RtI Initiative at Ingham ISD

MASP Annual ConferenceOctober 17, 2011

Emily Sportsman, PhD RtI Implementation Consultant

Jeanne Tomlinson, MA RtI Supervisor

Background:Ingham ISD RtI Initiative

A new approach was needed; we were spending a lot and it wasn’t working.

25+ years of special education legislation and funding Resulted in poor student outcomes Failed to demonstrate cost effectiveness Failed to validate aligning instruction to SE diagnostic

classification

In August 2009, ALL districts in our service area decided to pool

their stimulus funds from the American Recovery and

Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to implement RtI.

12 local districts 4 rural, 2 urban, 6 suburban, +1 public school academy

ARRA OPPORTUNITY Collective agreement Consolidation of funds Consolidation of effort Standardized the

practice Customized the

implementation

Intense and focused trainings across all districts

Created common goals

Narrowed our focus Increase our intensity Districts purchased RTI

coaches ISD trained coaches

Three-Tiered Model of School Supports & the Problem-solving Process

ACADEMIC SYSTEMS

Tier 3: Comprehensive & Intensive Students who need individualized interventions.

Tier 2: Strategic Interventions Students who need more support in addition to the core curriculum.

Tier 1: Core Curriculum All students, including students who require curricular enhancements for acceleration.

BEHAVIOR SYSTEMS

Tier 3: Intensive Interventions Students who need individualized intervention.

Tier 2: Targeted Group Interventions Students who need more support in addition to school-wide positive behavior program.

Tier 1: Universal Interventions All students in all settings.

IISD-wide RtI Initiative: Long Term Goals

Create and support district-level and building-based practices that improve outcomes for all students

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Reduce the achievement gap between students with disabilities and their general education peers.

Key Resources in establishing our approach to RtI:

Florida model for RtI implementation The National Association of State Directors of Special

Education (NASDSE) Response to Intervention Blueprints for Implementation

…from these resources we developed an Action Plan with 52 indicators to track progress in these areas:

Consensus Infrastructure Implementation

It’s hard to improve something if you’re not measuring it

Indicators and Evidence

Indicators and Evidence

Indicators and Evidence

Measuring Progress Toward an RtI Model

Consensus Infrastructure

Implementation

Consensus Infrastructure Implementation

SMART Goal

SMART Goal

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RtI Framework:Eight essential components

Universal screening Progress Monitoring Data-based decision making Shared Leadership Research-based Instruction and Interventions Problem Solving Tiered Systems Family and Student Involvement

Infrastructure Development:Structures and Processes to Support RtI

Shared Leadership Ingham ISD Leadership Team (aka RtI

Implementation Team) Local District Leadership Teams (DLT) School-Based Leadership Teams (SBLT) Grade-level teams

RtI Coaches Selected by districts to support each building Meet monthly at ISD, embedded in SBLTs

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Ingham ISD

Improved student outcomes

Provides effective practices to support students

Provides guidance and manages implementation

Provides guidance and support to Building Leadership Teams and principals

Provides visibility, training and technical support for coaches and BLTs

Cascading Structures of Support

Provides guidance, visibility, and political support

Coaches, District Teams, and Building Teams

Multiple schools w/in local district and coaches

Building Leadership Teams and Principals

All staff

All students

Two reconfigured units

Because RtI profoundly impacts our operational supports and instructional programs/services, our ISD restructured:

Student Instructional Services Implementation of core curriculum, assessment and

instruction Roberta Perconti, Director

Student Support Services Support to the core curriculum, assessment and

instruction, including special education programs and services Andrew Rable, Director

Professional Development 2010-2011

LiteracyApproximately 5000 staff trained

Positive Behavior Intervention SupportApproximately 1000 staff trained

LeadershipApproximately 500 staff trained in RtI/MiBLSi

Thanks to the Michigan Behavior Learnng Support Initiative (MiBLSi), Anita Archer, George Batsche, and Kevin Feldman

RtI Accomplishments in 2010-11 Expanded Literacy Focus and Began Focus on Math

Trained MS and HS teams on vocabulary and student engagement ( Dr. Kevin Feldman)

George Batsche, training for leadership teams and special education Anita Archer, 4 days of literacy trainings Math RtI Training

Introduced Early Warning Systems Betterghighschools.org

Targeted Positive Behavior Intervention Supports 60 building teams completed PBIS training (3 days) in 2010-11

and will collect student behavior data in 2011-12. Developed capacity to implement SWIS throughout the county

RtI Accomplishments in 2010-11 Engaged in continued RtI/MiBLSi training (7 days of training)

Cohort 5 – 2 buildings Cohort 6 – 10 buildings Cohort 7 – 59 buildings

Trained staff and implemented revised Learning Disability eligibility guidelines

Supported Adoption of Core Reading Program

Trained and Supported RtI Coaches with monthly training and collaboration

Supported Universal Screening Systems county-wide

Initiated Family and Community Involvement Work

Program Evaluation Data Sources Process Data: Consensus, Infrastructure and Implementation of

RtI Building Self-Assessment (SAPSI from Florida MTSS) Belief Survey (Florida MTSS) Perceptions of Skills and Practices (Florida MTSS) Planning and Evaluation Tool for Reading (MiBLSi) PD Attendance Coach Logs District Scorecard PBIS Surveys (MiBLSi)

Self Assessment Survey Team Implementation Checklist Benchmarks of Quality

Student Outcome Data AIMSweb, DIBELS 6th ed., DIBELS Next School-wide Information System (SWIS) MEAP and MME Graduation and Drop-out Rates Early Warning Signs (betterhighschools.org)

Attendance Credits Earned Course Failures

Data Celebrations Building Self-Assessment (Pre to Post)

Belief Survey: Example District Factor One

Universal Screening Data

Grade 3 Oral Reading FluencyWinter 2010 – Spring 2010

Fall 2010 – Spring 2011

Focus on Literacy

Research-Based Core Reading Program

2009-2010 Research Based Core Reading Program Review

IISD negotiated consortium pricing for Reading Street 67% of local districts adopted a research based core

reading program 2009-2010 - 4 LEAs purchased Reading Street 2010-2011 - 3 LEAs purchased Reading Street

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2011-12 PDSustaining and Deeping Our WorkContinued Focus Leadership:

Principal’s Academy Literacy

Anita Archer Kevin Feldman Core Reading

Positive Behavior George Sugai

Intervention Support Literacy

RtI/MiBLSi trainings

Emerging Areas Math

Data Collection, instruction and intervention

Early Warning Signs (EWS)

-Continuing work with High Schools

-Adding Middle Schools

Family/Community Involvement

Fidelity

Tier 2 and Tier 3

Sustainability Reconceptualizing RtI coach role as skill-set to support

and lead RtI implementation Identified in every district

District Leadership Team will continue to support the RtI initiative. Implementation Science Liaison Structure

School Based Leadership Teams will continue to deepen and sustain RtI implementation

Deep Drivers

RtI Coach Skill Set Data based decision making using problem

solving framework Use of research based instruction, intervention

and assessment Family/community involvement Universal Screening and Progress Monitoring Focus on Early Warning Signs Leadership, Leadership, Leadership!!!!

Questions/Comments?

Or contact us at:

esportsman@inghamisd.org

jtomlinson@inghamisd.org