2012-2013 IIT: Supporting Staff and Students at PVMS
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Out with the old, in with the new! No more KidTalk! (i.e., no
more weekly meetings) All Howard County elementary and middle
schools to have IIT (Instructional Intervention Teams) Directly
relates to work being done with CFIP
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SST IIT CFIP/Grade-Level Team CFIP Pairs Continuum of Support
at PVMS FEW Students ALL Students SOME Students
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Beliefs of IIT Presume competence for all learners and
educators Critical arena for intervention is the student-teacher
relationship within the classroom High quality, engaging
instruction results in higher achievement Multiple data sources are
used regularly to make decisions Focus is on ensuring instructional
match between student, instruction, and task Teachers demonstrate
professional responsibility when they seek assistance
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Instructional Match Interaction between: Students background
knowledge Level and type of instruction provided by the teacher
Types of tasks being given to the student Student
InstructionTask
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Multiple Resources Available For most kids, you will have a
match For some kids, you may need to adjust/reteach (CFIP) For a
few kids, you may need assistance. Many supports available (MIST,
RIST, team leader, content leader, mentor, administrator, etc.) IIT
is also a resource and combines efforts of many people
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Team Membership Administrator School psychologist (Team
Facilitator) Grade-level teachers (one from each grade) Applied
Academics teacher Reading Specialist Special education teacher
Counselor(s) Alternative Education Coordinator BSAP Coordinator
Other specialists/interventionists/staff
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Goals of IIT Student outcomes: Students served by
problem-solving teams will acquire skills to continuously improve
toward achieving grade level or above outcomes Teacher outcomes:
Teachers and team members who engage in problem solving will
enhance their knowledge of instructional assessment and
intervention implementation Non-evaluative Confidential
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Problem-Solving Stages Initial meeting: Establish willingness
to collaborate Problem identification: Concerns are made observable
and measurable Instructional Assessment conducted to ensure that
Instructional Match Goal Setting (Short, interim, long term goals)
Intervention design, evaluation, monitoring
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Meet Kristie (Dunloggin MS)
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How do I request assistance? Meet according to your schedule
Narrow down concerns Assess student skills and instructional match
Help design strategies that will likely benefit other students as
well Entire team meets every other week to address new referrals,
support case managers, participate in ongoing PD