Successes and Challenges of Implementing a

Systems Change Model

Cheri Page, Roseburg SDChristina Cox, Lowell SD

Cherie Ward, Baker City SDErin Lolich, Oregon RTI Project

OrRTI Project Overview• 4th year of partnership between ODE

and TTSD

• TTSD provides:– Training & materials

– Consultation

– Flow-through subgrants from ODE

District Selection• Districts submit RTI readiness checklists to ODE

in the spring• Selection committee rates checklists based on:

– Leadership support

– Willingness to team

– Research-based core reading program & interventions

– Screening & progress monitoring capacity

• Up to 10 districts are selected per year based on readiness and region

Year 1 of Implementation• Early Fall:

– 4-day training for district RTI leadership teams– Districts submit baseline LD rates

• Late Fall-Spring: -- 2 days of site visits from TTSD– District training– Implementation plans developed– 60% of subgrants received

• Late Spring:– Implementation plans submitted to TTSD– Remaining 40% of subgrants received upon approval of plan– TTSD hosts sustaining training– Districts implement RTI

Sustaining Implementation (Years 2-4)

• TTSD provides smaller subgrants

• Sustaining training opportunities throughout year

• Up to 2 days of site visits from TTSD

• Selected TTSD RTI visit days

• Baseline LD rates & RTI implementation LD rates analyzed

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Roseburg School District

• 4th year of RTI implementation• 9 elementary schools• Implementing RTI and PBS• Launching Southern Oregon Regional

RTI Center

Lowell School District

•3rd year of RTI implementation•1 K-8 school•Highly dedicated teaching

staff

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Baker City School District

• 2nd year of RTI implementation• 5 elementary schools• SIG and grassroots shift toward

multi-tiered instruction gave Baker City a jump start on RTI

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For further information:

www.ttsd.k12.or.us/district/student-services/orrti

elolich@ttsd.k12.or.us

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