Kurtis HewsonFaculty AssociateUniversity of Lethbridge

All for One: A Framework to Support RTI

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Calvin Christian School

Essential Questions

• How do collaborative team meetings, assessments and a pyramid of interventions support the needs of students?

• How can a collaborative response model be applied in other school contexts? What are the next steps?

Leadership Tools

Setting the Stage

• Responding to students not a linear process

• Cultural shift from traditional to student-response

• Behaviours change before beliefs

Leadership ToolsEssential Cultural Shifts Analysis Key Elements of Research-Based

Interventions

…restructuring occurs time and time again, whereas reculturing (how teachers come to

question and change their beliefs and habits) is what is needed.

Fullan, 2007

Collaborative Response Model

Reaching the Forgotten Ten Percent

Collaborative Team Meetings

Assessments Pyramid of Interventions

Collaborative Team Meetings

Leadership ToolsEssential Elements Rubric

Collaborative Team Meeting CycleVisual Student Scoreboard

Team Meeting Notes Samples

• Focus on common goal

• Action oriented

• Maximum staff involvement

• Time embedded in the school timetable and calendar

• Formalized process

• Visual display of students

• Team meeting notes and tasks

• Team meeting norms

Reflection…

Questions or

Comments?

Assessments

• Flag students for discussion

• Benchmark assessments

• Progress monitoring assessments

• Common across the school

• Efficient use of time

• Teacher assessments

• Assessment schedule established

• Results disaggregated for use

Leadership ToolsEssential Elements Rubric

Examining Common Standardized Assessments

Reflection…

Questions or

Comments?

Pyramid of Interventions

• Increasing intensity and support

• Fit the context of the school and student

• Articulation of interventions

• Articulation of pyramid tiers

• Provided by trained staff

• Monitored and effectiveness evaluated

• Parental consent

• Communicated to school community

Leadership ToolsEssential Elements Rubric

WMES Sample Pyramid ModelExamining Intervention Strategies

WMES Sample Interventions Grades 1-3

Reflection…

Questions or

Comments?

WMES’ Journey

Phase OneTeam Meetings

Common BenchmarkCommon Language

Establishing Critical Mass

Phase TwoAction Planning Team – POI

Shift in CultureProgress Monitoring

Defining InterventionsExamine staff time usage

Phase ThreeExpanding Interventions

Articulation of WMES Pyramid

Piloting Push-In (Grade 1)Refinement of Assessments

Phase FourBLAST program

Push-In (Grades 1-4)Literacy Coach

Behaviour and Division 2

Leadership ToolsInstructional Reading

Strategies Survey

Developing an Action Plan

Individual or Team

– Determine next steps (maximum five)– Establish timeline (at least one prior to

the end of the year)– Consider additional questions (and

where to access support

Share one actionLeadership Tools

Next Steps to Respond to Students’ Literacy Needs

Questions/Comments

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