Section 1: Standards of Practice

Leadership

Strong, effective leadership is critical for successful implementation of RtIi. In order to establish an effective RtIi system, leaders and leadership teams must create and maintain several critical practices. Among these are establishing standards of practice, effectively allocating resources, installing effective communication loops, and creating leadership team structures. “Leadership” is not a person but different people engaging in different kinds of leadership behavior as needed to establish effective programs and sustain them as circumstances change over time. Therefore it’s imperative for all leaders from superintendent and district office members to principals and teacher leaders to be aligned and steadfast in their beliefs and actions in order to increase student opportunities and achievement.

Standards of Practice

Standards of Practice are a set of expectations to ensure that all schools have a clear understanding and alignment of instructional and assessment practices and meeting structures. The standards of practice will be supported and monitored by District and School Leadership to improve and refine practices. Standards of practice ensure that schools are using research based curricula that focus on critical content and instruction. As students spend most of their school day in the core classroom, high quality core instruction is the most critical component of increasing students’ academic outcomes.

Bethel’s Standards of Practice Documents:

Bethel RTIi Guidelines