Maryann, your job as RTI lead comes down to three promises: every struggling student gets help quickly, every parent is told in writing, and every step is written down in SuccessEd the week it happens. This handbook shows you how to keep all three.
Read the first four sections once. After that, use the timeline, the cheat sheets and the FAQ as you work.
Three things to know about this handbook
The state rules are sourced. Anything described as a Texas requirement comes from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) or the Texas Education Code, linked in Sources.
District details are marked. The district RTI plan, the 2026-2027 calendar dates and the SuccessEd help pages could not be read while writing this. Wherever you see Confirm locally, the handbook gives common practice, and you need the real Edcouch-Elsa ISD answer. The last section collects all of these into one checklist.
SuccessEd steps are generic. They describe what each task needs, in the usual order. Button and tab names on your screen may differ. Write your screen's wording in the margin the first time you do each task.
A note on names. Texas now calls the whole system MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports). RTI (Response to Intervention) is the part of MTSS that deals with extra help for students. Your campus may use either name. They point to the same work.
Your first week
Log in to SuccessEd and find the RTI/MTSS area
Ask your principal for the district RTI/MTSS plan and the campus RTI committee list
Get the list of students who already have an open RTI record
Fill in the Confirm with the district checklist at the end of this handbook
Put the meeting dates for the year on your calendar