No More Tears About the Tiers

Presented by Leigh Croyle, Lisa Downard, and Roger Ward

Linden Elementary School, Oak Ridge City Schools

IntroductionsLeigh Croyle - School Counselorlhcroyle@ortn.edu

Lisa Downard - Assistant Principallmdownard@ortn.edu

Roger Ward - Principalrward@ortn.edu

Teachers?Principals?Support Personnel?Central Office Staff?Elementary School?Middle School?High School?

Who Are You?

Demographics

Linden Elementary - Our Story

TCAP / TVAAS

Linden Elementary

Name that acronym!

PLC…

“...educators committed to working collaboratively in ongoing processes of collective inquiry and action research to achieve better results for the students they serve. Professional learning communities operate under the assumption that the key to improved learning for students is continuous, job-embedded learning for educators (DuFour, DuFour, Eaker, and Many, 2006).”

Professional Learning Community

CFA...

“...an assessment FOR learning, a tool used to inform both the teacher and the student about the student’s current level of achievement, to guide the teacher’s instructional practice, to help the student understand what steps must be taken to further his or her learning, and to motivate the student to take those steps.” (Wiliam & Thompson, 2007)

Common Formative Assessment

RTI2...

“The RTI2 Framework is a model that promotes recommended practices for an integrated system connecting general and special education by the use of high-quality, scientifically research-based instruction and intervention.” (Tennessee Department of Education, 2013)

“The RTI2 framework is a three-tier model that provides an ongoing process of instruction and interventions that allow students to make progress at all levels, particularly those students who are struggling or advancing.” (Tennessee Department of Education, 2013)

Response to Instruction and Intervention

❏ Three tiered support system❏ Tier 2 level supports in place for

behavior❏ PLC and building-wide systematic

referral process for requesting support

PBIS paved the way to RTI2

Anticipated a need for intervention time in our schedule

Check-In/ Check-Out

One Commonly used Tier 2 Intervention:

❏ Parent Involvement❏ School Staff Involvement❏ Student Involvement

First steps after Referral

Brochure

Parent Permission and Contract

❏ General Information about Intervention

❏ Alert all involved ❏ Teacher expectations❏ On-going support

Staff Involvement

Teacher ExpectationsSupporting Students on PAWS

Dear staff,

As we work together to support students on the PAWS program we need to adhere to certain criteria to

promote their success. Please review the following expectations:

____ Review and provide feedback to students on a frequent basis (every 30 minutes- 1 hour)

____ Provide positive feedback to students about behavior expectations they are meeting

____ Provide feedback on student behavior that needs changing (“work on raising your hand before speaking to be respectful”, “remember to keep you hands and feet to yourself to be safe”)

Thank you for all of the support that you are giving to our students!

Staff Involvement

Staff Feedback

Daily Forms

Home Report

❏ Currently 11 Students report to a designated area before school

❏ Expectations are taught for the check-in process

❏ Video Example

Check-In Process

❏ Monitor Data❏ Review forms (teacher feedback,

areas of concern)❏ Communicate with all stakeholders

about modifications to plan

Okay, now what?

Data

❏ Raise student’s percentage goal❏ Move student to self-monitoring

phase❏ Modify plan to address main areas of

concern❏ Decrease student’s percentage goal

Modifications for Continuing Support

Involving all Stakeholders

Video Example

Self-Monitoring

Graduation or..

PBIS helped Linden lay the groundwork for a 3 tier system of support. This has made the move toward Tennessee’s RTI2 model much clearer.

Questions ??????????????

❏ Anyone having a birthday today? Closest upcoming birthday, not already past

❏ Who has been teaching the longest?❏ Who is the newest to the profession?❏ Anyone who had a birthday on 11/12/13?❏ Anyone at the conference for the first time?❏ Who traveled the farthest to get here today?

Special Gift Giveaways:

Thank you so much for coming to our session: “No More Tears About the Tiers!”

Enjoy the rest of the conference!