A Schoolwide Framework for Student Success in Philadelphia Joyce Dukes Technical Assistance and Consultation Office of Specialized Services Kathleen Marshall Director of Special Education North Region Office Marlene Owens Coordinator of Special Projects Office of Curriculum and Instruction
Who We Are The School District of Philadelphia: Number of Students by Race: Seventh largest in the nation, serving African-American: 65.5% a racially and ethnically diverse Asian: 5.3% Hispanic: 14.5% student population. Native American: .2% Enrollment: 196,309 White: 14.2% Number of Students by Grade Level: Head Start & Preschool: 4,799 Schools: Middle: 31,145 There are 273 public schools in the Senior High: 52,807 School District of Philadelphia, Vocational/Technical Schools: 4,701 composed of: Special Disciplinary Schools: 2,465 Charter Schools : 21,096 175 Elementary schools Total:217,405 43 Middle schools 43 Neighborhood and magnet high Organization: schools The School District of Philadelphia 5 Vocational-technical schools presently is organized into 12 Regional Offices. 7 Special schools
“Every school does bits and pieces of this thing. The goal is to do it in a more systematic, or more systemic, way.” Dian Morrison Director of Support Services Northern Suburban Special Education District (Illinois), Education Week, Nov. 30, 2005
PIECEMEAL CHANGE will always disappear Bill Spady, 1992
Going to scale means fundamentally developing the system at all levels. Fullan, 1999
Response to Intervention A Schoolwide Framework for Student Success Office of Specialized Services: special education and the pre-referral process; student assistance; behavioral health; scientific research-based supplements and interventions in academics and behavior Office of Curriculum and Instruction: core curriculum; strategic and intensive interventions; teacher training Office of School Management: after-school and summer remediation Educational Technology Group: technology-based supplement and intervention support
PA RtI – Train the Trainers Model • The RtI training sequence is a 3 day series of trainings. • The Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) staff is the primary source for delivering training and providing support to the Intermediate Units. • During the Train the Trainers training, Philadelphia’s Intermediate Unit (IU 26) was asked to complete a planning matrix, which described how they we would support the initiative with our district.
PA Training Days – Overview Module Day One: – Principal’s Module – Universal Screening Module Foundations – Data Analysis Teaming (DAT) Module Day Two: –Differentiated Instruction Module –Scientific, Research-based Implementation Interventions Module –Core Curriculum Module –Behavior Module Day Three: –Progress Monitoring Module –Eligibility Module Eligibility
PA Materials • CD – electronic copy of all handouts and documents. • Handouts – hard copy of all power points for each module, as well as copies of supporting documents. • Resource packet- general information which may support any of the modules. • www.pattan.net
Intensive Supports: Distinguished Educators Targeted Supports: Tier 3: Intermediate Units Intensive For Districts that Struggle in Interventions Particular Areas & are in School Improvement or Warning – Tier 2: 350 Districts Strategic and Targeted Interventions Foundation Support Tier 1: Benchmark and School Wide Interventions The Basics in All Six Components – for All Students All 501 School Districts
Linkages between the School Improvement System & RTI Implementation of School-wide Approach to Address the Reading, Mathematics and Behavioral Needs of All Students Research-Validated Interventions are Universal Screening of Implemented Based on the Type, Level and Academics and Behavior is Intensity of the Individual Student’s Need Conducted for All Students; Clear Continuous Progress Monitoring; Progress Monitoring Data used Standards to Determine Effectiveness and What students should Drive Instructional Adjustments; know and do Fair Conduct Benchmark/Outcome Interventions Assessments Assessment for All Students How you help struggling How you measure what kids understand students know and are the content able to do Strong ALL Staff (Gen, Sp Ed, Results Title, ESL) Assume an For Active role in Resources ALL Instruction in the Curriculum & Materials Curriculum Students The content behind The stuff you use to the standards teach the content Instruction How you teach Ensure that Researched-Based the content behind Instruction and Intervention Strategies the standards ALL Students Receive High Quality, are Implemented with Fidelity; Support Research-Based Instruction in the General Resources and Materials along with Education Setting; High-Quality Instruction Supplementary Interventions are and Intervention Matched to Student Need Necessary to Help Students Not Making Using Data to Inform Instruction Sufficient Progress
What are the Connections… Response to Intervention: Comprehensive & coordinated framework for monitoring students acquisition of skills and responding to the lack of progress with appropriate levels of intervention Early Intervening: Providing coordinated scientific, research- based interventions early in students acquisition of skills – prior to failure
Rt I DOESN’T come in a “kit”
Important Idea: • RTI brings together the many pieces of our current “best practices”.
Influences on Current Practice No Child Left Behind Federal No Child Left Behind Federal Federal Act: Universal IDEA 2004: Act: Universal IDEA 2004: IDEA Amendments proficiency & Early IDEA Amendments proficiency & Early Individuals IDEA ’97 accountability: Individuals Intervening; IDEA ’97 accountability: Intervening; with Improving Access to the School Improvement; Scientific, with Improving Access to the School Improvement; Scientific, Disabilities America’s General Education AYP; Scientific, Research- Based Disabilities America’s General Education AYP; Scientific, Research- Based Education Act Schools Curriculum & Research-Based Interventions Education Act Schools Curriculum & Research-Based Interventions (IDEA) Act Assessment Practices (IDEA) Act Assessment Practices (Title 2) (Title 2) Accountability Universal Proficiency Accountability Universal Proficiency Accountability Universal Proficiency Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Pennsylvania - State Chapter 14 Chapter 14 Chapter 4 Gaskin Pennsylvania Chapter 14: Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Chapter 4 Gaskin Pennsylvania Chapter 14: Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Special Special System of IST made Academic Alternate Settlement: Assessment System of IST made Academic Alternate Settlement: Assessment Education Education School Optional to Standards for System of Anchors Inclusive School Optional to Standards for System of Anchors Inclusive Services & Services & Reading & Practices; Assessment School Assessment Reading & Practices; Assessment School Assessment Programs. Programs. PSSA Districts Mathematics PASA Least PSSA Districts Mathematics PASA Least Established Established and Restrictive and Restrictive IST as a IST as a - State Assessment Environment Assessment Environment Requirement: Requirement: State 5 Year Phase- 5 Year Phase- In In
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