Post on 31-Jan-2016
description
RTIRTIResponse to Response to InstructionInstruction
A View of the Ascension A View of the Ascension ExperienceExperience
IntroductionIntroduction
IDEIA - Individuals with IDEIA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004Improvement Act of 2004
Our mission: “Our mission: “We Believe We Believe that…All students are that…All students are children of God, gifted with children of God, gifted with the ability to learn.the ability to learn.””
RTI: Ascension Catholic SchoolRTI: Ascension Catholic School
High quality core classroom High quality core classroom instruction.instruction.
Supplemented, as needed, by Supplemented, as needed, by progressively more intensive progressively more intensive interventions.interventions.
Data collected of our K-8 students, Data collected of our K-8 students, three time a year, with a universal three time a year, with a universal screener.screener.
Doing What Works/http://dww.ed.govDoing What Works/http://dww.ed.govUS Departement of EducationUS Departement of Education
3 Tiered-Instruction Framework3 Tiered-Instruction Framework Tier 1Tier 1 -Core instruction: All Students-Core instruction: All Students
Tier 2Tier 2 -Interventions: -Interventions:
Small GroupSmall Group
Tier 3Tier 3 -Intensive Support: One-to-One-Intensive Support: One-to-One
Tiers are permeable and flexibleTiers are permeable and flexible
BenchmarksBenchmarks
Grade Level Benchmarking:Grade Level Benchmarking: Standardized, Norm-Referenced, Standardized, Norm-Referenced, Reading and Math assessments Reading and Math assessments given 3 times per yeargiven 3 times per year
-all students-all students
-quick-quick
-high specificity and sensitivity-high specificity and sensitivity
Progress Monitoring and Data-Progress Monitoring and Data-Driven Decision MakingDriven Decision Making
Progress monitoring:Progress monitoring: -1 minute probe -1 minute probe -skill specific-skill specific -on student’s grade level-on student’s grade level Data-Driven Decision Making: Data-Driven Decision Making: -allows for quick changes in -allows for quick changes in
interventionsinterventions -allows for prescriptive instruction -allows for prescriptive instruction
Parent RoleParent Role
Parents are provided with:Parents are provided with:
• information regarding their child’s information regarding their child’s current level of performancecurrent level of performance
• interventionsinterventions• goals and expected progressgoals and expected progress• timely reports of progress or lack of timely reports of progress or lack of
progress progress
From the Administrator ViewFrom the Administrator View
Core group of teachers are strengthCore group of teachers are strength Not everyone on board to start… Not everyone on board to start…
It is more than a goalIt is more than a goal Not mandatedNot mandated Challenge of financingChallenge of financing It’s a processIt’s a process
Changes…Changes…
No school psychologist on staffNo school psychologist on staff History of IATHistory of IAT The need for more data The need for more data
collectioncollection Teacher involvement processTeacher involvement process
Staffing it all…Staffing it all…
Team EffortTeam Effort TeachersTeachers Auxiliary EmployeesAuxiliary Employees Federal Title 1 Federal Title 1 ParaprofessionalsParaprofessionals Parent VolunteersParent Volunteers Facilitating LeadershipFacilitating Leadership
From the Classroom PerspectiveFrom the Classroom Perspective
Frustration of “Sending them on..”Frustration of “Sending them on..”
More and more students with More and more students with needsneeds
Journey to RTI; with RTIJourney to RTI; with RTI
Essential
Skills
RTI
Universal
ScreenerHow will we know when
students have acquired the essential knowledge and skill?
What do we want students to learn?
How will we respond when they don’t learn?
From the From the Intervention Specialist ViewIntervention Specialist View
Tier 3 of RTI Intensive Tier 3 of RTI Intensive InterventionsInterventions
--Accommodations vs. ModificationsAccommodations vs. Modifications
Interdisciplinary Team Interdisciplinary Team ApproachApproach
VolunteersVolunteers
Use the wealth of gifts in parish, Use the wealth of gifts in parish, parents & seniors.parents & seniors.
Link to AAT - Link to AAT - AAscension scension AAcademic cademic TTeam of volunteer- eam of volunteer-
trained & organized!trained & organized!
History of AATHistory of AAT
Idea Evolved Idea Evolved
Ascension Academic Team (AAT) Ascension Academic Team (AAT) emergedemerged
Volunteer Coordinator position Volunteer Coordinator position establishedestablished
Ascension Academic TeamAscension Academic TeamUpdate…Update…
36 36 trainedtrained Volunteers staffing the Volunteers staffing the Ascension schedule, with Ascension schedule, with Nancy BlattNancy Blatt, , our Volunteer Coordinator.our Volunteer Coordinator.
1616 of 22 teachers utilizing the Team of 22 teachers utilizing the Team serving students in K – 8 grades primarily serving students in K – 8 grades primarily in Reading and Math.in Reading and Math.
15471547 hours of volunteer assistance to the hours of volunteer assistance to the students and teachers in 2010-11. students and teachers in 2010-11.
ARTIC PerspectiveARTIC Perspective
Ascension Response To Instruction Ascension Response To Instruction Collaborative (ARTIC)Collaborative (ARTIC)
Teacher Driven – Student CenteredTeacher Driven – Student Centered Building Teacher consensus-PLCBuilding Teacher consensus-PLC Provides sound, high-quality Provides sound, high-quality
instruction for ALL studentsinstruction for ALL students Created dynamic discussionsCreated dynamic discussions -within grade levels-within grade levels -across grade levels-across grade levels -across disciplines-across disciplines
RTI ResourcesRTI Resources
RTI School Building Blueprint, RTI School Building Blueprint, National Assoc.National Assoc.
Turning Parents Into VolunteersTurning Parents Into Volunteers Online book by Rhonda Jones, MAOnline book by Rhonda Jones, MA
DIBELS - dibels.uoregon.eduDIBELS - dibels.uoregon.edu
AIMSweb - aimsweb.com/AIMSweb - aimsweb.com/
RTI Multiple Choice ReviewRTI Multiple Choice Review
A. Regional Transit IncorporatedA. Regional Transit Incorporated
B. Religion Teachers Institute B. Religion Teachers Institute
C. Response to InterventionC. Response to Intervention