Learning is always happening at APS

Our data use at APS consists of multiple levels of data interaction throughout the year. Initially, we meet for three all day Benchmark Data meetings in the fall, winter, and spring. In these meetings, we discuss broader growth and achievement by class, and how we can structure our individual interventionist schedules to provide the skill instruction each student needs.

We also meet every Monday on a rotational basis so that each teacher can report on how there students are doing every 4-6 weeks. Teachers come with classroom data from weekly curriculum assessments and progress monitoring. Group and skill adjustments are made as needed.

As we entered the second year of our School Improvement Grant, the APS staff created an RTI Math block Kindergarten through Fourth Grade.

Each block meets for a half hour three to four times a week. During this time, we break into three teams: Kindergarten, Grades 1 and 2, and Grades 3 and 4. Teachers break students into small groups based on specific math content pre-tests, Reading Street/Math in Focus assessments, and/or MAPS testing scores.

During this RTI block, classroom teachers, Special Education teachers, the Title One teacher, and paraprofessionals all take small groups to boost content skills. Our focus is to help provide assistance to those who have not come to an understanding of the content, as well as providing enrichment activities to advanced learners who need additional challenges.

As we have progressed in our understanding of RTI models, Grades 3 and 4 have created a daily schedule based on two RTI times: Math 8:20-9:00 five days a week and Reading 12:45-1:30 three days a week.