Writing the Response to Intervention RtI District Plan

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Writing the Response to Intervention (RtI)
District Plan

• September 4, 2008
• Presented by Beth Hanselman and Marica Cullen
• Illinois State Board of Education

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Illinois Requirements
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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

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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

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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

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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

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Quality Education for All Students

• In an RtI Model educators will
• 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

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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
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Access the District Improvement Plan

• http//iirc.niu.edu/

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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

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Required Plan Components
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District Improvement Plan Section I

• Section 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

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District Improvement Plan Section II

• Section 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

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District Improvement Plan Section III

• Section III-A Development, Review and
  Implementation Stakeholder Involvement

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Writing Tools and Resource Documents
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E-Plan Writing Web Resources

• E-Plan writing guides and other resources are
  available at
• http//www.isbe.net/sos/htmls/improvement_process
  .htm

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District Self-Assessment Template

• Contains seven areas of implementation
• Consensus Building and Collaboration
• Standards-Based Curriculum and Research-Based
  Instruction
• Research-Based Assessment Practices
• Student Intervention/Problem Solving Team Process
• Intervention Strategy Identification
• Resources Allocation
• Ongoing Professional Development for Effective RtI

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District Self-Assessment Template

• Each of the seven sections contains multiple
  indicators
• Use each template section with stakeholders to
  assess the districts 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

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Crosswalk of Self-Assessment Template and RtI
Plan Components
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Crosswalk of Self-Assessment Template and RtI
Plan Components
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Crosswalk of Self-Assessment Template and RtI
Plan Components
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Crosswalk of Self-Assessment Template and RtI
Plan Components
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Crosswalk of Self-Assessment Template and RtI
Plan Components
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Crosswalk of Self-Assessment Template and RtI
Plan Components
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Crosswalk of Self-Assessment Template and RtI
Plan Components
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Crosswalk of Self-Assessment Template and RtI
Plan Components
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Additional Resources
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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
  

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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

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Plan Submission and Review
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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

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Reviewing the Plan

• Staff teams at the Illinois State Board of
  Education will review RtI plans using the IIRC
  monitoring forms

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Response to Intervention Web Resources

• Information on Illinois RtI is available at
  www.isbe.net/RtI_plan/default.htm