Q. If a student transfers to my campus from another MISD campus, how will I know if he/she is
in Tier 2 or 3?
A. The sending campus will let the receiving campus know if the student is in Tier 2 or Tier 3. If
the student's RTI records are still in a red folder and not in eRTI, the sending campus will send
the intervention plan(s) and other appropriate records pertaining to RTI to the receiving
campus. If the student's records have been added to eRTI, the receiving campus will be able to
access the records in eRTI after the student has registered and a nightly download to eRTI has
occurred. This is a transitional process and will be updated if a more efficient and effective
process is identified.
Q. Who can enter data into eRTI?
A. Campus staff members who currently have “Campus Admin” rights in eStar-eSped. The suite
of eStar programs include e504, eSped, and eRTI. If a user logs into eSped and sees eRTI in their
menu, they have user rights which allow them to enter information into the system. Contact
Jennifer Martinets regarding eRTI user rights.
Q. Can eRTI be accessed from home?
A. Yes. This program is web-based and be accessed from a home computer.
Q. Do campuses have a “test” student to work with for training purposes and to explore the
program?
A. Yes. Each campus has a test student. Each campus’s test student is 1Campus Name, Test.
For example, 1Henderson, Test is Henderson’s test student. If for some reason, your campus
does not have a test student, please email Jennifer Martinets.
Q. Who do I contact if I need an eRTI login and password?
A. Email Jennifer Martinets if you have a staff member that needs an account.
Q. Does eRTI Tier 1 data carry over to eRTI Tier 2 and Tier 3 screens?
A. Yes.
Q. If anything in eRTI is archived (the archive button is selected), can it be edited later?
A. No. Not without having central office unarchive it.
Q. Do campuses need to have STAT meetings on all Tier 1 students?
A. No. All students are considered Tier 1 students. All students receive core curriculum with
differentiated instruction. If a student is being considered for Tier 2 or Tier 3 interventions,
STAT will meet to review data and develop an intervention plan if appropriate.
Q. At what point does eRTI information need to be entered?
A. When a student’s STAT reviews a request for Tier 2 or Tier 3 intervention(s), eRTI Tier 1, Tier
2, and Tier 3 (if being recommended for Tier 3 intervention(s) will need to be completed. For
most students, an academic universal screener will identify them as a Tier 2 or Tier 3 student.
For behavior, STAT will review CHAMPS and other data to determine which tier of support is
needed for a student.
Q. What are RTI campus support days?
A. RTI campus support days are days that are dedicated to support the RTI needs of your
campus. They are informal and are intended to support your campus in a way that best meets
the needs of your campus. This can be a meeting with teachers during a conference period,
meeting with grade-level teams, training STAT contacts on eRTI, etc.
Q. Are we still going to use the red folders?
A. No. As STATs meet to review student data, information in the red folders should be entered
into eRTI.
Q. Are students with an Accelerated Instruction Plan (AIP) automatically considered to be in RTI
Tier 2 or Tier 3?
A. No. Students have an AIP when they do not meet standard on a state assessment. Not
meeting standard on a state assessment does not automatically mean they are in need of RTI
interventions. However, there will be students that have an AIP and are in RTI Tier 2 or Tier 3.
Q. Can students be in Special Education and RTI?
A. Yes. For example, a student may be receiving Speech services and also receiving RTI Tier 2 or
Tier 3 math interventions.
Q. May campus administrators provide parents Procedural Safeguards and obtain parental
consent for an evaluation?
A. No. Procedural Safeguards must be given to parents by a staff member who can explain
them and answer any questions pertaining to them. Only evaluation personnel may obtain
parental consent for evaluation.
Q. Do students that are Tier 3 due to language acquisition go through the RTI process?
A. If students are in Tier 3, but this is due to a language barrier, the services they receive as
determined by their LPAC are sufficient. They would not go through RTI for language
acquisition "intervention." If students are struggling beyond language acquisition, they would
go through the RTI process and an intervention plan would be developed based on the
students' needs. If you have specific scenarios you are working with, please email me a brief
description of specific information.
Q. If iStation or RenStar reports a student is Tier 2 or Tier 3, does that automatically mean the
students are considered Tier 2 or Tier 3?
A. No. IStation, RenStar, and other universal screeners should trigger a review of important
information related to the area of concern. All of the information together should be used to
determine the need of an intervention or RTI plan. For example, in reading, if a student is
considered Tier 3 in iStation, but has an F&P level that is on grade level, the F&P level would be
sufficient documentation to determine the student is not in need of an intervention plan.