RTIRTIResponse to Response to InstructionInstruction

A View of the Ascension A View of the Ascension ExperienceExperience

IntroductionIntroduction

IDEIA - Individuals with IDEIA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004Improvement Act of 2004

Our mission: “Our mission: “We Believe We Believe that…All students are that…All students are children of God, gifted with children of God, gifted with the ability to learn.the ability to learn.””

RTI: Ascension Catholic SchoolRTI: Ascension Catholic School

High quality core classroom High quality core classroom instruction.instruction.

Supplemented, as needed, by Supplemented, as needed, by progressively more intensive progressively more intensive interventions.interventions.

Data collected of our K-8 students, Data collected of our K-8 students, three time a year, with a universal three time a year, with a universal screener.screener.

Doing What Works/http://dww.ed.govDoing What Works/http://dww.ed.govUS Departement of EducationUS Departement of Education

3 Tiered-Instruction Framework3 Tiered-Instruction Framework Tier 1Tier 1 -Core instruction: All Students-Core instruction: All Students

Tier 2Tier 2 -Interventions: -Interventions:

Small GroupSmall Group

Tier 3Tier 3 -Intensive Support: One-to-One-Intensive Support: One-to-One

Tiers are permeable and flexibleTiers are permeable and flexible

BenchmarksBenchmarks

Grade Level Benchmarking:Grade Level Benchmarking: Standardized, Norm-Referenced, Standardized, Norm-Referenced, Reading and Math assessments Reading and Math assessments given 3 times per yeargiven 3 times per year

-all students-all students

-quick-quick

-high specificity and sensitivity-high specificity and sensitivity

Progress Monitoring and Data-Progress Monitoring and Data-Driven Decision MakingDriven Decision Making

Progress monitoring:Progress monitoring: -1 minute probe -1 minute probe -skill specific-skill specific -on student’s grade level-on student’s grade level Data-Driven Decision Making: Data-Driven Decision Making: -allows for quick changes in -allows for quick changes in

interventionsinterventions -allows for prescriptive instruction -allows for prescriptive instruction

Parent RoleParent Role

Parents are provided with:Parents are provided with:

• information regarding their child’s information regarding their child’s current level of performancecurrent level of performance

• interventionsinterventions• goals and expected progressgoals and expected progress• timely reports of progress or lack of timely reports of progress or lack of

progress progress

From the Administrator ViewFrom the Administrator View

Core group of teachers are strengthCore group of teachers are strength Not everyone on board to start… Not everyone on board to start…

It is more than a goalIt is more than a goal Not mandatedNot mandated Challenge of financingChallenge of financing It’s a processIt’s a process

Changes…Changes…

No school psychologist on staffNo school psychologist on staff History of IATHistory of IAT The need for more data The need for more data

collectioncollection Teacher involvement processTeacher involvement process

Staffing it all…Staffing it all…

Team EffortTeam Effort TeachersTeachers Auxiliary EmployeesAuxiliary Employees Federal Title 1 Federal Title 1 ParaprofessionalsParaprofessionals Parent VolunteersParent Volunteers Facilitating LeadershipFacilitating Leadership

From the Classroom PerspectiveFrom the Classroom Perspective

Frustration of “Sending them on..”Frustration of “Sending them on..”

More and more students with More and more students with needsneeds

Journey to RTI; with RTIJourney to RTI; with RTI

Essential

Skills

RTI

Universal

ScreenerHow will we know when

students have acquired the essential knowledge and skill?

What do we want students to learn?

How will we respond when they don’t learn?

From the From the Intervention Specialist ViewIntervention Specialist View

Tier 3 of RTI Intensive Tier 3 of RTI Intensive InterventionsInterventions

--Accommodations vs. ModificationsAccommodations vs. Modifications

Interdisciplinary Team Interdisciplinary Team ApproachApproach

VolunteersVolunteers

Use the wealth of gifts in parish, Use the wealth of gifts in parish, parents & seniors.parents & seniors.

Link to AAT - Link to AAT - AAscension scension AAcademic cademic TTeam of volunteer- eam of volunteer-

trained & organized!trained & organized!

History of AATHistory of AAT

Idea Evolved Idea Evolved

Ascension Academic Team (AAT) Ascension Academic Team (AAT) emergedemerged

Volunteer Coordinator position Volunteer Coordinator position establishedestablished

Ascension Academic TeamAscension Academic TeamUpdate…Update…

36 36 trainedtrained Volunteers staffing the Volunteers staffing the Ascension schedule, with Ascension schedule, with Nancy BlattNancy Blatt, , our Volunteer Coordinator.our Volunteer Coordinator.

1616 of 22 teachers utilizing the Team of 22 teachers utilizing the Team serving students in K – 8 grades primarily serving students in K – 8 grades primarily in Reading and Math.in Reading and Math.

15471547 hours of volunteer assistance to the hours of volunteer assistance to the students and teachers in 2010-11. students and teachers in 2010-11.

ARTIC PerspectiveARTIC Perspective

Ascension Response To Instruction Ascension Response To Instruction Collaborative (ARTIC)Collaborative (ARTIC)

Teacher Driven – Student CenteredTeacher Driven – Student Centered Building Teacher consensus-PLCBuilding Teacher consensus-PLC Provides sound, high-quality Provides sound, high-quality

instruction for ALL studentsinstruction for ALL students Created dynamic discussionsCreated dynamic discussions -within grade levels-within grade levels -across grade levels-across grade levels -across disciplines-across disciplines

RTI ResourcesRTI Resources

RTI School Building Blueprint, RTI School Building Blueprint, National Assoc.National Assoc.

Turning Parents Into VolunteersTurning Parents Into Volunteers Online book by Rhonda Jones, MAOnline book by Rhonda Jones, MA

DIBELS - dibels.uoregon.eduDIBELS - dibels.uoregon.edu

AIMSweb - aimsweb.com/AIMSweb - aimsweb.com/

RTI Multiple Choice ReviewRTI Multiple Choice Review

A. Regional Transit IncorporatedA. Regional Transit Incorporated

B. Religion Teachers Institute B. Religion Teachers Institute

C. Response to InterventionC. Response to Intervention