Post on 27-Dec-2015
2012 SSTAGE RTI STAR AwardWoodstock Elementary School,
Cherokee County
The A,B,C’s of RTI
Dr. Christy BowlingCrista Sycks, M.Ed.
Bonny Keheley, Ed.SKristy Gibbs, B.S.Ed.
2012 SSTAGE RTI STAR Award
Woodstock Elementary School, Cherokee County
Who is Woodstock Elementary
School?• A Distinguished Title 1 community school for
seven consecutive years• Designated by GADOE as one of the Highest
Performing Reward Schools, 2012• Winner of the SSTAGE Award for Best
Practices at the elementary school level, 2012
2012 SSTAGE RTI STAR Award
Woodstock Elementary School, Cherokee County
The Components of RTI• screening children within the general
curriculum• tiered instruction of increasing intensity• evidence-based instruction• close monitoring of student progress• informed decision-making regarding
next steps for individual students
2012 SSTAGE RTI STAR Award
Woodstock Elementary School, Cherokee County
How We Started RTI at WES• Administration and key staff discussed the scope
of RTI…the focus and the potential benefits to students and school overall
• Worked to bring consensus through lead teacher meetings, trainings, and introducing the RTI language
• Considered the resources we already had available to make RTI happen at WES
• Utilized universal screener already available for whole school
2012 SSTAGE RTI STAR Award
Woodstock Elementary School, Cherokee County
Timeline We established a timeline as to how we would “baby step” into the process; CCSD adopted our school’s timeline for the district.
CultureWithin WES, we began to establish a “culture” to help teachers gain some initial knowledge and understanding as we began to “roll out” RTI in our school.
2012 SSTAGE RTI STAR Award
Woodstock Elementary School, Cherokee County
Universal Screening• Universal screening is where we
begin as we identify struggling students
• As our RTI process has evolved, we have identified key staff who “specialize” in various components
Kristy Gibbs is one of our intervention specialists who will discuss the area of universal screening and progress monitoring
2012 SSTAGE RTI STAR Award
Woodstock Elementary School, Cherokee County
What is Universal Screening?• Whole school benchmarking in
Fall/Winter/Spring• Progress monitoring Tier 2, 3, and 4–• Reliable norm-based measurement• Expectations are for all students to
gain, retain, and demonstrate knowledge
• Sharing data among teachers, administrators, parents, and students
2012 SSTAGE RTI STAR Award
Woodstock Elementary School, Cherokee County
We are a Data Driven SchoolBeginning the School year...
• We analyze previous year’s Tier lists to identify students’ needs
• Review benchmark data from the current year• Identify “at risk” students who score below the
25th percentile on the universal screener and place them at Tier 2
• Meet with staff to discuss data, concerns, and course of action
• Discuss implementation of interventions such as Early Intervention Program (EIP)
2012 SSTAGE RTI STAR AwardWoodstock Elementary School, Cherokee County
Interventions...…one of the cornerstones of the RTI Process
• Once we determine what the specific target goal is, we identify a way to serve the student with appropriate interventions
• At Woodstock Elementary, we have a variety of ways to provide interventions
• Every day, classroom teachers, EIP teachers, trained volunteers, and intervention specialists offer interventions to students
2012 SSTAGE RTI STAR Award
Woodstock Elementary SchoolCherokee County
Next, Mrs. Crista Sycks, our counselor and RTI chair, will discuss
processes and other key aspects of the RTI
process at Woodstock Elementary School
2012 SSTAGE RTI STAR Award
Woodstock Elementary School Cherokee County
CHANGING STAFF MINDSETFrom
“Me”, the teacher to
“We”, the team
There is no “I” in TEAM
2012 SSTAGE RTI STAR Award
Woodstock Elementary School Cherokee County
Collaboration is KeyThe TEAM uses information collected to LOOK
at the student’s BIG PICTURE in order to make timely decisions about a student’s educational programs
2012 SSTAGE RTI STAR Award
Woodstock Elementary School, Cherokee County
The People that make RTI work…-…The TEAM
• RTI Chair• Administration• Speech/Language
Pathologists(SLP)• Early Intervention
Teachers(EIP)• Academic Coach• Students• Parents (invited
to T3)
• Classroom Teacher• Special Education Staff• School Psychologist• Occupational
Therapist(OT)• English Language
Learners Teachers(ELL) • Specials/Exploratory
Teachers
2012 SSTAGE RTI STAR Award
Woodstock Elementary School, Cherokee County
Team Problem Solving at Tier 2 & 3 1. Identify the Problem: Which students are the core
curriculum insufficient for and why? 2. Analyze the Problem: What specific additional instruction is needed? What is the specific skill that needs to be strengthened? 3. Develop a Plan: How will additional instruction be delivered? 4. Implement the Plan: How will effectiveness of additional instruction be monitored for the students? How will fidelity be maintained? 5. Evaluate the Plan: Is there a need to move to a different level of instruction? This is determined as a team.
