Response to Intervention (RtI)

What are the main goals of RtI?

All students master essential learnings. Essential learnings are the key concepts and facts students need to learn in each subject during the course of the year.
High school graduates have the basic skills and higher level thinking abilities to successfully compete for jobs in the global market.

What is it?

RtI is a federally mandated program.
RtI requires schools to monitor and assess students who are are below grade level expectations.
RtI requires teams of teachers to use data from assessments to develop interventions that help students meet grade level expectations.

How will RtI look on Vinalhaven?

Students will be dismissed every Wednesday at 1:37.
During this hour on Wednesday (1:37 - 2:37) teachers will review assessment data and test scores. Using this data to identify students below grade level in math and reading, teachers will develop specific interventions for individual students.
Eventually, the school's goal is to provide voluntary RtI learning clinics for students identified during the RtI hour. During the learning clinics, identified students will receive intensive instruction in their area of need.

WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK!!!

Parent and community support are absolutely necessary for RtI to work and to have more students meet and exceed grade level expectations.
The school held a community forum on Monday, June 1st to share information on RtI and respond to community questions, concerns, and comments. Click here to see notes from the June 1st meeting.
We encourage any and all students, parents, and community members to give us feedback on this idea. Please feel free to contact members of the Leadership Team (Heather White, Sue Dempster, Meg Lyons, and Yvonne Thomas) by email, phone, or stopping by the school.
You can also email questions or comments to rti@vinalhavenschool.org.
RtI will be on the agenda at the June 22nd School Board meeting.

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