Transforming High Schools Through RTI Lessons Learned and a Pathway Forward

Simplify your approach to implementing Response-to-Intervention (RTI) and make strides toward improved achievement in your high school. In this book, experienced educator Jeremy Koselak shows high school leaders how to attain measurable results through a framework of tiered, dynamic intervention strategies known as RTI. With an awareness of the challenges unique to implementing RTI in high schools, the author explains many of the best policies for continuous improvement. Strategies highlight essential steps for successfully implementing RTI and present a pathway for avoiding common pitfalls. Unique features of this book include: An updated synthesis of high school level RTI recommendations derived from an assortment of research A frank discussion on the practical concerns and limitations associated with implementing RTI in high schools An illustration of how to embed data-based decision-making into a school's culture Templates and figures demonstrating high school samples Reflections and case studies for actual high schools And more!

Introduction 1. A Story of Hope: How RtI Transformed Our High School 2. Core Elements for Establishing an RtI Framework in High Schools 3. Challenges and Limitations for RtI in High Schools4. A Recommended Pathway for Implementing and Maintaining RtI at the High School Level5. Data-Based Decision-Making Embedded across Systems and Tiers6. Strengthen Tier 1 with Professional Development, PLCs, and Standards-Based Assessment7. The Hybrid Approach: Problem-Solving Model with Standard Treatment Protocol8. The Student Support Center as the Hub of Flexible Intervention Delivery9. Tiered High School Math Interventions10. Tiered High School Literacy Interventions11. Sustainability, Conclusions, and Future of High School RtIAppendix A. Criteria for the Determination of SLDAppendix B. Curriculum-Based Measure (CBM) for MathAppendix C. Summary of Research-Based Math StrategiesGlossary of Terms and AcronymsResourcesReferences

Koselak, Jeremy