Response to Intervention: The School Counselors Role in the Pyramid of Interventions

Clinton Community School DistrictJulie Knutsen-Jefferson Elementary School Counselor

Amanda DeWulf-Clinton High School Counselor

4 Elementary Schools (5 counselors)◦ Jefferson Elementary

Approximately 410 students 30% Minority students 81% of students receive free or reduced lunch 27% of students have IEPs 26% Mobility

2 Middle Schools (3 counselors)◦ Washington Middle School

Approximately 463 students 72.35% of students receive free or reduced lunch 20% of students have IEPs

1 High School (4 counselors)◦ Approximately 1200 students◦ 17.2% minority students◦ 50% of students receive free or reduced lunch◦ 20.5% of students have IEPs

CCSD Demographics

Research-based interventions Regular screening for academic difficulties Academic interventions for struggling

students Differentiated instruction that accounts for

learning strengths and interest areas Progress monitoring to gauge achievement

and responsiveness to interventions More intensive interventions for students

who continue to struggle

Key Elements of RTI

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RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION

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1-5% 1-5%

5-10% 5-10%

80-90% 80-90%

Intensive, Individual Interventions•Individual Students•Assessment-based•High Intensity

Intensive, Individual Interventions•Individual Students•Assessment-based•Intense, durable procedures

Targeted Group Interventions•Some students (at-risk)•High efficiency•Rapid response

Targeted Group Interventions•Some students (at-risk)•High efficiency•Rapid response

Universal Interventions•All students•Preventive, proactive

Universal Interventions•All settings, all students•Preventive, proactive

Response to Intervention

Academic Systems Behavioral Systems

9/25/2012

Professional school counselors assist in the academic and behavioral development of students through the implementation of a comprehensive developmental school counseling program based on the ASCA National Model by:◦ Providing all students with a standards-based guidance curriculum to

address universal academic, career and personal/social development◦ Analyzing academic and behavioral data to identify struggling students◦ Identifying and collaborating on research-based intervention strategies

that are implemented by school staff◦ Evaluating academic and behavioral progress after interventions◦ Revising interventions as appropriate◦ Referring to school and community services as appropriate◦ Collaborating with administrators about RTI design and implementation◦ Advocating for equitable education for all students and working to

remove systemic barriers

The School Counselor’s Role

The Professional School Counselor and Response to Intervention, American School Counselor Association (Adopted 2008)

RTI Process Tier 1: Universal Core Instructional Interventions: All Students, Preventative and

Proactive◦ 1. Standards and Competencies (Foundation)◦ 2. Guidance Curriculum (Delivery System)◦ 3. Individual Student Planning (Delivery)◦ 4. Curriculum Action Plan (Management)◦ 5. Curriculum Results Report (Accountability)

Tier 2: Supplemental/Strategic Interventions: Students at Some Risk◦ 1. Standards and Competencies (Foundation)◦ 2. Individual Student Planning (Delivery)

a. Small-group appraisal and b. Small-group advisement◦ 3. Responsive Services (Delivery)

a. Consultation and b. Individual counseling and c. Small group counseling◦ 4. Closing the Gap Action Plan (Management)◦ 5. Closing the Gap Results Report (Accountability)

Tier 3: Intensive, Individual Interventions: Students at High Risk◦ 1. Standards and Competencies (Foundation)◦ 2. Responsive Services (Delivery)

a. Consultation and b. Individual counseling and c. Small group counseling and d. Referral to school or community services

◦ 3. Closing the Gap Action Plan (Management)◦ 4. Closing the Gap Results Report (Accountability)

The following chart shows how a comprehensive school counseling program aligns with the RTI process.

