The mission of Polk County Public Schools is to ensure rigorous, relevant learning experiences that result in high achievement for our students.

Problem Solving-Response to Instruction/Intervention:

What Do Parents Need to Know?

The mission of Polk County Public Schools is to ensure rigorous, relevant learning experiences that result in high achievement for our students.

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A way to help students who struggle with learning or behavior

Considers how students respond to changes in how they are taught

Focuses on the skills students need to improve

A plan is developed for struggling students Progress on this plan is monitored Has three tiers or levels of instruction

/intervention

What is PS-RtI?

PS-RtI gives extra help to students who work below grade level or have behavior problems

There is no delay to providing extra help

Student progress is monitored closely

Much of this extra help occurs in the general education classroom

More frequent communication between you and the teacher

How Will This Help My Child?

Tier 1◦ Core instruction all students get in the general

education class Tier 2

◦ Usually small group help given based on results of screenings at Tier 1

◦ This extra help is in addition to what student gets in general instruction

Tier 3◦ Usually individual or very small group help

focusing on particular skills and/or behaviors◦ This is in addition to what is given at Tiers 1 and 2

What Are The Steps Involved?

Thinking Inside the Triangle

o Tier 1 = Greeno Tier 2 = Yellowo Tier 3 = Red

Students will flow back and forth between the tiers depending on the level of help needed on a certain skill or behavior.

Help starts as soon as a skill or behavior problem is noticed

A plan for improvement is implemented immediately

Decisions about progress occur every few weeks

If not enough improvement, the plan is changed

Changing behavior usually takes longer than changing academic skills

How Long Does The Process Last?

Tools used to screen ALL students

Results used to review academic or behavior progress of all students

Results help schools find students who may need additional instruction or more support

Examples of screening tools include Discovery (new tool) and Teacher/Grade Level Nomination Process

What Are Universal Screenings?

Instructional or behavioral strategies/ methods that have been proven to be effective in helping children with similar academic or behavior problems

Specific type of instruction/method/strategy for a specific type of problem

Examples include teacher-led small group instruction on learning letter sounds, or using a self-monitoring behavior chart for work completion

What Are Interventions?

A way to show how well instruction or the intervention is working

A way to show if a student is meeting instructional or behavioral goals

A way to determine if the intervention plan needs to be changed

Uses quick tools or measures to determine progress on a regular basis◦ Examples include 1-minute reading or math

probes, or behavior charts

What is Progress Monitoring?

Oliver’s Assignment Completion Chart

Behavioral Progress Monitoring

Oliver’s Chart – Letter Sounds

Academic Progress Monitoring

PS-RtI is NOT a way to delay referral to special education

It is part of the individual student evaluation process through the observations and progress monitoring data collected on the interventions being implemented

You have a legal right to ASK that your child be evaluated by the school to determine eligibility for special education services. The PS/RtI process will be used for this evaluation

The school has a legal responsibility to provide a response to this request

The School psychologist evaluation will be only a part of the comprehensive evaluation done at your child’s school

Can I Still Have My Child Tested?

Web Resources◦ www.ld.org◦ www.rtinetwork.org◦ www.ncld.org

Your school’s guidance counselor or school psychologist◦ Name, title, phone number◦ Name, title, phone number

Where Can I Learn More?