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8/11/2008
RtI DATA RETREAT
(For a registration flyer, scroll to the bottom of the page.)
Energize Strategic Principal and Team Leadership:
delivering achievement for all students
Co-sponsored by:
Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association
TIES Education Technology Collaborative
Minnesota Response to Intervention Center
What is the RtI Data Retreat?
Response to Intervention (RtI) is a 3 - tiered model of support:
1. high quality instruction
2. frequent measurement
3. problem solving to match interventions with student needs
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goal is student progress and success for all students. RtI rests on a
foundation of strong core instruction for all students, with targeted
supports for some, and intensive supports for a few.
Essentially, RtI is a framework to organize all work in
education. RtI combines a problem solving process with data collection
and data usage, integrally tying them to instructional delivery. In
this two-day retreat designed for
school teams, participants will learn how to use data effectively to
improve achievement for all students in their schools:
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Establish data literacy skills needed to implement an effective RtI model.
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Learn how to determine the degree to which students are on track to pass high stakes tests.
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Use their own school’s data to determine which students need the most focus.
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Develop an RtI action plan for their building.
Presented by national RtI experts:
Kim Gibbons, Ph.D.
Executive Director, St. Croix River Education District (SCRED)
SCRED has received national recognition for its use of RTI systems, as well as legislative appropriation to fund the Minnesota Response to Intervention Center. Dr. Gibbons is a sought-after consultant offering workshops throughout the state of MN and nationally. She recently co-authored “Implementing Response-to-Intervention in Elementary and Secondary Schools: Procedures to Assure Scientific-Based Practices” with Dr. Matt Burns. Dr. Gibbons will present a special RtI Introduction to open the two-day retreat.
Ben Silberglitt, Ph.D.
Manager of Data Services, TIES
Ben specializes in research, evaluation, and assessment for decision-making in schools, and spent 5 years in the St. Croix River Education District supporting their use of assessment data for RtI.
Ann Casey, Ph.D.
Director, Minnesota Response to Intervention Center
Ann is a member of the national RtI Action Network Advisory Council, and spent 19 years in Minneapolis Schools working on various aspects of the Problem Solving Model, an early form of RtI.
Panel of experienced RtI principals
Retreat details
Two full days, August 11-12, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
At the TIES Education Technology Collaborative (1667 N. Snelling, St. Paul)
Cost: $1,000 per team, up to 4 members ($250 per additional team member)
To register
To download a registration flyer, click on the RtI Retreat flyer PDF below.
Hotel reservations
MESPA has reserved a block of rooms at the nearby Radisson Hotel Roseville, if you need overnight accommodations on August 10, 11, or 12. For reservations, call 651-636-4567 or 1-866-444-6835 -- and ask for the MESPA room rate.
Questions?
Call the MESPA office at 651-999-7310
RtI_Retreat_flyer_Aug_08.pdf
What_is_RtI.m4a
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| What is RtI? | Is RtI right for your school? Have you got four minutes to listen to a podcast?
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on "What is RtI?" This four-minute podcast from Dr. Ann Casey, executive director of the Minnesota Response to Intervention Center, was developed to help teams prepare for the MESPA RtI Data Retreat. (This podcast will be sent with your confirmation after a team registers -- along with two additional podcasts from Dr. Benjamin Silberglitt, a readiness packet, and several articles with vital RtI background information.)
While explaining the levels of RtI and how it works in a school, Casey clarifies that: "RtI is not another initiative. It is not a program or curriculum. It is a framework -- a framework for school improvement and student achievement. Foundational to RtI is using data to make instructional decisions."
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| Register today and join colleagues from across Minnesota including: | Bloomington: MESPA President-elect Jon Millerhagen and his team from Washburn Elementary
Duluth: Deb Rickard and her team from Congdon Elementary
Lester Prairie: Pam Lukens and her team from Lester Prairie Elementary
Little Falls: Dr. Maxine Strege and her team
Madelia: MESPA Educational Advisory Chair Mary Hanson and her team from Madelia Elementary
New Prague: MESPA Secretary-Treasurer Pat Pribyl and his team from Raven Stream Elementary, plus teams from all the New Prague elementary schools and district curriculum office
Richfield: Joey Page and his team from Sheridan Hills Elementary
Waseca: Patrick Glynn and his team from Waseca Central
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