1st Edition

Transforming High Schools Through RTI Lessons Learned and a Pathway Forward

By Jeremy Koselak Copyright 2011
    190 Pages
    by Eye On Education

    190 Pages
    by Eye On Education

    Simplify your approach to implementing Response-to-Intervention (RTI) and make strides toward improved achievement in your high school. In this book, experienced educator Jeremy Koselak shows high school leaders how to attain measurable results through a framework of tiered, dynamic intervention strategies known as RTI. With an awareness of the challenges unique to implementing RTI in high schools, the author explains many of the best policies for continuous improvement. Strategies highlight essential steps for successfully implementing RTI and present a pathway for avoiding common pitfalls.

    Unique features of this book include:

    • An updated synthesis of high school level RTI recommendations derived from an assortment of research
    • A frank discussion on the practical concerns and limitations associated with implementing RTI in high schools
    • An illustration of how to embed data-based decision-making into a school's culture
    • Templates and figures demonstrating high school samples
    • Reflections and case studies for actual high schools
    • And more!

    Introduction
    1. A Story of Hope: How RtI Transformed Our High School
    2. Core Elements for Establishing an RtI Framework in High Schools
    3. Challenges and Limitations for RtI in High Schools
    4. A Recommended Pathway for Implementing and Maintaining RtI at the High School Level
    5. Data-Based Decision-Making Embedded across Systems and Tiers
    6. Strengthen Tier 1 with Professional Development, PLCs, and Standards-Based Assessment
    7. The Hybrid Approach: Problem-Solving Model with Standard Treatment Protocol
    8. The Student Support Center as the Hub of Flexible Intervention Delivery
    9. Tiered High School Math Interventions
    10. Tiered High School Literacy Interventions
    11. Sustainability, Conclusions, and Future of High School RtI
    Appendix A. Criteria for the Determination of SLD
    Appendix B. Curriculum-Based Measure (CBM) for Math
    Appendix C. Summary of Research-Based Math Strategies
    Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
    Resources
    References

    Biography

    Koselak, Jeremy