Teams

All schools are required to have an RtI team and a RtI Implementation Team.


 * Implementation Team -** This team discusses RtI implementation, including processes, etc. and helps problem-solve through obstacles.
 * RtI Team -** The RtI Team discusses individual students and problem-solves to determine student's needs and appropriate interventions.

__Implementation Team__

 * Required Participants:** Administrator, RtI Team Facilitator, Coach, District Support Person
 * Recommended Participants:** Others on an as needed basis, who may have expertise in assisting with a particular area of strength or concern
 * Required Meetings:** At minimum the team needs to meet monthly. Depending on the progress with implementation, the team may need to meet more frequently.


 * 1) Helps establishes clear processes and meeting procedures for the school.
 * 2) Select a regular meeting time that is most convenient for team members and referring teachers. Be sure to allow enough time in these sessions to meet on a student.
 * 3) Identify a suitable meeting place. At minimum, the site selected should offer privacy and sufficient space to comfortably seat the members of the team and referring teacher.
 * 4) Work out procedures for communicating efficiently among all team members.
 * 5) Assists with determining who will serve as case managers.
 * 6) Creates an inventory of resources in the building that can be used to assist teachers and the RtI team.
 * 7) Make a list of locations around the school that can be used as space for interventions
 * 8) Write down the names of volunteers in the building who are willing to help with implementing and/or monitoring interventions, as well as their area(s) and level of expertise
 * 9) Identifies teachers/specialists with areas of expertise (e.g. personnel with masters in reading or training in a particular program, such as Wilson, etc.)
 * 10) Identifies strengths and obstacles for implementing the model.
 * 11) Problem-solves through obstacles by:
 * 12) Describing the issue
 * 13) Clarifying the problem by identifying why it is occurring
 * 14) Brainstorm options for working through the issue
 * 15) Choose an option and identify how it will be implemented
 * 16) Identify when and how the team will review the outcome
 * 17) Establishes procedures for reviewing data and assists with viewing school data to identify strengths and areas of improvement, especially in regards to the core instruction.
 * 18) Identifies RtI training needs and helps develop a professional development plan.
 * 19) Develops effective mechanisms (such as PLC teams) for encouraging frequent and open communication and feedback on overall implementation efforts.

__RtI Team__

 * Required Participants:** Administrator, Psychologist, Regular Education Teachers beyond the one presenting, School Counselor, the Referring Teacher
 * Recommended Participants when possible, and should be present if the person has expertise in the area of concern:** Reading Teacher, Special Education Teacher, ESL Teacher, Curriculum Coach, Related Service Personnel, School Social Worker, Student Assistant Program Facilitators

**Team Roles**
Administrator Facilitator Recorder Document Coordinator Case Managers
 * Provides leadership for the team and helps identify the school resources that are available to assist.
 * Establishes and maintains a supportive atmosphere throughout the session
 * Encourages participation from members
 * Helps redirect the discussion if the group gets off task
 * Clarifies and summarizes information communicated during the meeting
 * Attempts to elicit an appropriate level of agreement amongst team members throughout the process and helps resolve any conflicts that arise
 * Takes minutes for the meeting, including:
 * Who was present
 * Students discussed
 * Brief summary
 * Documents the required information for the forms. In order to capture all important information, the recorder may need to ask for clarification several times during the session. The recorder should include enough detail so that a person, not present at the meeting, would be able to clearly understand the nature and implementation of the intervention plan.
 * Periodically checks in with the interventionists, etc. to check for questions or concerns during the intervention period. Any problems are to be reported to the facilitator and/or administrator, who will identify appropriate steps to take.
 * Serves as a liaison that the teacher can go to for support.

RtI Case Manager Description
|| //Option one: Levels of Case Managers// The school may have different case mangers, who have different responsibilities. For example:
 * **Who** || Case Managers are individuals identified at the school. A case manager may be an administrator, guidance counselor, curriculum coach, teacher, etc. at the school. It is a principal’s decision on who will serve as a case manager. ||
 * **Role** || * Monitors who is on what tier for assigned grade(s)/teachers
 * Reviews RtI paperwork for accuracy before going to RtI Team and assist teacher in correcting if anything is missing
 * Assists teacher in preparing for RtI team meeting
 * Provide general support to teachers on caseload
 * Other responsibilities as determined by principal ||
 * **Possible**
 * Options**
 * **Possible**
 * Options**
 * · Lead Case manager – This case manager may be assigned to a range of grades, such as K-2 and will review the RtI paperwork for accuracy and is the contact person for questions.
 * · Grade Level/Department Case Manager – This case manager will serve as the general support person for the grade level and will keep the lead case manager informed of any difficulties (primarily the same thing as a department or grade level chair)

//Option two: Grade Level Case Managers// Assigned someone to be a case manager for each grade level.

//Option three: Grade Range Case Managers// Case managers are assigned a range of grades that s/he is responsible for, such as K-2, 3-5,6-8.

This is not a limited list of options. Each school may need to be a little different based on size and need of school. ||
 * **Things to Consider** || Reviewing the paperwork for accuracy is a big responsibility as well as helping the teacher prepare for the Team Meeting. ||
 * **Things to Consider** || Reviewing the paperwork for accuracy is a big responsibility as well as helping the teacher prepare for the Team Meeting. ||

Team Protocols

 * Tier II and/or FIL || [[file:Tier II & FIL.doc]] ||
 * Tier III || [[file:RtI Team Tier III Protocol.doc]] ||