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I-RtI Network
Fidelity: Maximizing the
Effectiveness of Tier 2
September 24, 2013
Facilitated/Presented by:
Lori Hensold
Ruth Poage-Gaines
Sherry Geier
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)
I-RtI Network
FIDELITY AT TIER 2
Outcomes
What Do You Think ?
Ensuring Fidelity
Professional
Development
Instructional
Tools and
Strategies
Student
Achievement
Continuous Improvement Cycle
PLC Questions
Collaborative Instructional Planning
How will we respond when
some students have clearly
achieved the intended
outcomes?
What do we want our
students to learn?
Review
Standards/
Assessment
Analysis & Reteaching
Problem Solving
Process
Planning
Problem Analysis
End of Unit
Assessment
Plan Evaluation
Problem Identification
Teaching
Plan Development
How will we respond when
some students don’t learn?
Adjust
Teaching
Mid-Unit
Assessment
How will we know they
have learned it?
Planning for Fidelity
Ensuring things
go as planned…
Fidelity
Curriculum
• Are we adhering to the curriculum as
planned?
Instruction
• Are we adhering to instructional
strategies/routines as planned?
Assessment
• Are we administering & scoring
assessments reliably?
Process
• Are we adhering to the process as
planned?
SASED, 2013
Curriculum
• How do you identify the curricular area in
which a student needs more instruction?
• Does the need for intervention reflect a gap in
your curriculum?
• How does your Tier 2 support line up with
your Tier 1 support?
Instruction
• What is the research or evidence base
behind the intervention strategy being
used?
• Was ample PD and training provided before
implementing the intervention?
• Who is making sure the intervention is
taught/implemented according to
directions?
• Student attendance
Assessment
• Does it measure student growth in the
targeted area?
• Is it reliable and valid?
• Is data easily accessible and presented in an
easily understood format?
• Are the tests administered accurately?
Process
• Is there ample time in the schedule for
intervention and progress monitoring?
• What data will be used to make decisions?
• Are meetings regularly scheduled?
• How are decisions made?
• How do we assess if the intervention is
effective?
High Fidelity
Increased
Program
Credibility
Highly Motivated
Staff
Better Student
Outcomes
How do you measure it?
• Name one type of tool
that could be used to
measure fidelity of :
– Curriculum
– Instruction
– Assessment
– Process at Tier 2
Tools to Measure
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Teacher log
Teacher report
Rating scale
Direct observation
Walk-through
Permanent product
Teacher evaluation instrument (Danielson or other)
• Choose one tool
that could be
modified to your
school or district
needs.
• Why did you choose
that tool?
• What will it
measure?
Ideas from an
Implementing
District
McLean CUD #5
Jennifer Gill
Director of Teaching
and Learning
Ideas from an
Implementing
District
District 200
Woodstock
Courtney Havens
RtI Coordinator
Reflection
Review
One of the best
ways to remember
something is to
test yourself.
Evaluation
Action
Planning
DISCUSS & SHARE
• Successes
• Barriers
• Additional supports &/or
resources needed
• Next step(s)
Key Ideas for Fidelity in
Tier 2
1. Implementation integrity is
critical to RtI.
2. Choose the right tool to
measure integrity.
3. Determine fidelity of:
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Curriculum
Instruction
Assessment
Process