Merging the Academic
and Behavior RtI Teams
Crandon Middle School and High School
School District of Crandon
Jessica Keao, High School
Tina Taylor, Middle School
Goal
❖To share the successes and
challenges faced as we merged the
academic and behavior RtI system
School District of Crandon
❖1,000 students K-12
❖Two Native American Tribes
❖Located in Northern Wisconsin
Crandon’s RtI History
❖RtI academic team (6+ years)
❖PBIS team (4 years)
❖Academic and behavior teams
merged (1 year)
Obstacles
❖ Defining our roles
❖ Finding a common language
❖ Realizing we were all working towards
the same goal
Merged Teams
❖ Universal Team
❖ Intervention Team
❖ Data Team
❖ Coaches Meeting
❖ Friday Fiesta
Merging Efforts
❖ Action plans
❖ Goals
❖ Acknowledgements
❖ Budget
❖ Data
What has changed...
❖ No longer use “PBIS” or “RtI” to refer to the
behavior and academic.
❖ Presenting to staff is as one unit, no longer
separate the behavior vs. academic
Electronic Data Wall (6-12)
❖ DEWS
❖ SMI/SRI Scores
❖ WKCE Scores
❖ Attendance
❖ Behavior
❖ Grades
❖ Credit Recovery
Benefits
❖ Look at the entire child
❖ Focused energy of the teams
❖ Easier to sell to staff
Contact Information
Jessica Keao, High School Counselor
keaojess@sdofcrandon.com
Tina Taylor, Middle School Counselor
taylotin@sdofcrandon.com