Quick cards
1. The four rules
- Notice goes home when Tier 2 or 3 begins. Every school year.
- RTI never delays an evaluation.
- A written parent request goes to the principal the same day. 15 school days to answer.
- If it is not in SuccessEd, it did not happen.
Keep: inside your planner
2. Tiers at a glance
- Tier 1: everyone. Classroom teaching.
- Tier 2: some. Small group, added on top. Check every 2 weeks.*
- Tier 3: few. Intensive, individual, added on top. Check every week.*
- *Common practice. Confirm with the district.
Keep: on your desk
3. Seven steps
- 1 Spot. 2 Try in class. 3 Meet.
- 4 Notify and plan.
- 5 Help and check.
- 6 Review. 7 Next move.
- Suspected disability: refer now, from any step.
Keep: by your monitor
4. Complete-record check
- Referral date and area
- Tier 1 data and what was tried
- First meeting and decision
- Parent notice, this school year
- Intervention: who, how long, how often
- Goal with numbers and a date
- Scores on schedule
- Review with a decision
- Next review date, in the future
Keep: in your meeting folder
5. Parent talk card
- "Your child is getting extra help in ___. It is added to regular class, not instead of it."
- "We check progress every ___ and send a report every ___."
- "You can ask for a special education or 504 evaluation at any time. I can help you put it in writing."
- Explain tier numbers and test names. Skip the word "failing."
- Offer the notice in the home language.
Keep: in your meeting folder
6. Stop and call the principal
- A parent asks for testing or an evaluation, in any words.
- A teacher says "I think there is a disability."
- Help started and no notice was sent.
- A student may be a danger to self or others. Follow campus crisis steps first.
Keep: on your lanyard