Houston Independent School District
4400 West 18th Street
Houston, TX 77092
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Session Objectives:
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From a principal’s perspective
Understand the system of Response to Intervention (RtI).
Identify the relation between RtI and the Intervention Assistance Team (IAT).
Learn how to use the Chancery SMS RtI/PGP documentation panel within RtI.*
Understand the System of RtI
RtI is a comprehensive assessment and intervention process that identifies students who are at-risk and
monitors the academic progress of all students in the general education curriculum. RTI calls for a
number of professionals to work together to successfully complete a series of ongoing tasks (i.e.,
universal screening, intervention, progress monitoring). IAT is a mechanism within RtI to evaluate a
student’s response to tiered levels of support. The IAT is a collaborative support for teachers in meeting
the needs of all learners. RtI is also the framework of interventions that should be documented as a
part of a special education evaluation referral.
My Notes:
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 RtI emphasizes there is no longer a significant difference between general education and
special education. Student diversity is something that cannot be changed, however, how we
deliver the curriculum is something we can change!
Identify the relation between RtI and the Intervention Assistance Team
(IAT)
Intervention Assistance Teams (IAT) works within RtI to successfully coordinate a series of ongoing tasks
(i.e., universal screening, intervention and progress monitoring for individual students). The IAT also
fulfills the district’s Child Find responsibilities and facilitates all referrals for Special Education Evaluation
(including referrals that should not be delayed by the RtI process).
 All Campus Referral Committees CRC are eliminated effective with the 2012-2013
School Year.
What Is Child Find?
Developed by the Office of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment & Special Education Services
Houston Independent School District
4400 West 18th Street
Houston, TX 77092
Child Find is a continuous process of public awareness activities, screening and evaluation designed to
locate, identify, and refer as early as possible all young children with disabilities.
Who should be on the IAT
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IAT coordinator (honest broker of data)
Campus administrator or designee;
Classroom teacher
Parent, nurse, counselor, social worker, and campus instructional coordinator as
needed.
5. Evaluation Specialist, Speech Therapist, Licensed Specialist in School Psychology (if
behavioral issues are a concern) at Tier Three
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Standard-Protocol Approach: Matches appropriate intervention strategies to specific student needs (i.e.
Interventions are prescribed prior to or at the IAT meeting).
Problem Solving Approach: Identify specific intervention for individual students (i.e. interventions are
determined at the IAT meeting).
Learn how to use the Chancery SMS RtI/PGP documentation panel within
RtI
Follow up training can be found at SISHelp. Enter course number SP0911
Next Steps
1. Identify an IAT Chairperson to coordinate the IAT process.
2. Determine if you will establish multiple IATs to decrease the time on task for one team.
3. Ensure campus administrators and IAT chairperson at minimum, have access to the RtI panel in
Chancery SMS (SISHelp. Enter course number SP0911).
4. Work to allow teachers to enter their own intervention data.
5. Acknowledge a referral for special education evaluation must be documented in Chancery SMS
beginning with the 2012-2013 school year.
6. Sign-up for additional “face to face” trainings via e-train, beginning September 25th. Session
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Askew Elementary School
Ebony B. Cumby, Principal
William Wharton Dual Language Academy
Jennifer Day, Principal
Office of Special Education Services – Child Study Division
Michael Webb, PhD
Mwebb3@houstonisd.org
713.293.1000
Developed by the Office of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment & Special Education Services