National Center
on Response to
Intervention
NATIONAL CENTER ON RTI:
USING EVIDENCE-BASED
TA STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT
RTI SCALE-UP
OSEP Project Directors’ Conference
July 21, 2009
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NCRTI Leadership Team
 American Institutes for Research
Maurice McInerney and Nancy Safer, Co-Principal
Investigators
Maurice McInerney and Darren Woodruff, CoProject Directors
Amy Elledge, Deputy Project Director
 Vanderbilt University Researchers
Lynn Fuchs, Doug Fuchs
 University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning
Don Deshler, Daryl Mellard
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Center Mission
Build the capacity of State Educational
Agencies (SEAs) to assist Local
Educational Agencies (LEAs) in
implementing proven and promising
frameworks for RTI.
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Conceptual Framework
#1 –
RTI Knowledge
Identification &
Validation
Proven
& Promising RTI
Frameworks
#3 – Collaboration,
Networking & Webbased Dissemination
of RTI Information
#4 - Evaluation
#2 – TA
Implementation &
Telecommunication
Supports
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Center TA Model
Aligns with OSEP Conceptual Model for TA
Based on 40 years of research
Three major components
Stages of RTI Implementation
Capacity Building
Levels of TA intensity
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Stages of RTI Implementation
Six stages of implementation
Rubric based on the work of Dean Fixsen
& Karen Blasé - SISEP Center,
www.scalingup.org
TA liaisons categorize states by
implementation level
Validation calls with states
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Stages of RTI Implementation
 Stage 1 – Exploration (9 SEAs)
 Stage 2 – Program Installation (21 SEAs)
 Stage 3 – Initial Implementation (18 SEAs)
 Stage 4 – Full Implementation (12 SEAs)
 Stage 5 – Innovation (0 SEAs)
 Stage 6 – Sustainability (0 SEAs)
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Categories of Capacity Building
Five capacity building categories are used
to guide TA liaisons’ discussions with each
state over time:
 SEA Vision for RTI
 RTI Leadership Team
 Needs Assessment
 Outreach and Training
 Evaluation
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Our TA Strategy
Provide TA resources to all states at
various levels of intensity
Three levels
Universal: provided to all states through
website and at least 4 states per region
Targeted: provided to at least 2-3 states per
region
Intensive: provided to at least one state per
region
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Levels of TA Intensity
Intensive: 12% of states
Targeted: 23-35% of states
Universal: 53-65 % of states
Universal TA States
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WA
VT
NH
ME
ND
MT
MN
OR
ID
WI
SD
NY
WY
NV
IL
UT
CA
KS
NJ
WV
VA
MO
OK
NM
KY
TN
AR
SC
MS
TX
AL
GA
LA
FL
AK
HI
CT
OH
IN
NC
AZ
RI
PA
IA
NE
CO
MA
MI
DE
MD
DC
Targeted TA States
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WA
VT
NH
ME
ND
MT
MN
OR
ID
WI
SD
NY
WY
NV
IL
UT
CA
KS
NJ
WV
VA
MO
OK
NM
KY
TN
AR
SC
MS
TX
AL
GA
LA
FL
AK
HI
CT
OH
IN
NC
AZ
RI
PA
IA
NE
CO
MA
MI
DE
MD
DC
Intensive TA States
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WA
VT
NH
ME
ND
MT
MN
OR
ID
WI
SD
NY
WY
NV
IL
UT
CA
KS
NJ
WV
VA
MO
OK
NM
KY
TN
AR
SC
MS
TX
AL
GA
LA
FL
AK
HI
CT
OH
IN
NC
AZ
RI
PA
IA
NE
CO
MA
MI
DE
MD
DC
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Intensive State Status
 Hawaii
 RTI Framework: State vision for RTI passed by Board
of Education and tied into State framework for a
Comprehensive System of Student Support
 RTI Implementation – Stage 2, Program Installation:
RTI guidance document being finalized for pilot
districts in fall 2009
 Focus on Disproportionality: Zero percent of
districts identified as having disproportionality
due to inappropriate identification practices.
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Intensive State Status
 Kansas
 RTI Framework: Developed a multi-tier system of
support (MTSS) framework for RTI using reading,
math and behavioral intervention at elementary and
secondary school levels.
 RTI Implementation – Stage 4, Full Implementation:
Multiple pilot sites using MTSS framework and 2nd
MTSS conference planned for fall 2009 with NCRTI
presentation on fidelity.
 Focus on Disproportionality: Zero percent of
districts identified as having disproportionality
due to inappropriate identification practices.
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Intensive State Status
 Maine
 RTI Framework: State RTI guidance developed to
support policy goal of state wide RTI by 2010.
 RTI Implementation – Stage 2, Program Installation:
State RTI leadership team planning PD on RTI focused
on fidelity, differentiated instruction and tiered
interventions.
 Focus on Disproportionality: Zero percent of
districts identified as having disproportionality
due to inappropriate identification practices.
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Intensive State Status
 Missouri
 RTI Framework: Missouri Integrated Model now
piloted as the State RTI framework. Links PBIS, High
Schools that Work, Literacy and Professional Learning
Communities.
 RTI Implementation – Stage 2, Program Installation:
Recently held regional training for 266 school and
districts reps. NCRTI’s Daryl Mellard provided training
at this event.
 Focus on Disproportionality: Zero percent of
districts identified as having disproportionality
due to inappropriate identification practices.
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Intensive State Status
 New Mexico
 RTI Framework: Updating their “Student Assistance
Team and the Three-Tier Model of Student
Intervention” manual. Held June conference on RTI.
 RTI Implementation – Stage 3, Initial
Implementation: In fall, pilot sites will be established
along with a system for PD on screening, progress
monitoring and intervention planning.
 Focus on Disproportionality: Three districts
identified for disproportionality due to inappropriate
identification practices. Bilingual education and
supports for ELLs will be an area of focus.
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Intensive State Status
 Oklahoma
 RTI Framework: RTI guidance document completed.
SEA advisory committee meets this fall to develop a
dissemination plan.
 RTI Implementation – Stage 3, Initial
Implementation: Working with pilot sites to reflect
principles from guidance document. Eight regional
mentors trained for TA to pilot sites. 33 LEAs using RTI
for LD identification, 3-day training for 250 LEAs in July
2009.
 Focus on Disproportionality: Zero percent of districts
identified as having disproportionality due to
inappropriate identification practices.
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Intensive State Status
 Pennsylvania
 RTI Framework: RTI guidance for secondary schools
complement. Secondary RTI toolkit under
development.
 RTI Implementation – Stage 3, Initial
Implementation: NCRTI is working with SEA on
evaluation of 6 pilot middle schools implementing
RTI.
 Focus on Disproportionality: Zero percent of
districts identified as having disproportionality
due to inappropriate identification practices.
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Intensive State Status
 South Carolina
 RTI Framework: RTI guidance document finalized and
presented at June state-wide kickoff with 400 LEA
participants.
 RTI Implementation – Stage 2, Program Installation:
Pilot sites selected this summer for training by
regional “Smart Centers” during the 2009 school year.
 Focus on Disproportionality: State leadership team
developing guidance on how to use RTI to address
disproportionality. 3.5 percent of districts identified
for disproportionality due to inappropriate
identification practices.
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CENTER SUPPORTS RELATED TO
STATE SCALE-UP
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Supports by Service Area
SA 1 – TRCs and workgroups
SA 2 – TA to states, training modules,
trainers, webinars
SA 3 – Online TA, networking,
dissemination, collaboration
SA 4 – Center evaluation
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TRC Background
Role of the TRC:
To identify and disseminate information about tools
and interventions that are grounded in a rigorous
scientific evidence base
Three TRCs:
(1) Screening
(2) Progress Monitoring
(3) Tiered Instruction
TRC Process
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Nomination and recruitment of members
Development of evaluation protocol
Call for tools issued
Submission and review of tools
Publication of results
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Screening Reading Tools Chart
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Progress Monitoring Tools Chart
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TRC Timeline of Activities
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Screening
Progress Monitoring
Fall 2008

