Kurtis HewsonFaculty AssociateUniversity of Lethbridge

All for One: A Collaborative Response Model to Support RTI

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Essential Questions

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

• How can elements of a collaborative response model be applied in our schools?

Collaborative Response Model

Collaborative Team Meetings

• Time to talk about kids!• Time embedded in the

school timetable and calendar

• Visual display of students• Maximum staff involvement• Formalized process• Team meeting notes and

tasks• Team meeting norms• Focus and action• Essential Elements Rubric

Reflection…

Questions or

Comments?

Assessments

• Flag students for discussion• Common across the school• Benchmark assessments• Progress Monitoring

Assessments• Efficient Use of time• Teacher Assessments• Assessment schedule

established• Results disaggregated for

use• Essential Elements Rubric

Reflection…

Questions or

Comments?

Pyramid of Interventions

• Increasing intensity and support

• Fit the context of the school and the student

• Articulation of interventions• Articulation of pyramid tiers• Trained staff – reimagine

current practices• Monitored and effectiveness

evaluated• Parental consent• Essential Elements Rubric

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

Taking Action

• Work (individually or with your team) to develop some next steps (limit!)

• Establish a timeline

• Consider additional questions

Questions/Comments

Kurtis Hewsonhewskp@uleth.ca(403) 682-7374@hewsonk27

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