https://padlet.com/sgaley1/lkjgc95s2f1k8lqw Response To Intervention en-us 2022-03-04 02:20:52 UTC 2022-03-05 06:13:43 UTC hello@padlet.com sgaley1 https://padlet.com/sgaley1/lkjgc95s2f1k8lqw/wish/2077123106 Best Practices for ensuring RTI legal and ethical standards are being upheld:
- Create a document to outline expectations including what the expectation is and who is responsible.
- Each step of the RTI process should include a timeline.
- Use a year long calendar to schedule important events.
- Communicate RTI process with all necessary stakeholders.
- Be transparent with staff and parents by posting flyers and newsletters.
- Consistently communicate with staff the value/importance of a consistent RTI process. 
- It is essential to use reliable data in decision making.
- Have a plan for organizing and tracking student data and interventions.
- Remain student focused / Student success is the ultimate goal!]]> 2022-03-04 02:41:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sgaley1/lkjgc95s2f1k8lqw/wish/2077123106 sgaley1 https://padlet.com/sgaley1/lkjgc95s2f1k8lqw/wish/2077123324 I understand the application of these legal and ethical standards regarding the RTI process to be protective safe guards for students.  It is easy for educators to get busy and unintentionally allow a student to "fall through the cracks."  It is essential for these standards to be in place in order to promote success for all students.  I also have a personal connect to these legal and ethical standards involving the RTI process.  As a 504 student, I directly benefited from teachers identifying my strengths/weaknesses and developing an appropriate plan to enhance my educational experience.  I feel grateful that I was provided the opportunity to progress though my educational journey with these processes in place. As a school counselor I am committed to identifying needs and serving students in order to continue the cycle of intervention and monitoring to pass along the privilege of education to others. ]]> 2022-03-04 02:41:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sgaley1/lkjgc95s2f1k8lqw/wish/2077123324 sgaley1 https://padlet.com/sgaley1/lkjgc95s2f1k8lqw/wish/2077125018 According to the Ethical Standards of the American School Counseling Association, school counselors should be concerned with students' academic, career, social and emotional needs and encourage each student's maximum development.]]> 2022-03-04 02:42:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sgaley1/lkjgc95s2f1k8lqw/wish/2077125018 sgaley1 https://padlet.com/sgaley1/lkjgc95s2f1k8lqw/wish/2077125190 Local Policy
(College Station ISD Response to Intervention Handbook, 2021)
The Student Intervention Team (SIT) has the responsibility for ensuring that the RTI Process is implemented at each campus in the district.  The members of the SIT team may be an administrator, teacher, parents, diagnostician, counselor, speech pathologist, campus content specialist, and/or other support personnel.


]]> 2022-03-04 02:42:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sgaley1/lkjgc95s2f1k8lqw/wish/2077125190 sgaley1 https://padlet.com/sgaley1/lkjgc95s2f1k8lqw/wish/2077125337 Administrative Law
30 C.F.R.  § 300.111 
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/subtitle-B/chapter-III/part-300/subpart-B/subject-group-ECFRf27988d69cd5d3a/section-300.111
-Child Find requires that schools adopt a system of seeking and identifying suspected disabilities in students.

]]> 2022-03-04 02:43:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sgaley1/lkjgc95s2f1k8lqw/wish/2077125337 sgaley1 https://padlet.com/sgaley1/lkjgc95s2f1k8lqw/wish/2077125539 State Statute
19 TAC § 74.28
- It is a requirement of Texas Education Agency that students with dyslexia and related services are identified through the response to intervention process. ]]> 2022-03-04 02:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sgaley1/lkjgc95s2f1k8lqw/wish/2077125539 sgaley1 https://padlet.com/sgaley1/lkjgc95s2f1k8lqw/wish/2077125767 Judicial Law
El Paso v. RR, 2008
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-5th-circuit/1498532.html
- In the case of El Paso v. R.R. (2008) the court ruled that schools are obligated that to evaluate students with a suspected disability within a reasonable time to meet legal requirements. ]]> 2022-03-04 02:43:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sgaley1/lkjgc95s2f1k8lqw/wish/2077125767 sgaley1 https://padlet.com/sgaley1/lkjgc95s2f1k8lqw/wish/2077125925 Constitutional Law
IDEA 2004, 20 U.S.C. § 1412(a)(3)
https://sites.ed.gov/idea/statute-chapter-33/subchapter-ii/1412/a/1
-Schools are obligated to identify, locate, and evaluate students who may have a disability.]]> 2022-03-04 02:43:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sgaley1/lkjgc95s2f1k8lqw/wish/2077125925 sgaley1 https://padlet.com/sgaley1/lkjgc95s2f1k8lqw/wish/2077126191 The scope of this article highlights the unique nuances of counselors engaging in the RTI process with English Language Learners.  This article provides specific insight that may be helpful to school counselors such as ensuring the presence of key stakeholders, providing cultural context, and advocating for culturally relevant interventions and policies. 