1st call for tools in
reading issued

1st call for tools
issued
Spring 2009
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Results published
Call for tools in
math and reading
tools issued

Results published
1st call for
interventions issued
Summer
2009
Fall 2009
Winter 2010
Instruction

Results published
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2nd call for tools
issued
Results published

Results published
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Work Groups
Disproportionality Work Group
English Language Learners (ELL) Work Group
Secondary RTI Work Group
SEA Implementation and Evaluation Work Group
SLD Identification Work Group (being formed in
Year 3)
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Modules, Webinars, Experts & Trainers
The National Center on Response to Intervention
has multiple resources to assist states and districts.
Module
series
on CBM
Webinars on
Planning for RTI
Tiered Instruction
and Intervention
RTI and Universal
Screening
ELL and RTI
And more!
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RTI State Database
Find the
answers
here!
Have other states developed RTI policies?
What kinds of district trainings have been developed?
How are other states handling SLD identification?
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Networking & Partnerships
RTI TA Leadership and Coordination Initiative
North Central Regional Collaborative
Joint Center Partnerships
High School Center & Center On Instruction
IDEA Partnership
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Online Resources
www.rti4success.org
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Online Resources
RTI Responder (6,000+ subscribers)
Online products
Communication with stakeholders
RTI Mailbox
Toll free number
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Barriers and Challenges:
Is the sum greater than its parts?
 Focus on capacity building
 Focus on professional development
 Focus on effective collaboration
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Valuing Diversity
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People make the difference
Heifetz and Linsky (2002)
"The single most common
source of leadership
failure we’ve been able
to identify… in politics,
community life,
business, or the
nonprofit sector – is
that people, especially
those in positions of
authority, treat
adaptive challenges like
technical problems.”
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District Implementation (NASDSE, 2008)
1. Consensus Building Stage
Examining district structure, change conversations,
shared vision, identifying stakeholders
2. Building District Infrastructure Stage
Common components to support schools
Needs assessments, policies, procedures, technical
assistance, data management
3. District Level Implementation Stage
Multiyear implementation, PD plan
Evaluation/fidelity, sustainability
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Building Level Steps
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District Level Steps