Rtl Guide 2013-2014 - United Independent School District

Roles and Responsibilities of the Campus RtI TeamThe primary responsibility of the Campus RtI Team is to ensure that students are provided themaximum opportunity to be successful in the regular education program. The Campus RtITeam provides instructional support to the classroom teachers in order to assist them in theirefforts to efficiently improve achievement of students who are experiencing learningdifficulties. The Campus RtI Team will review progress monitoring and benchmarks of atriskstudents. The Campus RtI Team monitors direct instruction interventions to ensureinstructional integrity and fidelity.The purpose of the Campus RtI Team is to support the efforts of classroom teachers to deliverappropriate and effective instructional interventions and strategies which will beadvantageous to all students.The process of the Campus RtI Team should be ongoing to assist in resolving issues,problems or concerns linked to students achievement. At the campus level, the Campus RtITeam is composed of:• the chairperson (principal)• a counselor• a general education teacher/team leader/Pathfinders• a special education teacher• the reading intervention teacher• the regular education teacher of the student being reviewed• other professionals (i.e. instructional coordinators, bilingual specialist, behavior specialist,social worker, dyslexia teacher, speech/language pathologist, diagnostician, etc.) may beactive members of the RtI Team when additional support is neededThe Campus Principal will:• chair the RtI Team meetings• provide the vision and action plan for implementing RtI• provide appropriate time and structure to implement the RtI process• integrate RtI and school improvement efforts• lead staff in discussion about data obtained through RtI• assist Counselor in facilitating building RtI meetings• involve key staff members in RtI• provide leadership to RtI Team in the determination of effective instructional interventionsfor each student• monitor the implementation of direct instructional interventions and strategies conductedthrough small groups targeting specific skills with integrity and fidelity• outline the teams agenda7