Response to Intervention

Key components of response to intervention (RTI) include universal screening, multi-level support systems, progress monitoring, and data-based decision making. Contacts at profiled districts report that universal screening lays the foundation for the entire RTI framework, as it informs initial decisions about interventions and measures student progress. In general, profiled districts screen their students two to three times per year.

Once students are assigned a tier and specific interventions, teachers and staff monitor their progress periodically to identify improved outcomes using tools that vary by grade, tier, and content. Leadership teams at each school make decisions about reassigning students to different tiers based on progress monitoring data. These teams often comprise an administrator, teachers, interventionists, psychologists, and counselors, but team composition differs by district and school.