Chestatee Elementary

1. Chestatee Elementary Forsyth County, Georgia Real Time Information for RTI & POI

2. Chestatee Elementary Obstacles and Solutions for 2006-2007 • Does Not Meet AYP • 2 new AP’s • No accommodations for SWD • Rethinking the SST Process ( Mandatory meeting on each child a minimum of 3 times per year.)195 in grades K-2, 275 in grades 3-5 SST • Data Driven Decisions using Buckledown other assessments • 88 in grades K-2 , 136 in grades 3-5 SST referrals for 2006-2007

6. IDEIA 2004-05 RegulationsDec. 3, 2004 § 300.307 Specific learning disabilities. • General. A State must adopt criteria for determining whether a child has a specific learning disability….the criteria adopted by the State- (2) May not require the use of a severe discrepancy between intellectual ability and achievement for determining whether a child has a specific learning disability as defined in § 300.8: (‘Discrepancy’ Model) (3) Must permit the use of a process that determines if the child responds to scientific, research-based intervention…(‘RTI’ Model). Note: (bracketed comments added) • The child with a specific learning disability ….must be directly related to a pervasive processing deficit and to the child’s response to scientific, research-based interventions….This is clearly documented by the child’s response to instruction as demonstrated by a review of the progress monitoring in general education and Student Support Team intervention plans…. Georgia Regulations (2) The child with a specific learning disability ….must be directly related to a pervasive processing deficit and to the child’s response to scientific, research-based interventions….This is clearly documented by the child’s response to instruction as demonstrated by a review of the progress monitoring in general education and Student Support Team intervention plans….

7. RTI Training • Summer Team Training • Reflection on Chestatee Process • Leadership Retreat Set Goals How to present RTI to the Faculty Changes to the SST Process – Volume • Presentation to the Faculty

8. Thinking Ahead… Discussion Points • Who will be our Leadership Team Representative for next year? • How did our curriculum maps, map out? Revise? What type of support do we need related to our maps? • What were our biggest academic challenges this year? • What specific topic(s) would we like to explore during 07-08 staff development? • What worked well for us this year?

9. Pyramid of Intervention Chestatee Elementary 2007-2008

10. SST Teams 3-5 K-2 April McNaughton Jennifer Vanderbunt Shelly Otis Sonia Stewart Melton/Reynolds Melton/ Reynolds Lori Holbrooks Veronica Learned Classroom Teacher Classroom Teacher Case Manager Case Manager

11. Pyramid of Interventions 5% Tier IV 5% (22% - 224 students) Tier III Response to Intervention 10% Tier II 100 % 1025 enrolled Tier I

12. RTI: A familiar approach

13. High leverage strategies Standards-based instruction Differentiated Instruction Universal Screening and/or Benchmark Assessment Small group instruction for all students Tier I – For ALL students

14. AIMS Web – http://www.aimsweb.com/

15. Universal Screening

16. Edusoft Data Management Program – http://www.edusoft.com

17. Tier II -Instructional Support Team

18. Think Pair Share

19. Tier III - Student Support Team (SST)

20. Tier IV -Special Education

21. 6 Critical Components -John McCook • Universal screening administered to ALL students 3 times per year • Identify the problem areas in measurable terms • Establish baseline data

22. 6 Critical Components -John McCook • Develop an accountability plan • Description of specific intervention • The duration • Schedule and setting of implementation • Person responsible • Measurable outcomes • Progress Monitoring • Schedule progress monitoring • Evaluate the plan (Conducted in IST meetings and SST meetings)

23. Focus – Tier II • Students with marked difficulties • May include: • At or below 10th percentile on universal screening • Level 1 on CRCT in Reading and/or Math • DNM on Georgia Writing Assessment • Retention • Excessive discipline referrals

24. Focus – Tier III • Students that have not responded to Tier II efforts, i.e. • 3 or more data points show no improvement or less than expected growth • Level 1 on CRCT

25. RTI Spread Sheet

26. Grade Level ______________ Date _____________ IST Plan ___________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ IST Log is ___ attached ____under construction Children that our team needs assistance with what tier to place them. _________________________ ________________________ _________________________ ________________________ _________________________ ________________________ _________________________ ________________________ Checklist of things to accomplish today: ____ Determine plan for IST meeting ____ Discuss what you want your IST log to look like ____ Look at data and complete Tier activity For existing SST folders: ___ Place dark orange sticker in the upper right hand corner of an SST folder; IF the child is staying in tier 3 (SST). ____ Place a yellow sticker in the upper right hand corner of an SST folder; IF the student is a tier 2 (IST) ____ Place a green sticker in the upper right hand corner of an SST folder; IF the student is a tier 1. (This will mean that the folder will be closed )

