columbia school: rti in practice cindy wyborney, reading queen michele nelson, math goddess chuck...
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Columbia School: RtI in Practice
Cindy Wyborney, Reading Queen
Michele Nelson, Math Goddess
Chuck Wyborney, Administrator Extraordinaire
Columbia Who?!
From ‘Hmm…to ‘Ah-ha!’
Nuts & Bolts
For Teachers
For Administrators/Coaches
So What?!
Columbia Who?!Washington State
• 3% American Indian• 40% F/R Lunch
Columbia SD #206
• 44% American Indian• 75% F/R Lunch
We…• house preK-12th grade in one building in
beautiful Hunters, WA.• serve families from both the Spokane and
Colville Indian Reservations.
Columbia Who?!Recent Highlights…
• 2007 State Sup. Learning Improvement Award
• 2008 Title I Improvement Award• 2008 Bronze Medal-America’s Best High Schools
(U.S. News & World Report)
• 2008 Title I School of Distinction Award
• 2009 Blue Ribbon School Award• 2009 Great Schools: Top Performing Low Income
School in WA (Business Week)
Once Upon a Time…
2002-03 - Hired ‘Reading Specialist’
2003-04 – Spinning My Wheels…
2004-05 - Began Data Collection (‘Hmm…’)
2005-06 – WRC GrantPage Ahead GrantPull-out Tier II
2006-07 – Literacy Leadership CadreDyslexia Grant Application
Once Upon a Time…
2007-08 –Tier II OR IIIReading First Grant Application
2008-09 – Reading FirstFocus on Core InstructionTier I, II, III PlusTeachers Assess &Teach Intervention Groups, Initiate
Coaching Sessions (‘Ah-ha!’)
2009-10 – Gradual Release
K 1 2 3 4 5 6
Hood sweitzer Anderson Loe Brooks Somerlott Warren
8:45-10:15
Math Barb
Reading Alice
Reading Vicki
Math Linda
Math Polly
Reading Anita
Reading Tami
8:45-10:15
10:15-10:30 Recess 10:15-
10:30
10:30-12:00
Reading Alice
Math Polly
Math Barb
Reading Denise
Reading Tami/Anita
Band 10:30-11:10
Math 10:30-12:00
Math
Band 11:45-12:15
12:00-12:25 Lunch 12:00-
12:2512:25-12:40
PE
T, Th
Music
M,W PE
T, Th
PE
T, Th
PE M, W
PE
M, W
12:25-12:40
12:40-12:50 Tier II
M, W Linda
Music T,Th,(F)
Tier II T, Th, (Trish)
Tier II (Tami, Anita)
Sci/SS/Tier III
(Denise)
12:40-1:00
12:50-1:05
Music M,W,(f)
1:05-1:151:05-
1:151:20-1:35 Science/SS
Tier III (Alice)
Tier II
(Barb)
Tier II T, Th
(Linda)
Music M,W,(f)
Writing
Tier II M, W (Trish)
Music T,Th,(F)
Sci/SS/Tier III
(Denise)
Tier II M-Th (Tami,
anita)
1:15-1:35
1:40-1:50
1:40-1:50
2:00-2:10
Tier II
(Alice)
Science/SS Tier III (Barb)
Science/SS Tier
III (Linda)
Tier II
(Denise, Tami)Writing
2:00-2:10
2:10-2:30
PE T/Th
PE M/W
2:10-2:302:30-2:45
2:45-3:00
2:30-2:45
Writing Writing WritingScience/SS
Tier III (Denise)2:45-3:00
Updated Aug 18
Linda
Tier I
1003100% of the staff using100% of the materials100% of the time
90 Minutes**Protected**
Tier II
Find the culprit.Measure effectiveness.Adjust as needed.
90 Minutes**Protected**
30-45 Minutes+
Tier III
90 Minutes**Protected**
30-45 Minutes+
30-45 Minutes
+
PLUSA Great Problem to Have…
The Big Ah-has
• Trust the research-based assessments.
• Data isn’t for keeping, it’s for using.• Respect the ‘gift of time’. (When students are 1
year behind, they need to do twice as much, not half as much.)
• Know what your kids need to know and TEACH them.
• It’s all about the core instruction.
• It all hinges on administrative knowledge and
support.
• It’s not about the program. It’s about the teaching.
• And most importantly…
Learn How to Celebrate!
Cultivating Capacity and Sustainability
~A note for coaches and administrators~
Clarity of Purpose
Build the ScheduleBe Specific
Coaching Consistency, Relationships
Professional DevelopmentTraining: Know what your teachers need to know
and TEACH them!CalendarTime
Core Instruction = Most Bang for your Buck
And there it is…
