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Intervention and Referral
Services (I&RS)
Intervention and Referral
Services (I&RS)
Group Leader: Renae Bush
Group Members: Alice Smith-Mansfield, Ed Benish, and Nina Franco
Date: June 9, 2009
Mission Enhance student achievement of
high academic standards in safe and discipline learning environments.
The educational mission is made more complex by the increased incidence, prevalence and intensity of problems students bring to schools.
Rationale for Program
Required by Administrative Code
6A:16-7.1 Establishment of Intervention & Referral Services
6A:16-7.2 Functions of I&RS
6A:16-7.3 Roles for Planning and Implementing I&RS
Special Education Statute
Response to Intervention Strategies
NJ QSAC
InterventionsInterventions
Prior to Referring Students to I&RS
Strategies to Implement:
1. Differentiated Instruction
2. Effective Instructional Practices
3. Learning Styles
4. Assessments
5. Grouping for Instruction
6. Tier 1 Interventions (Academic and Behavioral)
7. Additional Resources
LDTC, Resource Room Teachers, Counselors, Nurse, Supervisors of Content Areas
Referring to I&RSTier 2
•Students with some risk
•Targeted interventions
Tier 3
•Students at high risk
•Intensive intervention
Tier 4
•Referral to Child Study Team
Hierarchy of Interventions
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
• Core Instructional Interventions• All settings• Preventive• Proactive
• Targeted Group Intervention• Some Students at Risk• High Efficiency• Rapid Response
• Intensive Individual Intervention
• Assessment-based
• Individual Students• Intense, Durable
Procedures
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Decision Rules
Decision Rules
ImplementationImplementation
Professional Learning Communities
All Staff (tenure and non-tenured)
•1st Friday of every month for 2 ½ hours
•I&RS Manual
Non-Tenured Teachers
•In addition to Professional Learning Communities
•1 day of their 3 day training
•Special Education, Section 504 and I&RS
Proposed In-Service Schedule
September – Referral Process
October – Learning Styles
November – Differentiated Instruction
December – Effective Instructional Practices
January – Grouping for Instruction
February – Assessment
March – Tier 1 Strategies
April – Tier 2 Strategies
May – Tier 3 Strategies
Programming CostsTeam Training
•2 Day in-service for team (Chairperson, Administrator, LDTC, SAC, 2 School Counselors, 1 Regular Ed Teacher, 1 Special Ed Teacher)
New Teacher Induction
•Presenter for full day training
Monthly Professional Learning Communities
•Turnkey Training for September, November, March, April and May
•Presenters for October, December, January, February
Programming Costs
Coverage of I&RS Teams
•Middle and High School
• Paid for a missed prep
•Elementary School
• 3 substitutes (2 for team, 1 for referring teacher)
Resources
•RTIm Direct
Funding
Department of Education
•Free 2 day in-service training
www.ettc.net/intervention
NCLB
•Title I: Basic Skills
•Supplementary Educational Services
•Title V: Innovative Programs
Community Involvement
•Back to School Night
•Parent –Teacher Conferences
•Newsletters
•Counseling Department
•Media Center
•Web site
•PTO meetings
Timeline
2009-2010 Pilot with Professional Development
2010-2011 Implementation with support
2011-2012 Electronic Component
2012-2013 Evaluation of Program
2013-2014 Revised Implementation
Evaluation
•Number of Referrals to Special Education from 2010+
•Student success and achievement
•Teacher Survey (Pre and Post)
•CORE Team Referrals
ResourcesResources
I & RS Wikispace
DiscussionDiscussion