Johnson, L., Shell, M., Tuttle, M., & Groce, L. (2019). School counselors experiences of response to intervetnion with english learners. Professional School Counseling 22(1). https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2156759X19859486]]> 2022-03-04 02:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sgaley1/lkjgc95s2f1k8lqw/wish/2077126191 sgaley1 https://padlet.com/sgaley1/lkjgc95s2f1k8lqw/wish/2077126440
Questions are being raised regarding effective implementation of the RTI process.  With early intervention mandates, educators are asking when the right time to intervene is, how long should interventions be implemented, and how should parent requests be handled? 

Martin, J. L. (2022). Legal implications of response to intervention and special education identification. RTI Action Network. http://www.rtinetwork.org/learn/ld/legal-implications-of-response-to-intervention-and-special-education-identification#:~:text=The%20Response%2Dto%2DIntervention%20(,based%20interventions%20in%20regular%20programs

]]> 2022-03-04 02:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sgaley1/lkjgc95s2f1k8lqw/wish/2077126440 sgaley1 https://padlet.com/sgaley1/lkjgc95s2f1k8lqw/wish/2077127052 Clements, K. & Sabella, R. (2010). Make it work. ASCA school counselor magazine. https://www.schoolcounselor.org/Magazines/May-June-2010/Make-It-Work?sso=ae8fcf5c-969d-409a-8a73-968aeea0d1e4]]> 2022-03-04 02:44:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sgaley1/lkjgc95s2f1k8lqw/wish/2077127052 sgaley1 https://padlet.com/sgaley1/lkjgc95s2f1k8lqw/wish/2077127204 Response to Intervention has become particularly important because Special Education laws have been put in to place to ensure students receive timely and effective evaluations and parent feedback regarding student identification processes.  In order to meet state and federal guidelines, schools should adopt three best practices.  Mrs. Mendez recommends, 
1. Adopt a timeline and flowchart for how a referral in handled when a parent makes a request for special education testing.
2. Ensure that each person involved in the process is educated and trained in the process.
3. Establish a system of checks and balances to ensure accountability in the identification process, so that students do not "fall between the cracks."
An emerging issue in the RTI process is the lack of diagnosticians.  With rising numbers of identified students due to school closures, school diagnosticians are stretched thin.  Mrs. Mendez expects there to be incentives for schools to be able to hire additional staff or contract with other organizations to complete diagnostic testing for students.
The person I interviewed is Laura Mendez (Pecan Trail Intermediate School, Counselor).]]> 2022-03-04 02:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sgaley1/lkjgc95s2f1k8lqw/wish/2077127204 sgaley1 https://padlet.com/sgaley1/lkjgc95s2f1k8lqw/wish/2077127406 The role of the school counselor is my professional perspective. The audience of this padlet will be school counselors serving in intermediate schools. The topic I chose is a legal guide to Response to Intervention (RTI). The reason I chose this topic is to educate the intermediate counselors on legal processes of RTI. Elementary campus typically have very structured RTI procedures in place. However, intermediate campuses are typically a little behind the curve in terms of monitoring student success and intervening when needed. Now that we are feeling the impacts of COVID and school closures, the RTI process has become even more critical than ever before as educators implement intervention procedures and processes.]]> 2022-03-04 02:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sgaley1/lkjgc95s2f1k8lqw/wish/2077127406