Using RTI for School Improvement

From the Council for Exceptional Children:

Using RTI for School Improvement
By Cara Shores and Kim Chester

Principals and administrators have only scratched the surface of how Response to Intervention (RTI) can maximize school performance and student achievement. Utilizing a big-picture approach, this book gives school and district leaders a comprehensive vision and framework for implementing RTI school-wide and includes interventions and assessments for teachers. Authors Cara Shores and Kim Chester help educators identify students at risk; pinpoint highly effective strategies that address students' individual needs; and use charts, figures, and diagrams to illustrate points throughout each chapter.

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Comments

[Charles Johns]

Done right, RTI initiatives almost certainly lead to school improvement. The emphasis on tiers of improvement and resolving student learning needs at group levels necessarily leads to positive changes. Additionally, the fixation that is necessary for even an adequate RtI system will bring about changes that will impact the entire organization. In Illinois, the eligibility determination for special ed, is getting closer to full-fledged RtI requirements. These requirements require documentation from the regular ed setting. Simply establishing the compliance needs for regular ed. will also lead to improvements.

The key is system changes. Isolated interventions are far from a true RtI system and will not create the breadth of improvements that these writers and I insist are possible.