SRBI Information
December 17, 2009 | Posted in: Class Updates
From Ms. D-H and Ms. Grainsky:
December 14, 2009
Dear Parents,
This year we are making increased efforts to use student data to inform our instruction and to determine which children will need intervention services. The Department of Education has directed us to use a new process called Scientifically Researched Based Intervention (SRBI) to make informed decisions about which children will be provided with intervention services. Some of you may have heard of this initiative under the title Response to Intervention (RTI). This is a “regular education” initiative, and it is an effort to support all students so that they can succeed in school. While it is a state requirement for us to do this, we believe that it really makes sense and that it will benefit all students in the district. One primary goal of SRBI is to be able to be proactive in addressing any academic and behavioral concerns as well as being reactive.
The basis of this change involves early and clear identification of an academic problem, intensive remediation, and careful monitoring of progress. Our focus will be on reading, writing and mathematics. We will focus on an individual student’s learning profiles and monitor our interventions. Our belief is that helping students succeed in one area will also contribute to student success in other areas of study.
Your child could receive support in and out of the classroom, in small group settings, from a variety of people as well as their classroom teacher. These groups will be skill driven and based upon the needs of the students in each group. This service may be called Tier II support. The students that would benefit the most from these interventions may change several times throughout the year. Universal assessments, which are quick tests given to each child within a grade level, classroom performance, and teacher input will also determine the participants for these groups.
Three levels of intervention will be offered. If a student’s skills are significantly below grade level they will be offered a more intensive intervention program. This will involve more time and more intensive support in smaller groups or individually. Classroom teachers will inform you if your child is receiving support in Tier III, our most intensive level of intervention.
All of the interventions listed above are part of the quality education offered to all Avon students. This regular education initiative is designed to intervene early so students can perform effectively on grade level. Classroom teachers will continue to update parents of their child’s progress through the forms of communication established in each individual classroom.
If you have any questions about this process, please contact your child’s classroom teacher us at anytime.
Very truly yours,
Gail Dahling-Hench Debbie Grainsky
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