We Do?  Tweaked our Tiers 1. Tier 1 = General Ed. Class 2. Tier II = General Ed. Class 3. Tier IIIA = Math, Reading Pull Out 4. Tier IIIS = Sped Pull Out 5. Tier IIIB = Behavior Intervention  Tweaked Social Skills/Study Skills/CICO Referral Process

6. Tier 1 General Ed. Classroom  General Ed. Teacher instructing  Interventionist working alongside  Paraprofessionals assisting  Time factor addressed through schedule  All means All

7. 4 th Grade Block Schedule K-2 Reading = 150 mins Math = 90 3 rd – 5 th Reading = 120 mins Math = 90 mins 8:00 – 10:00RLA 10:00 – 11:45Math 11:45 – 12:15Lunch/Recess 12:15 – 1:05Tier II/Tier III/Sped 12:15 – 12:45 Tier III Reading 1:05 -1:45Rotation/Tier III/Sped 12:45 – 1:15 Tier III Math 1:45 – 2:30Science/ SS/ Tier III/Sped

11. Tier 2 In General Ed. Classroom  General Ed. Teacher Instructing  Small groups to address individual deficits  Data recording to measure progress

16. Tier III Reading Intervention  STAR Universal Screener  9% and Below qualified for Tier III Interventions in identified area of Reading and/or Math  Schedule around Reading Block – start at 10:00 A.M.

17. Sample Schedule

18. Progress Monitoring  Before we progress monitored every 9 weeks as a team  Now we the RTI Team progress monitors every 4-5 weeks  Had to meet 3 days a week instead of 1  Total of 65 students

19. Student Folders  Interventionists focus on maintaining bi- weekly assessments of deficit sub skills  Individual folders contain intervention plan, STAR Assessments, and other Diagnostic measures that the RTI Team evaluate

20. Tier 3 Behavior  5 students in Tier 3 last school year  Worked with teachers, parents, & tier 3 team to plan the best strategies to help the student

21. What Struggles Did We Face?  Scheduling  Data  Resistance to Change  Teacher Implementation of Tier II Interventions with fidelity

22. Where Are We Going?  Conducted Survey  Will Implement Resource Folder by January 3, 2014  Professional Development on Foundational Reading Skills