1. How North Clackamas Has Implemented RTI September 30, 2010 at the Eugene Hilton  Vivian Garrison, Director of Special Education  Matt McDermott, TOSA  Kelly Laugle, School Psychologist  Kelli Puchel, TOSA Changing the Writing Trajectory for all Students

2. NCSD: Who We Are Elementary Schools 21 Middle Schools 4 High Schools 4 Tech Center 1 White69% Hispanic12% Asian6% American Indian4.5% Russian4.5% African American3% Hawaiian/Pacific islander1% 17,508 Students 6 th largest district in Oregon Free and Reduced Lunch*37.6% (*Ranging from 16% - 82%) Title I Elementary Schools: 11 Non-Title I Elementary Schools:10

3. Our Target for Today Share how we use an RTI service delivery model in North Clackamas School District to improve writing instruction and writing outcomes Three main themes –Sustaining the foundation for literacy –Building an infrastructure for writing –Innovation and collaboration throughout the entire district

4. Principals as Instructional Leaders Started with literacy and moved to writing –A Core program implemented with fidelity –90 minute reading block –Writing labsites –Literacy coaches –A radical change for NCSD

5. Working with the Sacred Cows of Traditional Education The Master Schedule Recess/electives/down time/ schedule time Focusing on the professional development of teachers and administrators How we have always done it vs. Thinking outside the box

6. Inservice Working with School Teams RTI Leadership Team Professional Learning Communities Strategic Support Sustaining a Service Delivery Model for all Students

7. Supporting Leaders: Meeting Principals with Resources Instructional coaching Data (DIBELS, SWIS) Research RTI TOSA Training Principals’ meetings A guiding document

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11. Why Writing as a Focus Great concern across district about writing scores and college readiness Writing is a threshold skill for college and employment

12. Operating with a Tight Budget

13. Writing Next Writing strategies Summarization Collaborative writing Specific writing goals Word processing Sentence combining Prewriting Inquiry activities Writing workshop/process Study of models/mentor text Writing for content learning

14. 09-10 Writing Focus K-12 ARRA Grant Writing Project Essential Question: Can we increase the rate of success at passing college entrance exams for 78 students with disabilities at MHS by providing focused writing instruction? Elementary Learning Specialist PLC Essential Question: Can we affect 4 th grade writing scores for students with disabilities by targeting writing instruction and assessment at Grades 1-4? Improving NCSD’s Writing Scores 4 th, 7 th, 10 th grade state writing assessment Writing component of college entrance exam Instructional Coaches Essential Question: Can the Teachers’ College model of lab sites increase and improve the use of Calkins K-6? Elementary Writing Committee Essential Questions: How do we make Calkins more accessible to all teachers and align Calkins to state standards? Will developing writing focal points help align instruction across K-6 in writing? RTI Leadership Team Essential Question: What will be effective and efficient universal screening, progress monitoring, decision rules, and interventions for K-6 writers? Elementary ELL Specialists PLC Essential Question: What does proficiency look like at each grade level for English Language Learners? ‘Writing throughout the Content’ in MS & HS Essential Question: Will common writing expectations throughout a school increase a student’s quality of writing? Writing assessment Pilot Essential Question: Can NCSD develop an K-6 assessment that is qualitative, quantitative and has a strong correlation with the state writing test?

15. Innovation and Highlights The writing project Research Differentiated training Middle schools Labsites

16. Elementary Writing PLC Lucy Calkins- Summer Writing Institute Post-High Readiness

17. What’s Possible Fall 15% Not able to finish in three hours 35% Adult Basic Ed 15% WR 80 23% WR 90 4% WR 95 8% WR 121 Spring 100% finished >90 minutes 12% Adult Basic Ed 4% WR 80 19% WR 90 19% WR 95 46% WR 121

18. 4th Grade Writing 06-10 State - All NCSD- All NCSD - SPED State - SPED

19. 7th Grade Writing 06-10 State - All NCSD- All NCSD - SPED State - SPED

20. 10 th Grade Writing 2006-10

21. Growing Our Practice Promising Assessments Step-Up to Writing 3-12 Writers Workshop Model Continue Focused FTE on Writing Instruction

22. Mapping the terrain Coordination across all levels K-12 Writing PLCs Team leaders Clackamas ESD Step-Up to Writing Marzano & Erkins North Clackamas RTI Website: http://www.nclack.k12.or.us/182310161126270/site/default.asp (Google search “ncsd rti”)

24. Contact Vivian Garrison, Director of Special Education garrisonvi@nclack.k12.or.us Matt McDermott, TOSA, RTI Facilitator mcdermotttm@nclack.k12.or.us Kelli Puchel, TOSA, EBISS Facilitator puchelk@nclack.k12.or.uspuchelk@nclack.k12.or.us Kelly Laugle, School Psychologist lauglek@nclack.k12.or.us Gail Meyer, Secretary for RTI meyerg@nclack.k12.or.us North Clackamas’ RTI Website: http://www.nclack.k12.or.us/182310161126270/site/default.asp (Google search “ncsd rti”)