27. How to make the tough decisions

28. TIER II Research based programs and/or interventions Examples SRA Harcourt Trophies Saxon Phonics & Spelling HM Expressions TIER III Research based programs and/or interventions Examples Orton-Gillingham SRA Trans Math Language! Programs – MUST be conducted with FIDELITY

29. Tier II Minimum of 30 minutes / day, 2 days per week; in addition to core instruction Minimum of 6-12 weeks or based on the research based program Tier III Minimum of 30 minutes / day, increase in days per week; in addition to core instruction Minimum of 12 weeks or based on the research based program Time

30. K-2 Tier II Only 3-5 Tier II, Title, EIP Progress monitoring every 4 weeks as a minimum Tier III Progress monitoring every 2 weeks Assessment

31. Team Discussions • IST/SST Meeting Concerns • Communication to stake holders • Documentation of IST meetings

32. IST Process • Meetings are conducted at Grade Level Meetings. • Students are updated on the IST Log located on our Share Drive. • AP will attend all IST Meetings.

33. SST Process • The majority of SST meetings will take place on Tuesday and Thursdays. • There will be 2 SST teams ( K-2) and (3-5) • Each team will meet bi-weekly to determine the SST Goals for all students. Follow-ups will occur every 4-7 weeks according to the student need. • Subs will be provided for classroom teacher and the case manager. • 10-12 Student Meetings per day

34. Intervention Examples Read Naturally SRA 2nd Dose of Small Group Intervention Readers Theatre Paired Reading Peer Tutor Program – http://www.interventioncentral.org Touch Math Houghton Mifflin Expressions Math Manipulative Groups Use of Technology to review skills Orton Gillingham Language! 3rd Ed. TransMath Earobics

35. Tier II Documentation SheetChestatee Elementary 2007-2008 Student_______________________________________ Grade______________ Teacher_____________________________________________ Date__________________ Case Manager_____________________________ Standards Based Concerns: (Please be specific.) 1.______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 2.______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ What data supports the existence of the problem/concern? ________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ What is the goal to resolve this problem? ______________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Parent Contact: No_________ Yes________ If so, when:__________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

36. 2nd Grade IST Student Information Student: _____________________ Today’s date: ______________ Classroom teacher: ______________ Case Manager: __________________ IST start date: _________ Absences: ___ / ____ CRCT scores- Reading: ______ ELA: ______ Math: ______ STAR reading level: beginning: _____ current: _____

37. IST and SST Log

38. Chestatee Elementary IST/SST Documentation

39. Professional Learning • Aug. 29th – RTI Overview and Data Meeting • Sept. 26th - AIMS Web Report Training EIP/Title Teachers P.M. Training • Oct. 9th – Speech/ESOL collaborates with RTI • Nov. 1st – Behavior Interventions for RTI • Nov. 14th – Refresher on SST Data Collection and Referral Process • January 7th – Data Analysis • Jan 30th – Math Toolbox • March 5th – Double Dose Strategies for Effective Intervention • April 30th - RTI Culmination- Planning Ahead for 2008-2009

40. January 7, 2007Data Analysis Professional Learning Data Analysis + Intervention Inventory = RTI Putting a face to the data

41. Green > 65 % on BuckleDown 3 on Standards Based Report Card Yellow > 51-65% on BuckleDown 2 on Standards Based Report Card ~ 50 NPR on ITBS Red < 50 % on BuckleDown 1 on Standards Based Report Card < 40 NPR on ITBS Multiple Measures Reading ELA Math

42. Reading ELA Math Current Interventions:

43. What else can I do? Specialized Instructional Planning

44. January 7, 2007Data Analysis Professional Learning What resources have we not thought of? Results of Professional Learning • All teachers concluded the PL with a road map to interventions for their class • 80+ students receiving additional services • 6+ teachers volunteering for additional morning or afternoon duties • 8 teachers taking on additional small group instruction • Principal tracking attendance and data of small groups to insure fidelity • AP’s conduction motivational groups weekly

45. Question&Answer