Transcript Response to Intervention - OSEP Project Directors' Conference

Response
to
Intervention
Surveying the Landscape
in
Tennessee
Kathy Strunk, Ph.D.
Tennessee State Improvement Grant
TN DOE, Division of Special Education
OSEP Project Directors’ Conference July 2007
Tennessee’s Systems Change
Approach for
“Building a TN RTI Road Map”
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 FUELING UP
 Emphasis on collaboration among
General (including Reading First
and Federal Programs (Title I) and
Special Ed, Higher Ed, Other Grant
Projects, Parents, and Professional
Education Organizations
Tennessee’s Systems Change
Approach for
“Building a TN RTI Road Map”
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 THE JOURNEY BEGINS
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(Slow! Construction Zone!!!)
1st STOP: Leadership Lane
2nd STOP: RTI Bank
3rd STOP: RTI Training Institute
1st Stop of the Journey:
Leadership Lane
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Leaders’ houses have one big table for
collaborative planning and decision-making
that serves as a top-down model
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General and Special Education Representatives
at both state and local levels live here
First houses built belong to SEA level reps
Building phase moves on to Directors of Schools,
Instructional Supervisors, Principals, District Team
of Teachers
TN Higher Ed Leaders residing here bring
dialogue related to preservice RTI training
2nd Stop of the Journey:
RTI Bank
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We are making deposits (resources include people,
time, and money) and are encouraging everyone to
invest!
Bring everyone to the board meeting and think
creatively to leverage resources
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Tennessee’s critical investment lies with the SIG & IRIS
partnership---emphasis is on professional development
Examples of TN deposits:
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15% of IDEA for Early Intervening Services
Reading First Resources
Title Resources
Increase in At-Risk Funding
Current Year Growth Funds
Contracts with Retired Teachers
3rd Stop of the Journey:
RTI Training Institute
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RTI Online Modules
The Tennessee State Improvement Grant and the
Vanderbilt IRIS Center for Faculty Enhancement,
both OSEP-funded projects, formed a partnership
to develop online RTI Modules
http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/onlinemodules.html
Tennessee State Improvement Grant
Office of Special Education Programs
The IRIS Center
For
Faculty Enhancement
3rd Stop: RTI Training Institute
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TN SIG & IRIS Center RTI Online Modules
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Module I:
Module II:
Module III:
Module IV:
Module V:
2007)
Module VI:
2007)
RTI:
RTI:
RTI:
RTI:
RTI:
Overview
Assessment
Reading
Putting it all Together
RTI for Administrators (July
RTI: What is Tier 3? (December
3rd Stop: RTI Training Institute
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Tennessee RTI Trainers
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“Train the Trainer” events with IRIS Center
 June 2006, January 2007, Fall 2007
 Same Collaborative Representation emphasized
 Evaluation / Follow Up with Trainers
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Smaller team of “Core RTI Trainers” available anywhere in
the state
 Master Calendar
 At least one Gen Ed and One Sp Ed trainer
 Standardized Electronic “RTI Trainers’ Suitcase”
 Evaluation / Follow Up with Trainers is more manageable
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Future Trainings will continue to include parents,
professional organization representatives, others as
identified
Tennessee’s Systems Change
Approach for
“Building the TN RTI Road Map”
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 FUELING UP AGAIN
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Emphasis on the learning curve
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TN will collect data from all districts
 Knox and Hamilton Counties have had
state-approved RTI plans (RTI may be
used for identification of SLD) in place for
4-6 years
 Hardeman County is just getting started
Tennessee’s Systems Change
Approach for
“Building the TN RTI Road Map”
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 THE JOURNEY CONTINUES
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The fog is clearing…
 RTI Oversight Committee
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Training on TN’s Standard for Specific
Learning Disabilities
RTI District Implementation Plan
Data Collection and Management
Learning how to define “Non-responsiveness”
Contact Information
Kathy Strunk
[email protected]
615.532.1669