Response to Intervention: Academic/Middle and High Schools
Tier 1: General education and enrichment. Provide high-quality instruction for all students with a research-based
comprehensive reading and math program. Obtain Benchmark data at least 3 times a year. Monitor for approximately one
grading period. Look for failing grades and low benchmark scores.
No
Did at least 80% of students master the curriculum/
new skill?
Re-teach skill to class
and retest.
Identify bottom 20% of class (Universal Screening/ Peer
Comparison) and document on Tier One Documentation
of Student Interventions/Strategies form and the Data
Profile Sheet.
Confirm hearing and vision check is 2 years current.
Other screenings as needed (e.g., speech and language,
motor, health, social emotional, Dyslexia, etc.)
Begin an orange RtI folder on the student containing all
documentation and screening results.
A parent conference should be held and the data and
screening results reviewed. Document the conference
on a Parent Conference Form. Document attempts to
contact. Monitor progress for 1 to 2 weeks.
Yes
Did the parent meeting alleviate the
problem?
Tier 3: Most intensive and explicit instruction. SBLC creates
this plan on the Tier 3 form as a committee. PAS person
should be included. Continue Tier 1. Provide an additional
30 minutes daily (reading or math) at the student’s
instructional level in a small group.* This should take place
outside of the general education classroom with a certified
teacher,* highly qualified staff,* other knowledgeable staff.
Progress monitor weekly on instructional level to obtain 6
to 12 data points through the 6 (minimum) to 12
(maximum) weeks of implementation. No more than 12
weeks should pass without a decision about the
intervention’s effectiveness. Review progress at least 3
times in the SBLC to monitor data.
Yes
Did this alleviate the problem?
Refer to data points.
Continue to provide support at the Tier 3 level,
move to Tier 2, or solely to Tier 1. Continue
progress monitoring. If there is a change, the
teacher should alert the SBLC.
Complete the necessary forms to request an SBLC
meeting. Parent contact within 10 days. Bring the
student’s Cumulative and orange RtI folders to the
SBLC Committee and consider for Tier 2.
No
Continue communication with the home to alert of student’s
progress.
No
Yes
Tier 2: Provide an additional 30 minutes 3 times a week, 90
minutes total (reading or math), strategic instruction, at the
student’s instructional level while student is in a small group.*
This can take place inside or outside of the general education
classroom. Continue Tier 1 support. Progress monitor at least
every 2 weeks on instructional level for 4 to 6 data points (= 8
to 12 weeks of intervention) via the same baseline measure
and/or other measures. Review progress in SBLC. Document on
Tier 2 form.
No
Did this alleviate the problem? Refer
to data points.
Yes
Continue to provide support at the Tier 2
level or move back to Tier 1. Continue
progress monitoring. If there is a change,
the teacher should alert the SBLC.
Student is considered by the SBLC team for a
multidisciplinary evaluation. Pupil Appraisal
must be involved at this level to review data.
Continue Tier support during PAS evaluation.
* indicates “best practice.”
Instructional Level refers to the level at which a student can learn without being frustrated.