1. Assess…Address…Success! Response to Intervention (RtI) at GCMS Elementary

2. Venturing into new territory…

3. GCMS jumped on the RtI bandwagon. Why?

7. 5% of students High At-Risk Learner Research based interventions 1-3 pupils/group 45-60 minutes supplement Progress monitoring weekly on target skill(s) 15% of students At-Risk Learners Research based interventions 4-6 pupils/group 20-45 minutes supplement Progress monitoring every 2 weeks on target skill(s) 80% of students All Learners receive Core Reading program (McMillan-McGraw Hill) 90 minutes/day grades K-3 (primary focus) 60 minutes/day grades 4-5 Benchmark assessments at beginning, middle and end of year (Areas: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension) Multi-tier model Component 1

8. Problem Solving Method Component 2

9. Team Teacher and Interventionist 2008-09

10. Integrated data collection/assessment system Component 3 We are working hard to develop a data collection system that uses the information found on our student intervention sheets, student data sheets and our formal and informal assessment probes.

11. Draft red = at risk 30 = Very concerned yellow = some risk 20 = Somewhat concerned green = low risk 10 = Slightly concerned * 0 = Not concerned 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 (9 weeks) Pre-Test Rating (0-3)* Comments Star Test Reading Grade Reading SAT 10 ISAT Teacher DIBELS Student Student Data

12. Individual Student Intervention Plan

15. Scheduling & flexibility! Component 6

16. Our source of pride for our efforts in 2007-08. ISAT- Reading

17. We are not satisfied! There is still much more to do! More kids to reach! We have formulated a plan to improve!

19. Our intentions are to continue to assess our students to best address their needs and continue to celebrate our students’ reading success !