USING THE IPST FORMS TO
SUPPORT THE PROBLEM SOLVING
PROCESS
Shelly Dickinson
Janet Stephenson
Goals of Presentation
1. Provide an overview of the Individual Problem
Solving Team (IPST) Forms 1 – 8
2. Understand the problem solving embedded
in the IPST Forms
WHAT IS MTSS?
WHAT HAPPENED TO RTI?
Big Picture
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Why MTSS?
• Gen Ed vs. Special Ed; “Academic” vs. “Behavior”
• Multiple initiatives with no integration
• Duplication of effort and resources
Need to Integrate Services and Policies
Brevard’s
Individual
Problem
Solving
Teams
(IPST)
Mission &
Leadership
Curriculum
General Ed
ESE
Student Svcs
Problem Solving
through the IPST Forms
Define the Problem
What Do We Want Students to KNOW and Be Able to DO?
Forms 1 - 6
Evaluate
Did It WORK?
(Response to Intervention –
RtI)
Form 8
Problem Analysis
Why Can’t They DO It?
Implement Plan
What Are WE Going To DO About It?
Form 7
Use repeatedly
until you finds
what works!
New Way of Thinking
From: “What’s wrong with this child?”
To:
“What supports does this child need to
be successful?”
Instruction
Curriculum
Environment
Learner
Getting to Know the IPST Forms
Preface
Quick Reference Sheet
Directions
IPST Forms 1 – 8
Glossary
BREVARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FLORIDA
Individual Problem Solving Team (IPST)
IPST FORM 1
History and Cumulative Review
Problem Analysis
Why is the Problem Occurring?
 First step in Problem
Solving is to gather
and review
information about
the “L” in ICEL. If the
teacher has a
concern about the
“Learner”, historical
information must be
documented.
BREVARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FLORIDA
Individual Problem Solving Team (IPST)
IPST FORM 2
Parent/Guardian Contact and Staff Consultations
Problem Analysis
Why is the Problem Occurring?
 Parents play an integral
part in informing and
helping school personnel
know how to support the
student more effectively.
 Seeking staff
consultations helps the
classroom teacher
address the student’s
area of difficulty.
BREVARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FLORIDA
Individual Problem Solving Team (IPST)
IPST FORM 3
Student’s teacher as observer
Classroom Observation
Problem Analysis
Why is the Problem Occurring?
 Gathering additional
information in the general
classroom setting
addressing ICEL which
focuses on the Instruction,
Curriculum, Environment,
and the Learner.
 This information helps the
team to determine what
factors enable the student
to learn.
BREVARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FLORIDA
Individual Problem Solving Team (IPST)
IPST FORM 4
Third Party Observation
Classroom Observation
Problem Analysis
Why is the Problem Occurring?
 Successful problem
analysis requires the team
to look at multiple sources
of data.
 ICEL factors are
documented as well as the
relationship between the
student’s classroom
behavior and academic
performance.
BREVARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FLORIDA
Individual Problem Solving Team (IPST)
IPST FORM 5
Academic Data Collection
Problem Analysis and Identification
Why is the Problem Occurring?
 Reviewing student
performance data and
comparing to peer groups
will determine the
magnitude of the academic
concern.
 This specific data assists the
team to identify or eliminate
concerns in Instruction and
Curriculum (ICEL).
Problem ID Review
Benchmark Peer Comparisons
Depicts an individual student problem. The
peer group is performing at or above
benchmark, while the target student is well
below.
Target student and the peer group are well below
benchmark. Therefore, it would be necessary to approach
the problem at a Tier 1 or class-wide level.
BREVARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FLORIDA
Individual Problem Solving Team (IPST)
IPST FORM 6
ACADEMIC
Academic Problem Identification / Analysis / Hypothesis
Problem Identification/Analysis
Why is the Problem Occurring?
 The intent of the ICEL table on
this form is to review of all the
ICEL factors. It’s almost a
check and balance system to
ensure the focus is on the ICEL
factors and not just the learner.
 Keep in mind, when creating a
hypothesis, it is important to
determine if it is a skill deficit
or motivation deficit?
 Determining the point at which
the target student will come in
range of the expected rate of
progress.
BREVARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FLORIDA
Individual Problem Solving Team (IPST)
IPST FORM 6
BEHAVIOR
Problem Behavior Identification / Analysis / Hypothesis
Problem Identification/Analysis
Why is the Problem Occurring?
 Same format at IPST Form 6
Academics but focuses on
the Behavior component.
 The intent of this form is to
guide the IPST to design
effective interventions.
BREVARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FLORIDA
Individual Problem Solving Team (IPST)
IPST FORM 7
Intervention Design and Ongoing Progress Monitoring (OPM)
Intervention #: ______
Page ____ of ____
Implementation Plan
What are We Going to do About It?
 Spending time designing a
quality intervention plan will
be most beneficial to the
student.
 The alignment between the
area of concern to the goal
statement, intervention plan
and ongoing progress
monitoring tool is crucial.
BREVARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FLORIDA IPST FORM 8
Individual Problem Solving Team (IPST)
Analysis of Interventions and Recommendations
EVALUATE
Did it WORK?
 The IPST will utilize the rate
of progress data and post
intervention analysis to
make informed decisions
regarding the educational
needs of the student.
Part I G
General Education Intervention and Referral
Part I G
General Education Intervention and Referral
Part I G
General Education Intervention and Referral
Part I G
General Education Intervention and Referral