2012 SSTAGE RTI STAR Award
Woodstock Elementary School, Cherokee County
Meetings, processes, and parent conferencing
2012 SSTAGE RTI STAR Award
Woodstock Elementary School, Cherokee County
CAMP LEARNALOTTA
CAMP LEARNALOTTA is an innovative program set up to provide interventions to struggling students.
CAMP LEARNALOTTA IS THE “BRAIN CHILD” OF Mrs. Bonny Keheley who will tell you more about it.
2012 SSTAGE RTI STAR Award
Woodstock Elementary School, Cherokee County
What is Camp Learnalotta?
An in-house volunteer tutoring program matching students, teachers, parents and community contacts with K-5 students The purpose: to remediate, maintain, and accelerate academic skills using a variety of research- based interventions to meet students’ academic needs as part of the Response To Intervention (RTI) process for Woodstock Elementary School (WES)
2012 SSTAGE RTI STAR Award
Woodstock Elementary School, Cherokee County
“When I began envisioning the idea of Camp Learnalotta, I knew I wanted to utilize volunteers as a way of providing research-based interventions for struggling students.”
- Bonny Keheley
2012 SSTAGE RTI STAR Award
Woodstock Elementary School, Cherokee County
Recruitment for Camp LearnalottaThe Cherokee County School District (CCSD) requires persons in contact with students to submit an annual Volunteer-Mentor Application form which is reviewed by the school’s principal and/or by the CCSD Police DepartmentVolunteers indicate their preference for grade/subject area as well as their weekly schedule using a form designed for that purposePeople from all walks of life volunteer their time in Camp Learnalotta
2012 SSTAGE RTI STAR Award
Woodstock Elementary School, Cherokee County
Research-based materials and activities offer resources for volunteers as they provide interventions to students.
2012 SSTAGE RTI STAR Award
Woodstock Elementary School, Cherokee County
Interventions are provided with fidelity as academic coach, Bonny
Keheley, models appropriate teaching methods.
2012 SSTAGE RTI STAR Award
Woodstock Elementary School, Cherokee County
Providing a schedule for Camp Learnalotta
is the only way to keep it organized.
2012 SSTAGE RTI STAR Award
Woodstock Elementary School, Cherokee County
“Growing pains are to be expected as every school implements the RTI process.” -Dr. Christy Bowling
• Communicating among stakeholders is a challenge
• Establishing systems and understandings took us about 3 years
• Polishing the process was another 2 years• Realizing mistakes will be made, the team
serves as a checks and balances throughout the ongoing period of establishing processes and procedures
Each school year brings new developments and the need to “begin again” as resources and requirements continually change.
2012 SSTAGE RTI STAR Award
Woodstock Elementary School, Cherokee County
Program Additions and Innovations...Fast forward to today:
• EIP/ESOL staff not only teach students but now serve as a “go to” person for assistance
• Other certified staff members serve Tier 2 and Tier 3 needs
• Camp Learnalotta continues to provide research-based interventions
• Computerized RTI plans provide continuity countywide• County RTI website provides readily accessible
resources for teachers• Addition of WES RTI website -
http://www.tinyurl.com/rtiatwes• Cindy Pool was added as a specialized Tier 3
interventionist
The Cottage
The RTI room is our newest innovation developed byKristy Gibbs, Intervention
Specialist.
2012 SSTAGE RTI STAR Award
Woodstock Elementary School, Cherokee County
• Response to Intervention is an ever-changing innovative and comprehensive process that helps students achieve to the best of their ability
• At Woodstock Elementary School, we have seen a steady rate of improvement in our rate of progress and our test scores
• Students, who otherwise might not have been as academically successful, have responded favorably to the interventions we have initiated through our RTI process
2012 SSTAGE RTI STAR Award
Woodstock Elementary School, Cherokee County
The A,B,C’s of RTI
The ABC’s of RTI as practiced at Woodstock Elementary School include all stakeholders working together to improve student
Academics while using
Best practices along with
Collaborative communication and processes.