RTI/504 Support Specialist

Content: Math SEC

TKES Observer

Data Analysis

PLC Meetings

RTI/SST

504 Chair

MTSS Admin

New Teacher Advisor

Microsoft Coordinator: Showcase School

Ensures that meetings are scheduled to review 504 plans upon parental request to address areas of concern and/or to review any new diagnostic information received

Ensures that the MTSS/SST adheres to legal requirements in order to protect the legal integrity of the system and students

Plans and delivers ongoing staff development for teachers and paraprofessionals with respect to MTSS

 Maintains records and ensures compliance with federal, state, and local guidelines and reporting requirements 

Works collaboratively with the SST team to facilitate eligibility for special education when needed

Provides training and support related to MTSS software tools (universal screener, progress monitoring, system data tools)

Chairs Section 504 meetings and ensures compliance with annual reviews of 504 plans and triennial redetermination of 504 eligibility

Disseminates existing 504 plans to teachers at the beginning of the school year and during transition points of teachers (e.g. Semester change)

Trains all school staff on expectations surrounding Section 504 plan eligibility, plan development, and tracking of progress on accommodations

Ensures proper personnel are invited to attend Section 504 meetings (examples include but are not limited to teachers, 

administrators, school nurses, school psychologists, etc.)

Liaisons between SST chairperson and Instructional Support Teacher to gauge if referral to Services for Exceptional Children may be necessary for 504 students

Supports and monitors the school’s implementation of a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) model for increasing student achievement (includes academics and behavior)

Utilizes understanding of how to select and analyze data related to individual students, groups of students, and classrooms to positively impact achievement and behavior

Provides training and support on effective use of school-based intervention teams, including collaboration, communication, and

Cohesion across various team members (administrators, teachers, counselors, CSTs, ISTs, school psychologists, etc.)

Provides training and ongoing support for data systems that provide critical student achievement data and information 

Meets with teachers individually or in grade-level teams to help interpret data, determine intervention efficacy, and plan the next steps of support

Models and assists teachers in the use of data to place students in intervention groups and define the focus of instruction for each group

Plans, schedules and leads MTSS and Student Support Team (SST) meetings in coordination with the principal, support staff, parents, and instructional staff

Assists with the monitoring of Reading and Math instruction to ensure the use of sound teaching practices consisting of evidence-based instructional practices which are implemented with fidelity