RyeCatcher Education overview presentation updated Nov 2017

1. RyeCatcher Overview
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2. Agenda
• Introduction
• What You’ll Learn In This Overview
• Origin of RyeCatcher
• RyeCatcher the company
• How does RyeCatcher help students and families?
• Day in the life of RyeCatcher user
• Benefits of Using RyeCatcher
• What schools across the nation are saying?
• Adopting RyeCatcher
• Summary/Close Out
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3. Origin of RyeCatcher
RyeCatcher Education’s mission is to ensure that all students, especially those with special needs or
who come from at-risk environments, have access to the services they need to flourish in school.
RyeCatcher software is used to connect students to resources that support the full range of student
needs both in and out of the classroom.
RyeCatcher Education was founded by Arthi Krishnaswami in 2014 to realize prototypes she developed
in 2012 for the U.S. federal government’s MyData initiative. Since then, RyeCatcher software has served
more than 23,000 students.
Arthi was inspired by her brother’s experience as a special education student to create a system that
would support students and families with special needs. Since then, RyeCatcher software has become a
platform that schools can use to create a community of support for every student.
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4. RyeCatcher the Company
RyeCatcher Education is a public benefit corporation. The company is privately-held with no equity investors or shareholders. The
company is headquartered in New York City. Staff and partners are distributed across the United States.
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Arthi Krishswanami, Founder, CEO, arthi@ryecatcher.com
L. Arthi Krishnaswami, Founder and CEO, is an information designer and visualization expert.
Arthi has worked with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the
Department of Education’s MyData initiative to develop prototypes to demonstrate how a
trust framework for the exchange of personal student data can drive positive educational
outcomes. While at the College Board, Arthi led user-centered redesigns of applications for
the SAT, PSAT, and other College Board programs used by millions of students each year.
Arthi’s work has been published by Oxford University Press, NOVA Science publishers, the
Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and others. Arthi received her
A.B. in Public Policy from Brown and her Master of Design in Communication Planning and
Information Design from Carnegie Mellon.

5. What is RyeCatcher?
RyeCatcher is online collaboration software that makes it easy for everyone
involved in a student’s success to work together. Schools, families, and
caregivers use RyeCatcher to determine the kinds of support each student
needs, to create a circle of support designed just for that student, and to
monitor and measure the outcome of that support.
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Wraparound -
Integrated services for all students

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9. Our
Solution
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10. Behavior Intervention
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11. Vision Intervention
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12. RyeCatcher Platform - Key Features
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• Family Needs Mapper survey to assess student and family needs
• Circle of Support custom student support team of in and out of school caregivers, providers, and
resources recommended based on student’s needs
• Service Provider Directory of regional caregivers in 35+ categories of social, academic, behavioral,
emotional, and medical support to fill a student’s circle
• Start to End Academic and Behavior Tracking/Activity Feed of student and family events, outreach and
activities to support communication and collaboration among the student’s support team
• Reports and visualizations that connect interventions to outcomes—activities and events, special
education service tracking, progress monitoring, behavior tracking, RtI, referrals, outreach, attendance, and
academics

13. A Day in the Life of RyeCatcher User
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TYPES OF ROLES STAFF RECOMMENDED FUNCTIONALITY
ADMIN Principal, AP, Dean, Coach, RTI
Coordinator, etc.
• View and Create Reports
• Admin menu … Ryecatcher user account creation, access permissions, manage
caseloads school-wide
• Student Section… to ensure the right students are in the system
• Notes Section… Meetings, Referrals, Observation tracking
• Meetings
• Check in/Check out
MENTAL HEALTH, STUDENT
SUPPORT
Counselor, Social Worker, Psychologist,
Therapists, etc.
• Referrals
• Private Notes
• Meetings
• Observation/Behavior Tracker
• Incidents
• Behavior Tracker
• Check in/Check out
SPECIAL EDUCATION Teachers, Occupational, Speech &
Language, Physical, etc.
• Progress Monitoring
• SPED Tracker
• Meetings
• Referrals
• Observation/Behavior Tracker
TEACHERS Teachers, TAs,Subs, Office staff, etc. • Referrals
• Observation/Behavior Tracker
• Meetings
• Incidents
COMMUNITY PARTNERS Tutors, School Volunteers, NonProfits,
etc.
• Meetings
• Incidents
• Observation/Behavior Tracker

14. RyeCatcher can ensure student success by helping….
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● Parents: As parents it’s difficult to keep track of the services given to your child and it can be a hassle to take time off work
to sign paperwork for services. RyeCatcher can help parents eliminate the hassle by sending electronic parent consent
forms for quicker turnaround of service for children.
● Service Providers: The biggest challenge on supporting our students is understanding the services that are in place in and
outside of school. With parental permission, service providers can now communicate and collaborate with schools to
ensure supports are aligned and consistent.
● Teachers: With grading and preparing for a classroom lessons, it can be difficult to think about individual student
interventions. RyeCatcher can help teachers manage their interventions by referring students for specialized services and
monitoring student progress.
● SPED: It can be overwhelming to ensure individual education plans are implemented with fidelity. RyeCatcher allows
resource specialist to lookup IEPs and track minutes through our mobile app. No more questioning if a support is part of a
student’s plan; all individual education plans are located in one location for easy lookup and checking.
● Mental Health Professionals: Managing a caseload of students on paper can take hours and hours of documentation.
Mental Health Professionals can receive notifications from Response to Intervention Teams around student services and
adjust supports based on individual and school wide needs.
● Administrators: RyeCatcher gives administrators and leadership teams access to data reports that captures multi-tier
support services for strategic planning and scaffolding of services. Now administrators can make data driven decisions to
dial back or increase student services.

15. Benefits of using RyeCatcher
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● Student Centered Support: Our software’s primary mission is to ensure student achievement by
providing students with a circle of support both in and outside school.
● Parental Engagement: Supporting students start with parental involvement. RyeCatcher engages with
and informs parents on the advantages of using RyeCatcher alongside their school and other
organizations.
● School-wide Tool: RyeCatcher can serve as a tracking tool for Multi-Tier Support Systems and
Positive Behavior Intervention Systems for a school site and can also coexist with any existing
school-wide system.
● Implementation and Rollout Plan: RyeCatcher has a team of experienced Implementation managers
and leaders to assist with implementation and rollout – all of whom have worked at high performing
school sites.
● Security, Compliance and Reporting: RyeCatcher has the latest security and encryption technology
to ensure privacy of student information. RyeCatcher can provide easy access to actionable reports
that are state and federal compliant, allowing for instant reporting and immediate modifications for
student support services.

16. What schools across
the Nation are
saying about
RyeCatcher?
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“Ryecatcher was an easy to use tool that allowed me to track
student behavior and attendance to group therapy...I loved that the
notes were in real time and gave me access to students' progress
and parental/teacher communication. Ryecatcher was an excellent
compliment to my individual counseling sessions and provided a
framework for the interventions I used with my students each
week.” - Casey Chambers, School Social Worker
“I liked how accessible the site was. Being able to look at the notes
that each student had documented was essential in working as an
intern. I will never forget the time that an incident occurred and
months later documentation was needed. I was able to print off
what I had documented and it actually saved someone's job!” -
Felisha Mason, Counselor
“Rye is user-friendly.....very easy to navigate...it made tracking
your clients easy for not just me but the entire school.” -Jerry
Smith, Behavioral Specialist

17. Contact
Information
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RyeCatcher Education PBC
420 Central Park West, Apt. 4D
New York, NY 10025
info@ryecatcher.com
Steven Lam, Director of Growth and
Partnerships
steven@ryecatcher.com
( 510) 847 - 3541