Copyright  Jigsaw  Learning  2011   Essential  Elements  Rubric  –  Pyramid  of  Interventions  

 

Pyramid  of  Interventions  

Essential  Elements  Rubric  A  self-­‐assessment  tool  to  assist  in  determining  current  realities  and  provide  direction  

when  establishing  and  refining  a  pyramid  of  interventions  to  support  students.    

Essential  Element   Initiating   Establishing   Developing   Sustaining  

Increasing  intensity  and  support  

Tiers  of  intervention  intend  to  provide  support  for  struggling  

students  

Tiers  of  intervention  intend  to  increase  intensity  and  support  for  

struggling  students  

Tiers  of  intervention  ensure  increasing  intensity  and  support  for  

struggling  students  

Tiers  of  intervention  ensure  increasing  intensity  and  support  for  struggling  students,  with  the  top  tiers  providing  substantial  time  for  

targeted  instruction  

Fit  the  context  of  the  school  and  student  

Interventions  in  place  that  have  largely  been  borrowed  from  research  or  other  schools  

Some  interventions  in  place  that  are  largely  based  on  research  or  other  school  examples  and  are  somewhat  

adjusted  to  meet  the  needs  of  individual  students  

Some  interventions  in  place  that  are  school  developed  but  based  on  

research  or  other  school  examples  and  are  adjusted  to  meet  the  needs  

of  individual  students  

Multiple  interventions  in  place  that  are  school  developed  but  based  on  research  or  other  school  examples  

and  are  adjusted  to  meet  the  specificneeds  of  individual  students  

Articulation  of  interventions  

Interventions  in  place  that  are  generally  understood  by  current  

staff  

Interventions  in  place  clearly  articulated  for  the  school  staff  

Interventions  in  place  clearly  articulated  for  the  school  

community  

Interventions  in  place  clearly  articulated  for  the  school  

community,  with  related  resources  accessible  for  all  staff  

Articulation  of  pyramid  tiers  

Pyramid  tiers  somewhat  unclear,  with  no  clear  criteria  for  what  interventions  are  placed  at  each  

level  

Pyramid  tiers  articulated,  with  understood  criteria  in  place  for  each  

tier  

Pyramid  tiers  clearly  articulated,  with  labels  for  each  tier  

Pyramid  tiers  clearly  articulated,  with  labels  for  each  tier  defined  and  

understood  by  the  school  community  

Provided  by  trained  staff  Many  interventions  provided  by  

untrained  support  staff,  volunteers  or  parents  

Some  interventions  provided  by  untrained  staff,  volunteers  or  

parents  

Interventions  utilized  in  the  pyramid  largely  provided  by  staff  

Interventions  utilized  in  the  pyramid  delivered  by  trained  staff  

Monitored  and  effectiveness  evaluated  

Interventions  rarely  examined  and  added  to  or  removed  from  the  

school  pyramid  

Interventions  informally  examined  and  added  to  or  removed  from  the  

school  pyramid  as  needed  

Interventions  regularly  evaluated  and  added  to  or  removed  from  the  

school  pyramid  as  needed  

Systematic  evaluation  plan  in  place  to  monitor  the  effectiveness  of  all  interventions  or  regularly  add  and  remove  interventions  to  the  school  

pyramid  

Parental  Consent  Parental  consent  obtained  

informally  as  interventions  are  put  in  place  for  students  

Parental  consent  formally  obtained  as  interventions  are  put  in  place  for  

students  

Annual  parental  consent  obtained  for  collaborative  response  model  

Annual  parental  consent  obtained  for  collaborative  response  model,  with  progress  reports  and  program  

shifts  information  sent  home  

Communicated  to  school  community  

Pyramid  of  Interventions  communicated  to  school  staff  

Pyramid  of  Interventions  communicated  to  school  staff  and  to  

parents  of  struggling  students  

Pyramid  of  Interventions  communicated  to  school  community  

Pyramid  of  Interventions  communicated  to  school  

community,  with  regular  updates  and  reflections  regarding  progress  

and  effectiveness