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, 2008Presented by: Beth Hanselman and

Marica CullenIllinois 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 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

In an RtI Model educators willUse 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

Quality Education for All Students

The RtI Plan Template

Access the District Improvement Plan

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

Section I-B – Local Assessment DataSection I-C – Item 1 Other Data

Attributes and ChallengesSection I-C – Item 3 Other Data

Parent InvolvementSection I-D – Key Factors

District Improvement Plan – Section II

Section II-A – Action Plan RtI ObjectiveSection II-B – Student Strategies and

Activities for RtISection II-C – Professional Development

Strategies and Activities for RtISection II-D – Parent Involvement

Strategies and Activities for RtISection II-E – Monitoring Process for RtI

District Improvement Plan – Section III

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

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

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

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. Consensus Building and Collaboration

Section III-A Stakeholder Involvement

Section I-C, Item 3Parent Involvement

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-DData 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 CParent 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-BStudent Strategies and Activities

Section II-DParent 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-CProfessional Development Strategies and Activities

Section II-DParent Involvement Strategies and Activities

Section II-EMonitoring

Crosswalk of Self-Assessment Template and RtI Plan Components

Self Assessment Section

District Improvement Plan

VII. Professional Development

Section II-CProfessional 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