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www. interventioncentral. org The School Pre. Referral Intervention Team: A Checklist for Getting Started… Jim Wright www. interventioncentral. org Jim Wright

www. interventioncentral. org New Teacher Support Teams: Stages of Adoption 1. Finding a Good Fit. Team structured problem-solving process seems artificial. Members can experience some anxiety, frustration: ‘Why can’t we just have a natural conversation with the referring teacher? ’ 2. Hitting Its Stride. Team starts to internalize the problem-solving model and find it more ‘natural’. Members begin to automatically use the model to frame any teacher concern. (Example: ‘So what do you think is the function, or ‘driver’, for this student’s calling out in class? ’) Jim Wright

www. interventioncentral. org Teacher Support Teams: Stages of Adoption (Cont. ) 4. Building Capacity. Team finds that it receives many referrals for same problem (e. g. , poor reading skills, lack of work completion). Decides to increase its capacity to handle these common referrals (e. g. , setting up a peer tutoring program, building an intervention bank, offering mini-clinics to teachers in effective intervention techniques, etc. ) 5. Planning for the Long-Term. The team recruits new members to join as current members rotate off. Staff understanding and use of problem-solving model becomes part Jim Wright

www. interventioncentral. org SBIT Consultative Process Step 1: Assess Teacher Concerns Step 2: Inventory Student Strengths and Talents Step 3: Select Target Teacher Concerns Step 4: Set Goals Step 5: Design an Intervention Plan Step 6: Plan How to Share Information with the Student’s Parent(s) Step 7: Review the Intervention and Monitoring Plans Jim Wright

www. interventioncentral. org What should not be changed in the SBIT model? • The school strives to have diverse representation on the team, including teachers • Referring teachers are treated by the team as valued colleagues, with courtesy and respect • The team follows the general 7 -step problemsolving model • All team members share the rotating roles (facilitator, recorder, time-keeper, case liaison) • The team uses ‘research-based’ interventions • The team measures student progress to determine whether interventions are effective Jim Wright

www. interventioncentral. org What can be changed in the SBIT model? • Forms can be changed (e. g. , different terms, simplified layout, etc. ) to meet school’s needs • Meeting time can be shortened or lengthened • Meetings can be held more or less frequently • Team can decide to target specific building populations (e. g. , grades 1 -3; special education students; all initial student referrals, etc. ) Jim Wright

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www. interventioncentral. org Intervention Team: Next Steps… Step 1: Establish a clear team process and meeting procedures, to include: • selecting a regular meeting time that is most convenient for team members and referring teachers. • finding a suitable meeting place. • establishing a system for responding promptly to teacher referrals. • working out procedures for communicating efficiently among all team members. Jim Wright

www. interventioncentral. org Intervention Team: Next Steps… Step 2: Publicize your team and its services to your faculty, other staff, and parents by: • scheduling time at a faculty meeting to present a team overview. • presenting brief ‘updates’ about your intervention team at faculty meetings throughout the school year. • writing up a short team description and placing it in all teacher mailboxes. • presenting a workshop on the intervention team to your PTO. • offering occasional professional-development Jim Wright

www. interventioncentral. org Intervention Team: Next Steps… Step 3: Create an inventory of resources in your building that your team can use by: • making a list of locations around the school that can be used as space for interventions. • writing down names of staff volunteers willing to help with implementing and/or monitoring interventions. • creating a directory of staff willing to serve on your intervention team whose training or professional experience gives them expertise in key intervention topics (e. g. , reading instruction, behavior management). Jim Wrightmaterials, rewards, • identifying instructional

www. interventioncentral. org Intervention Team: Next Steps… Step 4: Try out the team roles, meeting procedures using referrals from team members before taking referrals from the entire school. Follow all meeting steps: • The referring team member completes a written referral. • A case liaison is assigned to collect classroom information, academic and behavioralbaseline data. • An initial meeting is scheduled for at least 90 minutes. Jim Wright