The Professional School Counselor and Response to Intervention, American School Counselor Association (Adopted 2008)

Elementary Pyramid of Interventions

Tier 4Crisis Response Mediation; 504 meetings; Disability

Suspected

Tier 3Tier 3 Meetings; Attendance

Cooperation Meetings; Check In Check Out

Tier 2Intentional Small Groups; Individual Counseling; Check In Check Out; Problem Solving/Reteaching; Parent/Staff Consultation & Meetings; RTI/PLC Teams; Attendance

Monitoring/Pre Attendance Cooperation Meetings; Parent/Teacher conferences; Agency Referrals: Mental

Health & Basic Needs

Tier 1K-5 Classroom Guidance Lessons: Empathy, Impulse Control & Problem Solving, Bully Prevention, Anger Management, Safety, Careers; PBIS,

Attendance Monitoring, Professional Learning Communities

Iowa Core Curriculum – 60 min reading block and 60 min math block; essential skills by grade level; Co teaching; all students are screened; PLCs discuss data and progress of students

PBIS; classroom management system; visible expectations; Love & Logic; Direct Instruction of Social Skills; Behavior accommodations

Teacher attendance letters after 5 absences or tardies, Good attendance certificates

Elementary RTI Level 1 Interventions

K-5 Classroom Guidance Lessons: Empathy, Impulse Control & Problem Solving, Bully Prevention, Anger Management, Safety, and Careers

PBIS Attendance Monitoring Professional Learning Communities

Elementary School Counseling Level 1 Interventions

2nd Grade: 95% of all 2nd Grade students achieved mastery level (75%) with regard to problem solving – goal was 90%

5th Grade: 93% of all 5th Grade students achieved mastery level (78%) with regard to problem solving – goal was 90%

Common language is important throughout the grade levels and the district

Students can utilize the problem solving model when conferencing with teachers, para educators, counselor, and administrators

Elementary School Counseling RTI Level 1 Data

Grade Level Support Teams Meet 6 times/year – Identify students with skill deficits

Interventions: ◦ Title 1 small groups; America Reads or Mentors 4

times/week 25 minutes 1:6 ratio◦ Math small groups 4 times/week 25 minutes 1:6

ratio◦ Progress is Monitored Weekly◦ Social Skills, Counseling, PTR (Prevent-Teach-

Reteach) ◦ Attendance Letter 10 absences or tardies,

Attendance meetings

Elementary RTI Level 2 Interventions

Intentional Small Groups Problem Solving/Re-teaching Skills Check In Check Out Individual Counseling Parent/Staff Consultation RTI/PLC Teams Attendance Monitoring/Pre ACM meetings Parent/Teacher Conferences Agency Referrals: Mental Health & Basic

Needs

Elementary School Counseling Level 2 Interventions

Tier 3 Individual Student/School Team and Parent Meetings

Interventions:◦ Additional Reading and Math Skills small group 5

times/week 25 minutes 1:3 ratio◦ ABC 10 day data keeping, Aimsweb personal

learning style and behavior assessment◦ Attendance letters; ACM and Attendance

Mediations

Elementary RTI Level 3 Interventions

Tier 3 Academic and Behavior Meetings Attendance Cooperation Meetings and

Attendance Mediation Check In Check Out Crisis Response 504 plans Disability Suspect

Elementary School Counseling Level 3 & Level 4 Interventions

Middle School Pyramid of Interventions

Tier 4Crisis Response Mediation; 504 meetings; TAT (Threat

Assessment Team); Disability Suspected

Tier 3 Attendance/Truancy meetings;

Skillbuilding, WRAP services, Re-entry meetings; Advisor and Advisee

meetings, Adopt a Student Check In Check Out

Tier 2Intentional Small Groups; Individual Counseling; Check In

Check Out; Problem Solving/Reteaching; Parent/Staff Consultation & Meetings; RTI/PLC Teams; Attendance

Monitoring; Parent/Teacher conferences; Agency Referrals: Mental Health & Basic Needs

Tier 1Classroom Guidance Lessons: Goal Setting, Emotion Management,

Technology Safety, Careers; PBIS, Attendance Monitoring, Professional Learning Communities

Iowa Core Curriculum – essential skills by grade level; Co teaching; academic & behavior screening for targeted interventions; school counseling PLCs discuss data and progress of students

PBIS; classroom management system; visible expectations; Direct Instruction of Social Skills; Behavior accommodations

Attendance monitoring

Middle School RTI Level 1 Interventions

Counselors developed SMART goal setting lesson through PLC collaboration time and created a formative assessment.

