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I-RtI Network
Scheduling at Tier 2: How Do
We Fit It All In?
September 24, 2013
Facilitated/Presented by:
Joan Hartnett and Kim Spiker
The Illinois RtI Network is a State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG) project of the Illinois State Board of
Education. All funding (100%) is from federal sources.
The contents of this presentation were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, #H325A100005-12.
However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume
endorsement by the Federal Government. (OSEP Project Officer: Grace Zamora Durán)
Objectives
Learners will identify three ways in which
innovative scheduling may impact the quality of
time that students spend in school.
Learners will evaluate their scheduling systems in
relation to three key issues discussed.
Learners will develop the first steps of an action
plan to adapt or create a schedule for their
district or building.
Shout Outs
Identify Benefits of a Well Crafted
Schedule
Identify one or more barriers or issues
you are having with scheduling and/or
resource allocation. Write on a sticky note
and place on parking lot
Roadmap
Issues schools face regarding
scheduling
Information on scheduling
Examples of schedules
Guest speaker – real life
example
Action planning
Issues Related to Scheduling
Quality instructional time
Positive school climate
Varied amounts of learning
time
Addressing student needs
Quality Instructional Time
Fragmented instructional time
Special programs schedule
Multiple pieces of unconnected
curriculum
Positive School Climate
Daily schedule may have an
impact on the school/classroom
climate
Traditional schedule
depersonalizes instruction for
students
Short instructional periods
Varied Amounts of Learning Time
Some students need more time to
learn than others
Options for acceleration are
limited
Curriculum issues
Scheduling As A Solution
Schedule should reflect student
needs
Utilize data to develop the
schedule
Schedule key component
Table Talk
Evaluate the scheduling system in your
district/building in relation to the three
issues presented and be prepared to
discuss
Guiding Questions:
Is your instructional time fragmented and if so, how?
How does the schedule impact the school climate in your
building?
How is the need to vary learning time met within your
schedule?
Does your schedule adequately address student needs?
SCHEDULING
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Guiding Principles for Scheduling
Consider time as a way to value instructional
priorities
Identify priorities for instruction and intervention
Analyze current schedule for time allocated to
activities
Work collaboratively to develop a schedule that
uses time to prioritize student needs
Process for Developing Schedules
• Progress Monitoring Data
Review • Current Schedule
• Number of students needing intervention
Consider • Size of intervention groups
• How is time allocated? Educational vs. Noneducational
Evaluate • Where can we find more time?
Example
Third
Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3
Grade
Reading 97
28
17
Math
97
19
12
10
Math Tier 2
18
Reading
Tier 2
6
4
3
6
2
Math Tier 3
8
Reading
Tier 3
Process for Developing Schedules
List
Rank
Plan
• Activities/Classes/Subjects
• Time spent on each activity
• What activities have an adequate amount of time?
• What activities need additional time?
• In what areas could time be reduced to meet priority
needs?
• Compare current rankings/priorities with student needs
• Identify who will teach interventions, enrichment, etc.
• Include team planning time for review of data
Time
Original
Revised
8:00
Announcements- Pledge
Announcements- Pledge
:15
Intervention/Enrichment
Reading- Comprehension, Vocabulary,
:30
Phonics/Word Study, Fluency
:45
9:00
:15
ReadingPhonics, Vocabulary, Fluency, Comprehension
:30
Language Arts, Writing, Spelling
:45
10:00
:15
Reading Interventions/Centers
Language Arts, Writing, Spelling
:30
:45
Restroom Break- 10:45-10:50
Recess
Recess- 10:50-11:05
Restroom Break- 11:00-11:05
:15
Lunch- 11:05-11:35
Lunch- 11:05-11:35
:30
Restroom Break- 11:35-11:45
Restroom Break- 11:35-11:45
11:00
Time
11:45
Original
Math
Revised
Math
12:00
:15
:30
:45
Math Intervention- (Tues. & Thurs. only)
1:00
:15
Science/ Social Studies-alternate days
Science/ Social Studies-alternate days
Specials: PE, Music, Art
Specials: PE, Music, Art- (PACK UP FIRST!)
Return to class/pack up for end of the day
Math and Reading Fluency
Buses home
Buses Home
:30
:45
2:00
:15
:30
:45
3:00
Principal of Roosevelt Elementary
Scheduling Tips
Include after school program staff in planning
intervention support activities
Assign ALL staff to a student/group to
provide support at regularly scheduled times
Steal minutes from low impact activities
Consider alternative schedules
Utilize schoolschedulingassociates.com
Tips for Elementary Scheduling
Schedule recess time creatively
Avoid short blocks of time
Block schedule specials
Rotate itinerant specialists
Consider time of day
SCHEDULING EXAMPLES
ELEMENTARY– TRACY COLWELL-FORCK
ACTION PLANNING
Discuss scheduling options and tips
Develop an action plan or the first
steps of a plan for development
of a schedule
Resources:
“RtI Scheduling Processes for Middle School”
National Center on Response to Intervention
“The Power of Innovative Scheduling” Educational
Leadership, by Robert Lynn Canady and Michael D.
Rettig
“Finding Time: Building Schedules to Implement RtI,”
University of Texas
http://buildingrti.utexas.org/CAP/Scheduling/Sch
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SHARE OUT
Share one idea you received from
this session or one item that you will
share with your team regarding
scheduling
“Only in the last decade have educators
begun to capitalize on the potential of
scheduling to improve schools. With open
minds and equal doses of creativity and
technical expertise, school administrators,
teachers, parents, and students can
harness this power.”
Robert Canady and Michael Rettig