Section 4 Next Steps:

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Section 4Next Steps

• In Your District and at your Sites
• Catherine Christo
• Deeds Gill
• James Russell

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Resources Websites forProgress Monitoring

• CBM and NCLB -http//www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SASA/
  aypstr/index.html
• Training materials/probes www.interventioncentral.
  org
• Read Naturally www.readnaturally.com
• CBM Website List - http//www.luc.edu/schools/educ
  ation/c487/lap/velde.htm
• Progress monitoring www.studentprogress.org
• www.aimsweb.com
• University of Oregon Dibels http//dibels.uorgon
  .edu and www.idea.uoregon.edu
• Florida Project -http//sss.usf.edu/cbm/cbm.htm
• Excellent general site. www.studentprogress.org

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Potential Pitfalls

• Problem solving
• Changing Roles
• Interventions
• Not research based or effective with population
• Not implemented with fidelity
• Not implemented with sufficient intensity
• Progress monitoring
• Inappropriate target
• Not implemented with necessary frequency
• Data not used to inform instruction

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Now Where Are You?

• Essential Elements Worksheet
• Complete with your team or with table mates
• Report back/share with small groups facilitated
  by presenters

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How Long Will It Take toImplement this
Effectively?

• 3-6 years
• Take it one step (e.g., skill) at a time.
• Focus on early intervention at your level
• Consider Tier 1 issues
• Create Tier 2 options with existing staff and
  resources
• Develop a 5 year PDP for staff
• Ease their job with social support and technology
• Use networks-avoid reinventing the wheel.

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Beginning to Build Partnerships

• Who are the key stakeholders with whom we need to
  partner?
• What initiatives are in place that connect to RtI
  and need to connect more closely to one another?
• What do we need to do differently to move forward
  with RtI implementation?

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Next Steps

• Back at your district/school
• Future support
• Other resources
• RTI Project Team
• Resource Packet
• Websites
• Starting out make it
• Realistic
• Meaningful

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RTI Project Support

• Phase I
• Overview presentation
• Phase II
• In depth presentation based on district needs
• Phase III
• Consultation work with individual
  districts/schools