Lesson was delivered to 425 students. Before delivering the lesson, 0% of students

could not write a SMART goal. After delivering the lesson, 364 students (85.6%)

could identify the five components of a SMART goal.

After delivering the lesson, 319 students (75%) of students total composed a SMART goal regarding their upcoming Iowa Assessments.

Middle School Counseling RTI Level 1 Data

RTI Implementation Identified building members to be on committee Focused on 7th grade reading fluency and

accuracy Used AIMS web probes to identify 7th graders non-

proficient Two staff members created schedule and groups

of non-proficient students and gathered resources Groups of students given direct instruction and

corrective teaching in areas of fluency and accuracy to build skill deficit.

Middle School RTI Level 2 Interventions

7th grade students assessed in area of reading accuracy and fluency

Groups of non-proficient students identified to work with two certified teachers

13 of 15 students improved reading accuracy

13 of 15 students improved reading fluency Progress will be continued to be monitored

Middle School RTI Level 2 Data

Individual Counseling and small group counseling by need

PBIS structure of interventions such as check –in and check-out, PAWS card, skill building

Agency referrals for family services or individualized mental health needs

Middle School Counseling RTI Level 2 Interventions

Advisor/Advisee program involves adults advising identified students who have most behavior office referrals from previous school year.◦ Students identified prior to school year starting◦ Meeting scheduled with parent, student, teacher from

grade level team, counselor and associate principal.◦ Review individual data and developed goals for each

student.◦ Students are assigned to adult advisor

(administrators, counselors, SRO, custodian, AEA staff)

Middle School RTI Level 3 Interventions

Advisor/Advisee program involves adults advising identified students who have most behavior office referrals from previous school year.

13 students identified Every student has shown significant decrease

in behavior office referrals from previous school year

Overall school behavior referrals have decreased as follows:

2011-2012 Quarter 1 Office Referrals: 153 2012-2013 Quarter 1 Office Referrals: 77

Middle School RTI Level 3 Intervention Data

Meet with students with 10 unexcused absences and notify parents of policy

Meet with students who have 4 or more tardies and notify parents of policy

Develop WRAP services for individual students and families

Facilitate Advisor/Advisee

Middle School Counseling RTI Level 3 Interventions

High School Counseling Pyramid of Interventions

Tier 4Online Learning, Alternative Placement, Lincoln Program

Disability Suspected, 504 Mtg.

Tier 3CHAMP, Truancy Mediations,

Online Learning, Check In/ Check Out, Mentoring Program,

Interagency Supports, PSR

Tier 2Sp. Ed. Team Mtgs., Parent Contact/Home Visits,

Individual Counseling, Check In Check Out, Re-entry mtgs., RTI/PLC Teams, Attendance Monitoring,

Parent/Teacher conferences, Agency Referrals, Credit Recovery, Summer School, IEP Team Mtgs., 504 Plans,

Intentional Small Groups: Anxiety, Anger Management, CHARGE, Girls Leadership, Test-Taking/Study Skills,

Transition, Individual Counseling

Tier 19-12 Classroom Guidance Lessons, IHAPI, Homeroom Lessons, 4-Year Plans,

Career & Education Portfolios, Transcripts, PBIS, Attendance Monitoring, Professional Learning Communities, Orientation, Parent/Student

Conferences, Student Ambassadors, After School Tutoring, College/Career Visits, Iowa Core Curriculum, Counseling Services

CHS Data Team◦ Weekly meetings on Wednesdays◦ 30 minutes per grade level◦ Administrators, Counselors, At-Risk Staff, Media

Specialist, AEA Special Education Consultant, Special Education Staff, SRO

◦ Students with multiple failures are discussed for possible level 1 and 2 interventions

HS RTI Level 1 Interventions

Study Tables◦ Held during lunch◦ English 9, English 10, Algebra 1, Geometry◦ Junior/Senior classes by trends in failures◦ Monitored by At-Risk Staff

