2012 SSTAGE RTI STAR Award Teasley Middle School

2012 SSTAGE RTI STAR Award Teasley Middle School Cherokee County Amy Graham, Donna Bertram, Judy Withey Assistant Principal, RTI Coach, Academic Coach

Creative Approaches to the RTI Process in a Title I Middle School EQ: How does the RTI process address individual student needs?

Tier 4 15% Tier 3 1% Tier 2 13% Tier 1 100% Teasley at a glance… 71% are exclusively on Tier 1 Tier 4 includes district feeder self-contained programs

TIER 1 • Tier 1 • • • Data Analysis Individual Scheduling Universal Screenings Benchmarks (Quarterly) Differentiation Academic Double Dip • • • Learning Focused School S. W. A. G Anti-bullying Program Teacher As Advisor Classroom Guidance Behavior Discipline System

TIER 1 PROGRAMS • Family & Student Portal • USATest. Prep • Georgia On-line Assessment System • Successmaker Math • 6 + 1 Writing Traits While these are research based programs used in Cherokee County, there are many other programs a school may implement.

• Behavior Discipline Chart ◦ “Point Sheet” is a part of each TMS student’s agenda.

RTI TERMINOLOGY Created by Cherokee County School District

TIER 2 (13% of population) • RTI Tuesday • POINT Plans • Academic and Behavioral Interventions

Tier 2 Interventions • • • Reading Paired Reading Peer Tutoring Repeated Reading Math Peer Tutoring Small Group Tutoring Behavior Success Contract Check-n-Connect Rewards/Consequences

TIER 3 (1% of population) • • Weekly Progress Monitoring Quarterly Parent Meetings More Intensive Interventions Consult SLP and School Psychologist

Tier 3 Interventions • Reading Repeated Reading • Math One-on-One Tutoring • Behavior Continue Check-n-Connect Rewards/Consequences Mentor

TIER 2 & 3 PROGRAMS • • Study Island Timez Attack SOLO Literacy Support READ 180 Wilson Reading Check-n-Connect Attendance Panels While these are research based programs used in Cherokee County, there are many other programs a school may implement

Attendance Rewards & Interventions • Quarterly and End-of. Year Rewards • Letters sent home at 2, 5, 7, 10 and 12 absences • TMS Attendance Panel • TADRA Requirements • Mentors Assigned

RTI Teasley Style • • • Scheduling Academic Double Dose Saturday School EXP/Club Extreme Title I Summer School

BELL SCHEDULE • Quarterly Rotation ◦ ◦ 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 1234567 2134576 7634521 6734512

DOUBLE DOSE • Remediation vs. Acceleration • Reading/Math Success • Math/ELA/Science Enrichment

TEACHER SUPPORT • • Professional Development Teacher-to-Teacher Observation RTI Coach County-level Training Professional Learning Communities CCGPS Curriculum Technology Double Planning Period

CCSD RTI PORTAL • Easy click access to current data for students being served through the RTI process Created by Cherokee County School District

Student Name ID Number RTI PORTAL Demographics

Student Name ID Number Academic History School and Attendance History

Student Name ID Number Services Currently Provided What educational services are already being provided?

Assessment History Standardized Test Scores at a glance…

Meeting History Strengths, Weaknesses, and Academic Concerns

Academic Concerns Specific Concerns and Goals

BEHAVIORAL CONCERNS Listing of behaviors observed by teachers Created by Cherokee County School District

EQ: HOW DOES THE RTI PROCESS ADDRESS INDIVIDUAL STUDENT NEEDS? Georgia Department of Education in collaboration with the Student Support Team Association for Georgia Educators RTI Star Award Winners: Georgia Pyramid of Interventions

THANK YOU! Georgia Department of Education in collaboration with the Student Support Team Association for Georgia Educators RTI Star Award Winners: Georgia Pyramid of Interventions