Transcript Writing the Response to Intervention (RtI) District Plan September 4, 2008 Presented by: Beth Hanselman and Marica Cullen Illinois State Board of Education.

Writing the Response to
Intervention (RtI) District Plan
September 4, 2008
Presented by: Beth Hanselman and
Marica Cullen
Illinois State Board of Education
Illinois Requirements
Federal Legislation
 IDEA Regulations
(2006) require RtI
within a three-tier intervention model
as part of special education eligibility
decision-making
34 CFR 300.307 and 34 CFR 300.309
State Legislation
 Illinois
Part 226.130 Rule requires
Illinois districts to implement RtI as
part of their evaluation procedure for
making Specific Learning Disability
determinations by the 2010-2011
school year
State Legislation
 More
importantly, Rule 226.130
requires Illinois districts to complete
a plan for transition (RtI Plan) to the
use of a process that determines
how a child responds to scientific,
research-based intervention as part
of the evaluation procedure by
January 1, 2009
Illinois State Board of Education
Beliefs
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)
believes that increased student learning requires
the consistent practice of providing high quality
instruction matched to student needs. Response to
Intervention (RtI) is a general education initiative
which requires collaborative efforts from all district
staff, general educators, special educators and
bilingual/ELL staff. In a quality educational
environment student academic and behavioral
needs must be identified and monitored
continuously with documented student
performance data used to make instructional
decisions.
The Illinois State Response to Intervention Plan, January 1, 2008
Quality Education for All Students
In an RtI Model educators will
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Use assessments for screening,
diagnostics and progress monitoring
Use data from those assessments to
inform instructional decisions
Use a multi-tier model of instruction to
respond to student needs
Quality Education for All Students
In an RtI Model educators will
Use scientific, research-based
instructional interventions when data
show students are not successful
 Intervene early rather than adopt a “wait
to fail” approach to education
 Effectively teach all children
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The RtI Plan Template
Access the District Improvement Plan
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http://iirc.niu.edu/
Complete the RtI Components
 RtI
is based upon principles of improving
academic achievement for all students
 The components of RtI outlined in the
Illinois State Plan are also contained
within the district improvement planning
process
Required Plan
Components
District Improvement Plan –
Section I
I-B – Local Assessment Data
 Section I-C – Item 1 Other Data
Attributes and Challenges
 Section I-C – Item 3 Other Data
Parent Involvement
 Section I-D – Key Factors
 Section
District Improvement Plan –
Section II
II-A – Action Plan RtI Objective
 Section II-B – Student Strategies and
Activities for RtI
 Section II-C – Professional Development
Strategies and Activities for RtI
 Section II-D – Parent Involvement
Strategies and Activities for RtI
 Section II-E – Monitoring Process for RtI
 Section
District Improvement Plan –
Section III
III-A – Development, Review
and Implementation Stakeholder
Involvement
 Section
Writing Tools and
Resource Documents
E-Plan Writing Web Resources
 E-Plan
writing guides and other
resources are available at
http://www.isbe.net/sos/htmls/improvement_
process.htm
District Self-Assessment Template
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Contains seven areas of implementation:
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Consensus Building and Collaboration
Standards-Based Curriculum and ResearchBased Instruction
Research-Based Assessment Practices
Student Intervention/Problem Solving Team
Process
Intervention Strategy Identification
Resources Allocation
Ongoing Professional Development for
Effective RtI
District Self-Assessment Template
 Each
of the seven sections contains
multiple indicators
 Use each template section with
stakeholders to assess the district’s
current state of RtI implementation
 Each set of indicators can also be
used to generate discussion and to
assist stakeholders in developing a
greater understanding of RtI
Crosswalk of Self-Assessment
Template and RtI Plan Components
Self Assessment
Section
District Improvement Plan
Sections I-VII
Section II-A
Action Plan – RtI Objective
Crosswalk of Self-Assessment
Template and RtI Plan Components
Self Assessment
Section
District Improvement Plan
I.
Section III-A
Stakeholder Involvement
Section I-C, Item 3
Parent Involvement
Consensus
Building and
Collaboration
Crosswalk of Self-Assessment
Template and RtI Plan Components
Self Assessment
Section
District Improvement Plan
II. Curriculum and
Instruction
Section I-C, Item 1
Attributes and Challenges
Section I-D
Data and Analysis Key Factors
Crosswalk of Self-Assessment
Template and RtI Plan Components
Self Assessment
Section
District Improvement Plan
III. Assessment
Practices
Section I-B
Local Assessment
Crosswalk of Self-Assessment
Template and RtI Plan Components
Self Assessment
Section
District Improvement Plan
IV. Intervention/
Problem-Solving
Team
Section I-B
Local Assessment
Section I-C, Item C
Parent Involvement
Crosswalk of Self-Assessment
Template and RtI Plan Components
Self Assessment
Section
District Improvement Plan
V. Intervention
Strategy
Identification
Section I-B
Local Assessment
Section I-C
Parent Involvement
Section II-B
Student Strategies and Activities
Section II-D
Parent Involvement Strategies and
Activities
Section II-E Monitoring
Crosswalk of Self-Assessment
Template and RtI Plan Components
Self Assessment
Section
District Improvement Plan
VI. Resources
Allocation
Section II-B
Student Strategies and Activities
Section II-C
Professional Development
Strategies and Activities
Section II-D
Parent Involvement Strategies
and Activities
Section II-E
Monitoring
Crosswalk of Self-Assessment
Template and RtI Plan Components
Self Assessment
Section
District Improvement Plan
VII. Professional
Development
Section II-C
Professional Development
Strategies and Activities
Additional Resources
Accessing the IIRC
 Each
District Superintendent has a
User Name and Password to Access
the IIRC
 A Word document template is
available at
www.isbe.net/sos/word/eplan_template_districts
.doc
Writing the Plan
 The
E-Plans Resource guide found at
www.isbe.net/sos/htmls/improvement_
process.htm has been updated to
include RtI
 The RtI Self-Assessment Template
found at
www.isbe.net/RtI_plan/default.htm
provides a useful tool for writing teams
Plan Submission and
Review
Submitting the Plan
 The
RtI Plan is submitted by each
district through the IIRC website
(http://iirc.niu.edu/) when it is
complete
 Local Board Approval is still required
for Districts submitting a full District
Improvement Plan
Reviewing the Plan
 Staff
teams at the Illinois State Board
of Education will review RtI plans
using the IIRC monitoring forms
Response to Intervention Web
Resources
 Information
on Illinois RtI is available
at www.isbe.net/RtI_plan/default.htm