1. Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network PaTTAN-Harrisburg Update Angela Kirby-Wehr Director, PaTTAN-Harrisburg Response to Instruction and Intervention in Pennsylvania

2. PaTTAN’s Mission The Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network is an initiative of the Pennsylvania Department of Education working in partnership with families and local education agencies to support programs and services to improve student learning and achievement for all students.

3. What is Response to Instruction and Intervention (RtII) in PA? A comprehensive standards-aligned school reform strategy that enables early identification and intervention for students needing additional opportunities to learn high level content while providing benchmark students the opportunity to enrich and “grow” their skills and talents. An alternate to the aptitude-achievement discrepancy model for the identification of students with learning disabilities.

4. The RtII Framework

5. Tier I of the RtII framework provides access to high quality standards based curriculum and instruction for all students. RtII organizes assessment practices and requires schools to use the four types of assessments to determine the effectiveness of curriculum/intervention and drive instructional adjustments. Examples, Summative: PSSA, PVAAS Benchmark: 4 Sight Diagnostic: GRADE, GMADE Formative: Formal and Informal RtII organizes curriculum and instruction to ensure all students receive the standards aligned core curriculum. ALL staff (Gen, Sp Ed, Title, ESL) assume responsibility and an active role in instruction in the core curriculum High quality instruction is at the heart of RtII. The framework organizes instruction to ensure the use of high leverage, research-based instructional practices at each Tier. Processes are in place to ensure instructional fidelity. RtII requires the selection and use of materials and resources that align with standards based curriculum and research based standard protocols to address specific skill acquisition. Research-validated interventions are implemented based on the type, level and intensity of student need. SAS and RtII: The Connection

6. From RtI to Rt I I: We gained an ‘ I ’ Instruction is the Key! –Promotes the provision of standards-aligned instruction for all students. –Promotes the importance of effective instruction in building a strong core (Tier 1). –Focuses Tier 2 and 3 implementation efforts on effective instructional practices. –Discourages teams in building Tiers 2 and 3 structures without a strong, standards aligned instructional core.

7. SAS, RTII and the Common Core! Standards Aligned System Diagnostic Assessment-(Fall, 2010) Screener Progress Monitoring Tool Common Core Standards Alignment with our revised Chapter 4 Standards

8. RTII- CORE INSTRUCTION FOR ALL Elementary, Middle, High School

9. 2010-2011 Anticipated Areas of Focus Reading Secondary – 9 th Grade Keystone English –RWSL The Schedule Math Secondary- Keystone Algebra I Lesson Study The Schedule Revise our Secondary Guidelines Differentiate Between MS and HS

10. Consider….. K-12 Learning Environments…. Teaching Content is Teaching Reading Teaching Content is Teaching Reading –How can we make it more robust? –Engaging for all students? Professional Learning Communities Lesson Study Student learning is SHARED responsibility of ALL!!!

11. Together…. All Children access a rigorous standards based education!!! Build systems that support CORE instruction for ALL Children Regardless of grade level, if student’s need MORE!!! Build systems FLEXIBLE enough to provide additional interventions and support if a child needs More!!!!