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SEVEN RTI FOUNDATIONS
MAMLE Fall 2011 Conference
Heidi McGinley, RtI Support System Project Director
OUTCOMES:
1. Be aware of a simple framework for RtI.
2. Explore models for middle level RtI.
RISS 2009-2011 DISTRICTS
Two demonstration/pilot RSU’s (RSU 10 and RSU 38):
8 elementary schools
3 high schools
3 middle schools
1 7-12 school
August 2009 – June 2011
THE GOAL
The goal of a Response to Intervention system is ensuring that 80% of students meet grade level standards and benchmarks in their regular classrooms (Tier 1 Core Program).
AND
Struggling students receive increasingly more intensive support both in and outside their classrooms.
THE CORE PROGRAM
“A school that has significantly less than 75% of its students at or above grade level proficiency has a core program problem, not an intervention problem.”
--- Buffum, Mattos, and Weber. Pyramid Response to Intervention. 2009
SEVEN RTI FOUNDATIONS1. Ensure leadership, structure, coordination,
and continuous improvement.
2. Know what all students need to know and be able to do and how well.
3. Use assessment data.
4. Target interventions (evidence-based strategies and programs).
5. Track response to the intervention (progress monitoring).
6. Strengthen the core program.
7. Build shared responsibility.
MIDDLE LEVEL RTI MODELS
ONE school: interventionists and ed. techs. for students referred by individual teachers
ONE school: Classroom teachers take turns staffing an intervention period for students referred by teams and individual teachers
TWO schools: Whole school approach -- “Enrichment” period for all students at least 3 times per week provided by all content area teachers
WHOLE SCHOOL MODELS When many students need
additional support. Universal screening may not be
enough. Requires a school coordinator. Is not “cast in stone”. Significant student achievement
increases for many students. Changes classroom practice.
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