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Square Up to RTI2
Response to Instruction & Intervention: May 2024
In this issue...
Spring Screener Dates
April 24- May 14 (all grades)
Spring Benchmark Screening
Click here to view the required assessments for each grade band.
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 Spring 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.
Encourage students to do their best and be mindful of testing fatigue as results can be considered for a promotion pathway for eligible students.
Professional Development Opportunities
Right to Read
We are excited to partner with UTK to present this critically acclaimed 2023 documentary.
"The Right to Read shares the stories of an NAACP activist, a teacher, and two American families who fight to provide our youngest generation with the most foundational indicator of life-long success: the ability to read."
Join us for this powerful presentation and earn inservice credit! Register on MLP.
Click here to access this incredible resource for Dyslexia!
ILP-D Support Workshop
Drop in any time between 9:00-3:00 on Tuesday, May 21 for support with ILP-Ds. RTI2 staff will be available for hands-on support and answer any questions you may have. SSPDC Library.
New Interventions for 2024!!
We are excited to share this coherence map that details the support KCS provides for all students as well as the new intervention materials that will be available next school year.
We have already scheduled training for Elementary Math and Reading Intervention. Secondary Intervention training dates will be released soon!
- Training for Math 180 will be held June 12.
- Training for Phonics Skill Bags and Phonics Intervention will be held July 9.
- The trainings will be presented by company representatives. There are multiple sessions each day for these trainings. Please encourage anyone who will be delivering intervention to sign up on Frontline for these important training sessions!
Data Meetings
End of year Data Meetings
It is very important that all student plans are up to date by the end of the year. This is especially true for students who are promoting to 6th and 9th grades so that they may be scheduled appropriately.
Educator Spotlight
Melissa Grose- Holston Middle School
Hello! My name is Melissa Grose and I am the Reading Interventionist at Holston Middle School. I have been working in the education field for 30 years. I have worked as a special education teacher, elementary teacher, alternative setting teacher, and reading interventionist. I have always advocated for students who struggle with reading. I am honored to serve the students of Holston Middle School.
Sold a Story (includes new episodes Spring 2024)
This coherence map details the supports that are available for KCS students.
Materials Return
We are excited to offer new intervention materials that closely support our district's core instruction. Voyager will no longer be used. Reading Rangers will not be provided. We will continue to use SPIRE 4th edition. Please do not discard any of the manipulatives for these programs (phonogram cards, letter tiles, magnet boards, etc.)You may send Voyager and SPIRE 3rd Edition to SSPDC marked attn:RTI2 Department. Do not send Sounds Sensible kits at this time. Please label Voyager or SPIRE on the boxes you send back.
Department Staff
Paula Sarver
RTI2 Specialist/Region 5
Kalie Snipes
Secondary Math RTI2 Facilitator, District
Beth Underwood
RTI2 District Facilitator
bethany.underwood@knoxschools.org
Peggy Burkey
RTI2 Facilitator Region 1
Jan Coopwood
RTI2 Facilitator Region 2
Ashley Hurst
RTI2 Facilitator Region 3
Tammy Farmer
RTI2 Facilitator Region 4
Judy Fugate
RTI2 Facilitator Region 5