Research suggests that most students can achieve grade level standards when provided with high-quality universal prevention and targeted intervention if such instruction is delivered with adequate fidelity. Some students, however, demonstrate significant and persistent needs that require increasingly intense instructional approaches. It is important that schools develop selection process to help identify students quickly (to avoid wasting time on ineffective intervention), accurately (to ensure school resources needed for intensifying are reserved for students with the greatest need), and equitably.
What percentage of students are at or above benchmark? What percentage are below benchmark? What percentage are well below?
What percentage made acceptable progress between benchmarks? What percentage made less than typical percentage?
Do you have any missing data?
How does this years performance compare to previous years? To state norms? To national norms?
Do you have any schools/grade-levels with evidence of more need?
What does your MTSS fidelity data suggest about implementation of Tier 1? Tier 2? Tier 3?
How many students are in enrolled in your school/grade level?
.01 = New to ILI
.02 = Implemented for 1-2 years
.03 = implemented for 3+ years
.04 = fidelity data shows strong implementation
Multiply enrollment x your level of experience to identify the maximum number of students you can feasibly support
Significant Need
Scores “well below” average (more than 2 Standard Deviations below the mean) on a universal screening measure
97.5% of students have higher scores
Persistent Need
Student scores indicate that the student made progress that was “well below” expectations
Student continues to receive scores in the “well below” range even after intervention
For students
Use this form after you have identified a pool of potential students who might need intensive intervention in order to gather additional data.
This provides a sample of data collected for a student. When scores were well-below expectations (more than 2 standard deviations below the measure mean) a check is placed in the "well-below expectations" column
Did this student participate in a tier 2 intervention? What intervention(s)?
Was the intervention delivered with fidelity (dosage, adherence, student engagement, student receipt?
Was the student's progress monitored?
Do progress monitoring data indicate inadequate progress?
If the answer to all questions is yes: Student requires intensive intervention. If the answer to any of these questions is no: initiate or continue Tier 2 intervention with fidelity.