CMCSS & RTI Presented by: Dr. Patti Wilson and Julie Combs.

CMCSS & RTI

Presented by: Dr. Patti Wilson and Julie Combs

Professional Group Norms

• Keep Cell Phones Silent• Take important calls away from

presentation area• Maintain a professional atmosphere by

refraining from side-bar conversations• Hold questions or comments until the

end of the presentation

Objectives:• Alleviate RTI anxiety • Inform CMCSS staff about district efforts to

implement RTI• Provide a general overview of what RTI is and

how we plan to accomplish it over the next 3 years.

• Provide resources to staff members that will help with implementation.

History of RTI in CMCSS/TN

http://cmcssrti.wikispaces.com

• 2008-2010 – District Committee gathered data about RTI for discussion

• District focus/resources shifted to implementing Common Core

• State lawmakers passed RTI legislation including changes to LD identification

• 2013 CMCSS RTI Steering Committee was re-established

History Continued


• 2013-14 TNDOE begins developing RTI manual and implementation guidelines.

• 2014 TNDOE/TNBOE agreed to offer waivers to middle and high schools

• April 2014 CMCSS selects a Universal Screener• April – May 2014- CMCSS trains elementary

schools and pilots to use screener and implement RTI (Elementary schools screened at grade level)

• June 2014 – TNDOE promises recommendations to districts on universal screening tools by mid July.....

Why RTI?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTIDXPK1UD4

The Pyramid


< 25th %ile

< 10th %ile

85% of Students

10% of Students

5% of Students

CMCSS RTI Work

• Created School-based RTI teams• Met periodically to get input from schools• Researched how other districts implemented RTI• Created a District RTI message / wikipage• Created an RTI intervention database• Selected a Universal Screener / Progress Monitor• Provided guidelines about scheduling to schools• Provided 3 days of training for school based teams.



Universal ScreenerPath Driver from EPS

• Skills based assessment• Easy to administer (computer based)• Provides progress monitoring



What Screening Tells Us

• Which students are performing below grade level.

• If there are instructional problems in Tier I• If progress is being made from beginning to

end of a school year.



What Screening Does Not Tell Us

• Exact skill deficit area• Lexiles or Quintiles• T-CAP/Gateway readiness• Future test performance



Purpose of Screening

To quickly check overall academic progress in Reading and Math and identify STUDENTS who may need extra attention due to a possible skill deficit based on screening score.

Basically, it tells us which students have a temperature and need more tests to determine what is causing the fever.



Skills vs. Standards

Skills• Phonemic Awareness• Fluency• Vocabulary• Comprehension• Number Sense• Multiplication• Geometry

Standards • Identify Main Idea• Make inferences• Summarize a passage• Identify main character• Find the common

denominator • Find area of a figure


Think about it…

http://cmcssrti.wikispaces.comhttp://differenttogether.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/boy-reading.jpg

When does this happen?

• Screening with Path Driver replaces Learning Links and DIBELS.

• Screening occurs at the beginning, middle, and end of year.

• Staff Development days have been strategically scheduled to allow time for RTI teams to meet and make placement decisions.



What Does it Look Like?


What Does it Look Like?


Oral Reading Fluency (optional)

Maze Comprehension

What do Reports Look like?


School Data by Class



Class Data by Student



Student Data by Class

After Screening

• RTI data team examines data• Look for trends• Rule out false negatives or positives• Match intervention numbers to building

capacity• Assign students to intervention



Intervention

• Academy of Reading and Math• Intervention database• Other proven interventions



Academy of Reading/Math

• Pre-test for skill and instructional level• Prescribes program of intervention• Delivered by the computer• Stops students if they are not making

progress and requires teacher time.



What does Academy of Reading/Math Look Like


http://cmcssrti.wikispaces.com/EPIC

Intervention Database


• Collection of interventions • Searchable by grade level, subject and skill• Requires Log-in• Created to save teachers and data teams time

when looking for specific skill interventions. • Not the only interventions that can be used,

just a collection we will continue to add to.• Located on the cmcssrti wiki page.


Intervention Database


• Search by Math, Reading, Writing

• Choose a skill

• Select the grade level range

• Find Results

Intervention Delivery


• Tier II 1:5 (Elementary) 1:6 (Middle, High) Tier III 1:3 (Elementary) 1:6 (Middle, High)

• In addition to core instruction (not a pull-out)

• Delivered by highly qualified staff

• Progress Monitored weekly or every other week.

Tier Movement


• No movement unless something has been changed about the intervention. Ex. Time of day, type of intervention, teacher• Intervention must be given time to work. Ex. A

minimum of 8-10 data points are required prior to movement.• Intervention effectiveness must be monitored

through fidelity checks at each level.

Ripple Effects of RTI


• Improvement of Tier I instruction• Teachers will be more informed about students

across grade level, not just in their class.• Teachers will have better understanding of how

to intervene with students.• Schools will have more data to support

educational decisions, like identification of students who have learning disabilities or need a 504 plan.

ImprovementsOld Model

• Identification of students with learning disabilities was reactive.

• Student deficits grew before intervention occurred.

• Teachers struggled on their own with students who were not succeeding.

• Students missed core instruction while getting intervention help.

• Data will already exist to support identification of student with learning disabilities.

• Intervention occurs early so gaps don’t grow.

• Time in schedule allows for teams to make intervention decisions.

• Time in schedule allows for core instruction and intervention.


New Model

CMCSS Next Steps…

• PLC’s to further support RTI implementation• Deliver training in August 2014 on using

intervention and progress monitoring tool to elementary schools

• Deliver training to all Middle schools on using the universal screener.



Summary

• RTI is a State-wide mandate• 3-5 years (give yourself/school time to figure this out)

• Expect the triangle to be upside down for a while• Match intervention to building capacity for

intervention• Most highly skilled teachers should be delivering

intervention to most deficient students• Intervention is in addition to core instruction



Learn More about RTI


Visit http://cmcssrti.wikispaces.com

Questions?


CMCSS & RTI Presented by: Dr. Patti Wilson and Julie Combs.

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