Project Overview Table

Student: Maritza Quiones

Area of Concern

Needs Assessment

Scroggins
Elementary is an
inner-city campus in
Houston ISD. Every
campus in the district
is supposed to have
an Intervention
Assistance Team (IAT)
in charge of
monitoring students
academic
interventions, their
documentation, and
if needed, referral for
services to address
students specific
needs. This process
is not happening in
my school and the
IAT is inexistent.

As teacher specialist
with several
administrative roles, I
understand that
nowadays teachers
have many
paperwork-related
duties. I took the
initiative to form a
proper IAT and train
its members. Only a
handful of teachers
on campus knew
what to do to
complete the
documentation
process and they
were going straight
to the diagnostician if
they thought the
student needed to be
referred to special
education. They were
not aware of other
services available to
students through
Section 504.

Name of Project: Intervention Assistance Team (IAT)

Projects Action
Plan
November 2015Emailed district RtI
manager to request
assistance with
training and building
capacity of the IAT
members.

Competencies
Addressed
November 2015
C002Communication and
collaboration with
school community.

December 2015IAT Initial Meeting

with Dr. Montgomery,
district RtI manager.
Discussed purpose
and goals of campus
team.

December 2015
C002Communication and
collaboration with
school community.

C007- Apply decision

making skills.

C001- Articulation of
vision of learning.

Early January
2016-

January 2016
C002Communication and
collaboration with
school community.

First training - team

planning meeting.
Developed campus
timeline and
designated frequency
of mandated
meetings.

C005- Facilitate the

development of
student services.

Evaluation
Pre-AssessmentThere was not an
organized Response
to Intervention
/Intervention
Assistance Team.
Teachers who wanted
to refer student for
evaluation went
straight to the
diagnostician. Most
would not even take
time to begin
documenting the
interventions
because of how
lengthy is the
process.
Final evaluation
After a full semester
of implementation,
the IAT is having
periodic meetings
and making
recommendations for
students in
intervention. This
year a very
successful ratio of
referral
/identification. There

Reflection
1. As leaders in a
school
community, we
must provide
children with the
best possible
education.
Teachers must
meet the needs
of every single
opportunity in
their classrooms.
2. Teachers must be
childrens
educational
advocates and do
what is in their
power to grant
them an equal
chance for
learning. It is not
acceptable that
the length of the
IAT process
deprive students
from the services
they need.
3. I know that
teachers at my
school can work

were four new 504

cases and 3 students
identified with
Dyslexia.

Mid-January 2016Mini professional

development session
for IAT members to
facilitate the
knowledge of
Chancery tools and
online documents.
Introduction to
referral checklist.
Question and answer
opportunities.

Mid-January 2015

Early February
2016- Discussed
cases already in
intervention and
their progress. Parent
consent meetings
were schedule for
504 cases.
Mid-February
2016- Met with
different grade levels
to discuss and
designate the cases
ready to refer for
special education.

Early February
2016C002Communication and
collaboration with
school community.

C001- Shaping
campus culture by
facilitating vision for
learning.
C004- Facilitate the
use of technology
and information
systems.

Mid-February 2016
C002Communication and
collaboration with
school community.
C005- Facilitate the
development of
student services.

in the campus
level IAT if they
are guided, now I
want them to
have
conversations
about students
educational
progress and
interventions in
their grade level
meetings.

March 2016Meeting to determine

if needed
documentation was
included and referral
folders were
complete.

March 2016- C007Apply decision

making skills.

April 2016- Initial

ARD meetings took
place throughout the
month after
evaluations were
completed.

April 2016 C002Provide opportunities

for
parents/caregivers to
be engaged in the
education of their
children.
C003- Apply laws,
policies, and
procedures in a fair
and reasonable
matter.
May 2015
C002Communication and
collaboration with
school community.
C004- Promote the
use of creative,
critical thinking by
staff involved in
curriculum design
and delivery.

Late April 2016Follow up existing

interventions and
determine if there
were additional cases
ready for referral
before district
deadline of April 29.