Pitt County Schools’ TAT/PSM
Process using Ezrti
Sylvia Bjorkman
School Psychologist II. TAT/RTI Contact
Revised September 9,2011
INTRODUCTION
Getting Started: Logging In to ezRTI
• LOG IN: ezrti.infohandler.com (live site)
• Practice Site Log In: http://estes.infohandler.com:8181/
• Username and Password(lst time): First name.Last name
Example: Username: Mary.Jones
Password: Mary.Jones
(Capitalize the first letter of First and Last Name)
*You will be asked to change your password once in the program.
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PCS TAT/PSM Process is aligned with the NC Problem-Solving Model:
Amount of Resources Required to Address
Need(s)
Tier IV
Consideration
for
EC referral
The NC Problem-Solving Model
Tier II
Consultation
With Other
Resources
Tier I
Consultation
Between
Teachers-Parents
Significance of Need(s)
Tier III
Consultation
with the
Problem Solving
Team
Evaluate
Identify Area(s)
of Need
Implement Plan
Develop a Plan
TAT/PSM Model Encourages the Development of a School Wide System of
Academic and Behavior Supports for All Students:
Tier III : TAT/PSM Team
Frequent/longer intervention
sessions; Research based
interventions; Progress monitoring
required; Inclusion/co-teaching
programs; Direct instruction
Intensive Intervention 5%
Tier II
Small group instruction,
Reading Recovery
Tutors, remediation, computer
based intervention programs.
Strategic Interventions
15%
Tier I
Core Curriculum
Effective instruction
Positive behavioral supports,
Effective classroom management
(Universal Screening /
Benchmark Assessments)
Core Curriculum
80%
OUR GOAL: TO PREVENT THE NEED FOR INTENSIVE INTERVENTION OR EC SERVICES
Starting the year…
• All teachers and administrators using the ezrti
program should attempt to log in during the first
workdays using their Username and Password.
Indicators for When to Use Tier 1/PEP
• A student requiring significantly more instructional or
behavioral supports than are typically provided as part of
“good teaching”
• Students already in a remediation program to show what
the teacher is doing in the classroom
• Students considered at risk for retention or school failure
Tier 1
• Review with ezrti form 1b after 3-4 weeks of
intervention.
• Plans that appear to be effective may continue
as long as needed or interventions used may be
added and the student continued at Tier I as
needed.
• Plans that are not effective may be considered
for additional intervention or moving to Tier II.
Tier II- Recommendations to Improve
Process At Tier II for 2011-12 School Year:
• Grade Level /Departmental Teams or a designee from that team
are recommended to review students referred for Tier II.
• Teachers must know who their grade level contact to assist
with Tier II will be. The grade level contact can meet with the
teacher, parent to review the Tier I plan and make further
recommendations as needed. Other school resource
professionals, including school psychologists, school social
workers, counselors, and instructional coach may be invited to
participate on a case by case basis according to need.
•
Tier II is reviewed with Tier IIb form- Parent is invited, and
Grade Level contact/designee .
• If decision to move from Tier II to Tier III is recommended, the
TAT Chair must be notified and be given all information from
Tiers I and II to place in a blue TAT folder.
Tiers I and II: Invitation Forms
Teacher Sends to Parents
• The parent invitation forms are located under
District Documents in ezrti. They can be
printed and sent from the program.
• Parents can be contacted by letter, email, face
to face contact, or phone contact. Document
date contact was made and type of contact on
the ezrti form.
Tier I and II Students from Last Year
• Students in the process during the 2010-11 school year will have
the tier in which they finished the school year listed by their
name on the teacher’s ezrti roster.
• Students at Tiers I and II from the 2010-11 school year should be
reviewed by teacher and parent (Tier 1) Teacher, parent and Tier II
representative (Tier II)
• Determine if another intervention is needed, or continue
intervention from last year for 3-4 weeks. Then review to
consider referral to next step in process.
• Students in Tier I or II from last year should also have a red PEP
folder at the school. Locate this folder and continue the process
as described above. Hard copies of forms at Tiers I, II and any
documentation should be kept in the red PEP folder.
Tier III Students from 2010-11 School
Year
• Tier III students must be reviewed by the TAT /PSM
Team as soon as possible in the school year. The team
determines appropriate next steps according to
information provided from the previous school year,
and current performance.
• The TAT Chair will send invitations, parent screening
notices, and all forms for Tier III.
• Students in Tier III from last school year should have a
blue TAT folder in their cumulative record. This folder
should be located and given to the TAT Chair.
Intervention Resources:
-Go to My Computer on your desktop computer
-Click on (V) Drive under “Distapps”.
-Click on Teacher folder, then EASY RTI folder.
-In Easy RTI folder, click on ezrti Directory.
- Go to the first Word document after the first row of file folders !aPCS TAT Intervention Directory. Click on this document. All
interventions will make a directory. Use the Control key on your
computer with left click on your mouse to go to any intervention
website. You can print any intervention you would like to use.
Resources: Directions for using ezrti for a
PEP or for a TAT Referral
• On your computer desktop, go to
“My Computer” icon.
• Find and click on “V Drive”
• Click on Teacher folder
• Click on Easy RTI folder
• Select “For PCS ezrti.PEP” which is a Power
Point of directions for the program.