Instructional Items:

RTI PERIOD

We will begin our RTI period for grades k - 5 beginning next Monday, October 28th from 8:15 to 8:45 am (except for grade or classes who have approval to conduct RTI at another time).  All out of classroom providers have been assigned classes to support during this intervention time as per the link below.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Owajx2dAtGB-keHoGPc83Z65f8gAzvFXHXFHNCG6c2w/edit?usp=sharing 

Grade Teams/teachers should  begin using BOY data for ELA and math to craft small group instruction and create groupings using this worksheet (please make a copy before editing) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WAJ9AbYeiyZES9-1HapDqJDEgfUzukLqTwykZ2w8S7U/edit?usp=sharing.   Administration will be reviewing data with classroom teachers which will assist in the planning of targeted instruction during he RTI time and outlining how specialist scan support students at this time. All grades will begin with ELA for RTI instruction.   

Once groupings are established, it is important that you and your teaching partner meet regularly to create and review a plan of action to tackle your student's instructional needs in both ELA and math.   Meeting on Tuesday's during other professional work time will allow you to craft instructional structures, outcomes and goals for your students.   Please do use all currently available resources accessible to you to support your instructional groupings.   Use this week and next to introduce the RTI sessions (for many of our students it will be a re-introduction) and work on the norms and structures for your classroom. 

Instructional expectations for RTI block are:

a. Review lesson before teaching

b. Have resources outlined in lesson to support instruction

c. Create anchor charts to provide visual support (when needed*)

d. Institute and manage rotation schedule

*It is imperative that you have anchor charts where needed to support student comprehension and connection to the lessons being taught. 

If you have any questions on the above or need support and/or guidance around the development of your RTI structure for your classroom please refer to the link below and/or reach out to the instructional coaches or administration.

Small Group Instruction Resources: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1ivT8VxrENdTtZQF45mzDItrvQStkATia 

Please read the  RTI guidance in this article below to help you structure your RTI instruction:

https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/blog/rti-response-to-intervention/

Conferring

Conferring with our students is the most important work we can do in the classroom to meet their individual needs and differentiate instruction in order to help all students succeed. We have observed all of you have meaningful conversations with students. These conversations become “conferences” when we use them to teach students something specific, give them something to practice, and then follow-up on it. We need to document our work to ensure continuity and to measure growth. In order to monitor and track how students are progressing (Citywide Instructional Expectations dated conferring notes must be maintained. The content that must be included is, as follows:

• Date

• Student’s Name

• For reading conferences-title and level of text

• For writing conferences-stage in writing process

• Student’s strength (only 1 at a time) noticed by the teacher

• Student’s area of need (only 1 at a time) noticed by the teacher

• Strategy provided by the teacher to the student to help him/her improve, aligned to area of need

• Next Steps for student