How do we ensure that all students are college and career

ready?

How do we ensure that all students are college and career

ready?

RESPONSE TO INTERVENTIONRESPONSE TO

INTERVENTION

Response to Instruction-Intervention (RtI)

What is it?• WHAT

– The practice of providing high quality instruction (rigorous and relevant) and intervention matched to student need,

• HOW– And using data over time (learning

rate, level of performance and fidelity of implementation),

• WHY– To make important educational

decisions.

CORE CONCEPTS/PRINCIPLES1. ALL students are part of ONE

proactive and responsive educational system.

2. Scientifically validated programs and evidence-based practices.

3. Data based decision making using a comprehensive data system.

4. Collaborative problem-solving framework to make decisions based on data.

5. Quality professional development supports effective instruction for all staff/students.

6. Leadership is vital.

PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTIONS THAT MUST BE CONFRONTED

1. Do we really believe that all students can learn? Will learn?

2. Do we really believe that decisions are best made with data?

3. Do we believe that our first focus should be on increasing the reach of core instruction? (Tier I)

4. Do we believe our instruction should meet the needs of diverse students?

5. Do we believe that the actions we take as educative can impact student learning?

MUST HAVES:

• Multi-tiered levels of support• Comprehensive data system• Problem-solving framework

TIERS ARE ACTIONS NOT LABELS

Tier I is whatever it takes to get 80 percent of the students to mastery.

There should be no surprises with students except Kindergarten. We should know our kids through pre-assessment and formative assessment as well as attendance, discipline, etc.

Guiding Questions of Tier I

1. What exactly do we expect all students to learn?

2. How will we know if and when they’ve learned it?

3. How are we going to teach it?

4. How will we respond when some students don’t learn it?

5. How will we respond when some students have already learned it?

Pyramid of Interventions

• With your team, identity your Tier I Interventions.

Tier II Supplemental Supports

Tier II For approximately 20% of students

Core+

Supplemental…to achieve benchmarks

1. Where are the students performing now?

2. Where do we want them to be?3. How long do we have to get them

there?4. How much do they have to grow per

year/monthly to get there?5. What resources will move them at

that rate?

• Add Tier II Interventions to your Pyramid.

Tier IIIIntensive Supports

Tier III For approximately 5% of students

Core+

Supplemental+

Intensive Individual Instruction…to achieve benchmarks

1. Where is the student’s performance now?

2. Where do we want him to be?3. How long do we have to get him

there?4. What supports has he received?5. What resources will move him at that

rate?

• Add Tier III Interventions to your Pyramid.

SUPPLEMENTAL INTERVENTION

WON’T DO• Mentoring programs• Goal setting & career planning

support• Frequent progress reports• Targeted rewards• Mandatory study hall• Mandatory homework help• Study skills classes

CAUTION: Failed Learners often become disengaged over time and may require both categories of intervention support.

CAN’T DO• Targeted, differentiated

instruction• Additional instructional time• Pre-teach essential skills,

content, and vocabulary• Review/Reteach prerequisite

skills to address the learning gap

• Prevention (requires vertical articulation with middle/elementary school and early identification of at-risk students)

FAIR IS NOT EVERYBODY GETTING

THE SAME THING……FAIR IS EVERYBODY GETTING WHAT THEY

NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL!

How to start a movement