RTI 2 Murfreesboro City Schools Lessons Learned

1. RTI2 Murfreesboro City SchoolsLessons Learned Linda Gilbert, Director of Schools Caresa Brooks, Coordinator, Reading/Intervention Jess Grayum, School Psychologist

2. Session Goals • The participants will: • Understand the culture of Murfreesboro City Schools and how RTI2 fits into that culture. • Understand the impact of intervention on district data • Understand what worked and did not work in last year’s implementation and changes for this year

3. Session Goal 1 Understanding the Culture of Murfreesboro City Schools and how RTI2 fits

4. CHANGEFROM teaching TO learningFROM isolation TO collaborationFROM intentions TO results

5. FOUR VALUES • Truth • Trust • Open Communication • Focus First on Children

6. FOCUS FIRST ON CHILDREN STUDENTS DIRECTOR TEACHERS PRINCIPALS C. O. STAFF DIRECTOR BOARD

7. The Whole ChildMaslow

8. PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES AND RTI2 1.What do we expect students to learn? (Tier 1—standards/expectations) • How will we know they have learned it? (Universal Screeners and formative assessment) • How will we respond when students experience difficulty learning? (Intervention-Tier 2 and 3) • How will we respond when students already know it? (Intervention Tier 2)

9. Session Goal 2 Understand the impact of intervention on district data

10. Reading

11. Math

12. Movement Between Tiers • See Attached Charts • Kindergarten • Second Grade • Fifth Grade

13. Session Goal 3 Understand what worked and did not work in last year’s implementation and changes for this year

14. What worked well last year • Master Schedule • Intervention time built in • Common planning time for teachers (1X week PLC) • Sample Schedule

15. Mistakes we made last year • Too much time during PLC planning for intervention • Best prevention is SOLID Tier 1 Instruction (data team process) • Too little focus on Tier 2 instruction • Lack of fidelity in Tier 2 • Too much time spent on benchmarking and progress monitoring • Lost 3 months of intervention—need to streamline • Lack of focus during RTI meetings • Tight agendas

16. PLC Focus • PLC time to be focused on Tier 1 Instruction (not intervention) • Strategic training in the 6 step data team process • Strategic training in Common formative assessments

17. Focus on Tier 2 Instruction • Tier 2 option offered to all buildings (see handout) • Intensive training of Tier 2 teachers began last year • Ensuring SMALL GROUP, intensive instruction

18. Benchmarking and Progress Monitoring • Last year, our interventionists benchmarked the entire school one on one using AIMS • This year, benchmarking will be conducted in the classroom using NWEA (computerized assessment). • Last year, interventionists progress monitored ALL Tier 2 and Tier 3 students (reading and math) • This year, the interventionists are training the Tier 2 teachers to do their own progress monitoring

19. Benchmarking Time • Last Year • Kindergarten: 5 minutes per child • 1st grade: 5-7 minutes per child • 2nd-6th: 4 minutes individually; 11 minutes per class • Time to enter EVERY score • This year • Reading-50 minutes • Math-50 minutes • Group administration

20. Refocusing RTI meetings • Meetings every 4 weeks • Specific Agendas created for the two types of meetings • Post-Benchmark • Monthly Progress monitoring meeting

21. Questions • Dr. Linda Gilbert • Dr. Caresa Brooks • Jess Grayum • caresa.brooks@cityschools.net • 615-893-2313