RTI Update

I have written about RtI (Response to Intervention) in previous blogs, but since the end of the year is approaching and many of us our already thinking of next year I thought I would blog about it again. RtI is a new federal law with implications for general education as well as special education. Response to Intervention identifies and provides high quality instruction and research based interventions matched to student needs. RtI measures the rate of improvement over time to make important educational decisions. RtI uses ongoing student performance data to determine if an intervention is working. If the intervention is not working a different strategy is implemented in a timely manner. RtI uses a 3 tiered approach to problem solving. At the beginning of the year all students are screened, which gives us an indication of where each student is compared to their peers and which students need an intervention. The students move up the 3 tiers by working through different levels of interventions. RtI is an overall integrated system of educational service delivery. RtI is not an eligibility system or a way to place students in special education. It is a system that allows each student to receive the educational interventions needed to succeed.

We have formed committees in all three buildings this year who have attended training offered through SASED/ASPIRE throughout the year. We will begin to implement the RtI process next year and more will be explained in next week's blog. Thanks for reading!