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Response to Instruction & Intervention: August 2024

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Fall Screener Dates

August 26-Sept. 11

A universal screener is a brief screening assessment of academic skills (i.e. basic reading skills, reading fluency, reading comprehension, math calculation, math problem solving, written expression) administered to ALL students to determine whether students demonstrate the skills necessary to achieve grade-level standards.

This folder contains all the materials needed for Fall Benchmark. Please pay close attention to the guidance about testing conditions and standardized scripts since the results may be used as a pathway for promotion and also indicate criteria for ILP-D.

QSA/QPA need to be administered by Sept.3. These results will be used to determine placement in intervention groups. Students in grade 3-5 must be given a QPA to be placed appropriately in intervention. All students K-2 will be given QPA. This folder contains resources to support you as you organize your new TII and TII Benchmark Intervention Materials as well as guidance for placing students.

RTI2 Resources Link

Professional Development Opportunities

CORE5 Training- Tier II K - Grade 5

August 19 3:30-5:00

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Climbing the Ladder of Reading and Writing

Join in this FREE book study. You will need to purchase the book on your own. Each topic will be covered by the author of the chapter. Click here to register.

PowerUp Training- Tier II & Tier III - High School

August 12, 4:00-5:30

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504 & ILP-D Training

PCG, the company that manages the TN PULSE platform, is presenting technical training on the use of TN PULSE for the creation of Section 504 plans and ILP-Ds. Please join us 8/13/24 2:30-4:30 in the Great Room at Sarah Simpson. Sign up in Frontline.

Mathspace Training

High School year long courses can embed this resource to support students. Math high school intervention courses will be using Mathspace this year to support students in Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry. If you missed the training or would like to hear the information again, please join us virtually through this link on Monday, August 12 from 4:00-5:00. You can sign up on Frontline to receive inservice credit.

Summer RTI Professional Development

This summer the RTI Department was busy providing lots of opportunity for training KCS staff. Thank you for your participation in the following trainings we offered.

Benchmark Advance Intervention Training
Math 180 Intervention Training
Mathspace Intervention Training
REWARDS Intervention Training
Language!Live Intervention Training
The Right to Read Film
Chew and Chat Sessions with school leaders across the district

We look forward to more training ahead. Together will will see our students reach their potential. What a great year we have ahead of us!

Grant Opportunity

Data Meetings

Beginning of year Data Meetings

Data teams will meet to consider multiple sources of data to determine how to meet students' needs. The Coherence Map can help identify appropriate interventions.