RTIProfessionalLearningDevelopment

OverviewfortheYear

ThePurpose:
ThefocusoftheRTI
professionallearningdevelopmentthisyear
istopromotecollaborationamongschool
stafftoengageinanopenandrespectful
dialoguetodiscusshowtoeffectivelyplan
andimplementinstructionthatisresearch
basedandisdriventopromotethesuccess
outcomesofalllearners.

Goals:
Toprovidearationaleforconducting
anRTIevaluation
DefiningRTIandessential
componentsofRTIprocess
Implementaschoolwide,multilevel
preventionsystem
PrimaryLevel
SecondaryLevel
TertiaryLevel
Toprovideinformationonmeasuring
fidelityofimplementation.
Createopportunitiestoparticipatein
activitiesforapplyingnewknowledge.
Guideteamsinmeaningful
discussionsrelatingtohowto
effectivelydeveloplessonplansthat
arealignedtostatestandardand
promoterigorousinstruction.
Giveexamplesoftoolsanddatathat
canbeusedtomeasureindicatorsof
RTIsuccess.

GuidedDiscussionQuestions:
WhatistheRTIprocessandpossible
itsimpactonstudentlearning
outcomes?
WhyisaSchoolAssessmentAudit
important?
Howareweimplementingscreening
inourRTImodel?
Whatdoesourmultilevelprevention
systemlooklike?Arewefully
implementingallthreelevels?

*September
Topic:
UnderstandingtheRTIApproach
DurationofTime:
2ProfessionalLearning
meetings
Dates:
TBD

*October
Topic:
ConductingaSchoolAssessment
Audit
DurationTime:
1ProfessionalDevelopment
day(2hrs)

*November:
Topic:
The

ScreeningprocessofRTIand
identifydeficitswithinstudentlearning
DurationofTime:
2ProfessionalLearning
meetings
Dates:
TBD

December:
Topic:
MonitoringStudentProgresswith
formalandinformalassessments
DurationofTime:
2ProfessionalLearning
meetings
Dates:
TBD

January
Topic:
Implementingaschoolwide,
multilevelpreventionsystem
Tier123Model
DurationofTime:
2ProfessionalLearning
meetings
Dates:
TBD

February
Topic:
DataBasedDecisionMakingfor:
Instruction
DurationofTime:
2ProfessionalLearning
meetings
Dates:
TBD

March
Topic:
DataBasedDecisionMakingfor:
EvaluatingEffectiveness

Howareyouusingdatatomake
decisionswithinyourRTImodel?
Howdowepreventoveridentification
ofTier3learners?
Howdoeseffectiveinstructionand
datasupportstudentsuccess?
Whataregoalsfornextyear?How
canweimproveRTImodel?

QuestionsadaptedfromNationalCenteron
ResponsetoIntervention(2014)Retrieved
from
http://www.rti4success.org/resource/thingsco
nsiderwhendevelopingrtievaluationplan

DurationofTime:
2ProfessionalLearning
meetings
Dates:
TBD

April
Topic:
DataBasedDecisionMakingfor:
Movementwithinthemultilevelsystem
DurationofTime:
2ProfessionalLearning
meetings
Dates:
TBD

May
Topic:
DataBasedDecisionMakingfor:
DisabilityIdentification
DurationofTime:
2ProfessionalLearning
meetings
Dates:
TBD

June:
Topic:
ArticulationMeetings:Creatingclass
listsandstudentgroupingsbasedondata
collectionanddocumentation
DurationofTime:
ProfessionalDevelopment
Day

BriefDescriptionofProfessionalLearningDevelopments
*October
Topic:
ConductingaSchoolAssessmentAudit
DurationTime:
1ProfessionalDevelopmentday(2hrs)
Assessmentscanbeaneffectivetoolinunderstandingstudentsindividualstrengthsand
areasofgrowthinallacademicareas.Schoolsmustbeaccountableandadheretoboth
nationalandstatestandardstoreceivegovernmentfunds.Asaresult,numerousassessments
arerequiredtomonitorstudentprogressandarestrongindicatorsoffutureacademicsuccess.
InmovingtowardtheimplementationofanRTIsystem,mostschoolsshouldconductanaudit
oftheexistingassessmentsbeingusedateachgradelevel(StahlandMckenna,2013,p34).
Byperformingaschoolassessmentauditteachesandstaffareawareofwhatassessmentsare
currentlybeingusedandprovideanopportunitytocreateacohesivesystemofassessments
thataccuratelyconstructaacademicstudentprofileofeachchild.

*November:
Topic:
The

ScreeningprocessofRTIandidentifydeficitswithinstudentlearning

DurationofTime:
2ProfessionalLearningmeetings
Dates:
TBD
Thegoaloftheseprofessionallearningdevelopmentsessionsistoemphasizethe
benefitsofuniversalscreening.GiventheRTIpreventionmodel,screeningisthefirststepin
identifyingstudentswhomaybeatriskforlearningdifficulties.Byfocusingontargetskills
teacherscanquicklyidentifystudentswhoareunderperformingcomparedtotheirpeers.During
thistimeteacherscancollaborateanddiscusswhatassessmentwouldbemostbeneficialto
usetoidentifyareasofneedinspecificcontentareas.

December:
Topic:
MonitoringStudentProgresswithformalandinformalassessments
DurationofTime:
2ProfessionalLearningmeetings
Dates:
TBD
Usingformalandinformalassessmentstomonitorstudentprogressisbeneficial
becauseitenablesteachersbemoreintentionalinplanningeffectivelessonsandpromotes
studentengagementbyutilizingstudentsstrengthsandlearningstylestomakelearningmore
meaningful.Whenteachersusemultipleformsofstudentassessmentsitprovidesabetter
understandingofskillsandconceptslearnedaswellasidentifymisconceptionsand
discrepanciesinstudentlearning.Multipleformsofassessmentsalsocanincreasestudent
motivationwhenstudentsareabletodemonstrateunderstandingsinmultipleformsand
providesasenseofownership.Duringtheseprofessionallearningmeetingsschool
professionalswillhaveanopportunitytoreviewawiderrangeofassessmentstodemonstrate
studentsunderstandingsaswellashowthoseassessmentscanbeusedtodrivefuture
instruction.

WorksCited:
Stah,K.A,andMcKenna,M.(2013).
ReadingAssessmentinaRTIframework.
Reading
AssessmentinAnRTIFramework.NewYork.GuilfordPress

CenteronResponsetoIntervention(2014)Retrievedfrom
http://www.rti4success.org/resource/thingsconsiderwhendevelopingrtievaluationplan