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17 Apr 2017
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Ten Steps to Make RTI Work in Schools

Jennifer Pierce and Dia Jackson

After scores on the 2014 New York State English language arts assessment at P.S. 52 Sheepshead Bay School in Brooklyn were unsatisfactory, first-year principal Rafael Alvarez searched for a way to improve academic outcomes for his students, who come from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds and about a quarter of whom are English language learners.

Alvarez and his leadership team discussed the large body of research on student improvement and decided to focus on improving student reading using Response to Intervention (RTI), a research-based framework that uses data-based decision-making and three levels of instruction to address a wide range of student needs, including the needs of students who struggle with academics or behavior.

In the course of their partnership, both AIR and the school took away several important building blocks useful to any school or district implementing RTI. This piece summarizes that information by sharing the narrative of P.S. 52’s work alongside useful resources and evidence about the implementation of RTI.

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Center on Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS Center)

Since 2007, the MTSS Center has been a national leader in supporting states, districts, and schools across the country in implementing an MTSS framework that integrates data and instruction within a multi-level prevention system to maximize student achievement and support students’ social, emotional, and behavior needs from a strengths-based perspective.

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Dia Jackson works in a classroom

Supporting Students Through Response to Intervention

Response to intervention (RTI) is a multi-level prevention system to maximize student achievement and reduce behavioral problems. Dia Jackson describes the importance of implementing RTI with fidelity and how she provides coaching and professional development to schools so that they see gains in student achievement.
Topic: 
Education, Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) / Response to Intervention (RTI)

Further Reading

  • Supporting Students Through Response to Intervention
  • ESSA │Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (formerly RTI)
  • Using a Response to Intervention (RTI) Framework to Improve Student Learning
  • American Institutes for Research Experts to Present at Council for Exceptional Children’s Annual Convention
  • Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Professional Development Materials- South Carolina
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Jennifer Pierce

Jennifer Pierce

Senior TA Consultant
Dia Jackson

Dia Jackson

Senior Researcher

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Education
Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) / Response to Intervention (RTI)
Special Education

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