AP/Honors Study Table◦ Students with a C or below attend study tables

during their lunch◦ Monitored by AP Teachers

Contact Log on Infinite Campus

HS RTI Level 1 Interventions

August-October Data◦ 9th-12th grade Study Tables and 6th period

2989 referrals made 1523 referrals present 627 skipped 317 were excused due to turning in work 585 were absent 81% attendance for students that were here

HS RTI Level 1 Data

HS RTI Level 1 Data: Grade Level Data Trimester 1

2011-2012 2012-2013 as of 10/31

Students

Failures

% 0f Classes

Class of 2015

304 48 3.16

Class of 2014

312 98 6.28

Class of 2013

282 69 4.89

Class of 2012

271 41 3.03

Students

Failures

% Of Classes

Class of 2016

319 114

Class of 2015

314 123

Class of 2014

295 53

Class of 2013

269 57

Classroom Guidance◦ 9th Grade: Freshman Success Skills◦ 10th Grade: Career Exploration◦ 11th Grade: Post-Secondary Options◦ 12th Grade: Senior Survey, College/Career Seminars

Individual Registration Meetings IHAPI Homeroom Lessons/Activities Career and Educational Portfolios Job Shadows College Visits Career Seminars Student Needs Assessment Professional Learning Communities

HS School Counseling Level 1 Interventions

Consists of all High School Counselors and one At-Risk Coordinator◦ Meet weekly for 60 minutes and two times per

month for early dismissal◦ Identify Power Standards, Focus Lessons,

Checking for Understanding, Analyzing Data◦ Develop Data Boards 3 times per year

Ideas for this year I Have A Plan Iowa Classroom Guidance CHARGE Group

HS Professional Learning Communities

Assessment-Share the assessment that you used to measure student learning.   How did you insure the group measured the data in the same way? Peer Evaluating? Group Evaluation? Discussion? Rubric?      (Date Board updated)

Team NameNorms

     

Smart Goal       

Results(Graphs, list, displayed data etc.)

Instructional Strategies      Next Steps:(Reflect or summarize on what you plan to do next, where will your PLC go from here? 

HS Professional Learning Communities

Homeroom study table◦ When there is a failure trend in a certain area◦ Content area teachers have coverage for homerooms so they can

monitor the study table Check In/Check Out

◦ Students report to library or counseling office before and after school◦ Can be used for behaviors, academics, attendance, and/or

organization◦ Monitored by At-Risk Staff, Media Specialist, Counselors

6th Period◦ Held from 3:00-4:00 ◦ Individual student contracts with students that are failing 2 or more

classes, struggling with attendance, and those that are too far behind for study table

◦ Monitored by At-Risk Staff

HS RTI Level 2 Interventions

Academic Focus◦ Assigned to students by administration◦ Students are dropped from a class they are

unable to earn a credit in◦ Monitored by Para educators and At-Risk staff

Home Visits◦ Done by At-Risk staff, administrators, counselors,

SRO, AEA staff◦ Primarily done for students with attendance

concerns

HS RTI Level 2 Interventions

Transition Group-9th Graders Anxiety Group Girls Leadership Group CHARGE Group – 9/10 & 11/12 Test-Taking/Study Skills Group Individual Student Meetings PBIS Individual Connections 504 Plans

HS School Counseling Level 2 Interventions

CHAMP◦ Connections with outside agencies◦ Home Visits◦ Truancy

Online Learning◦ Ran through Iowa Learning Online◦ Can be completed during the school day, 6th period, or

before/after school◦ For students behind on credits◦ Maximum of 4 credits during their high school career

Alternative Placement◦ Lincoln Campus◦ Job Corp◦ Special Education

Flex Schedules

HS & School Counseling RTI Level 3 Interventions

Julie Knutsen-Jefferson Elementary School◦ 563-243-0479◦ jknutsen@clintonia.org

Amanda DeWulf-Clinton High School◦ 563-243-7540 ext. 1200◦ adewulf@clintonia.org

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