Group M: Response To Intervention (academic)

Participants: Marcia Arganbright, Willa Campbell, William Macklin, Veronica Magallanes, Betsy Ramsey, & Sarah Spella

Facilitator: Linda Moon

Problem: RTI Academic.  PPS does not have equitable access to systems of interventions, nor accountability measures to implement building wide instruction that meets and supports each students’ academic needs.

Recommendation:  District wide implementation if RTI/ISD with fidelity accountability measures for implementation across schools.

Working Well:

• Can Control
  • Every school has some level of intervention in place
• Out of Our Control
  • Individual school policy at sites
  • Funding for RTI

Does Not Exist or Not Working Well:

• Can Control
  • RTI funding for Schools (individual sites)
  • Coaches/facilitators
  • Explore tools/models used in RTI Dept. of Ed., State Board, other districts
  • Train administrators in RTI and implementation process.
• Out of Our Control
  • School wide adoption of RTI
  • Divide district into Regions & Core Teams – GED, TOSA, LC Teacher, Admin.- 1 Core Team to train/implement ongoing support.
  • School Board develops vision, policy, directive, initiatives, continuum with Deputy Supt., School leaders.
  • Educate the School Board/Stakeholders (community, parents, school staff)
  • Unified models of intervention that all schools implement, and monitor/evaluate.

Applicable RTI tools and models relevant to bilingual populations and programs.