Tier 1 Assessment/Data
Systems
Tier 1 Grade Level/Department
Data Teams
For External Coaches
Participant Handouts
I-RTI Network
January, 2013 :
The Illinois RtI Network is a State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG) project of the Illinois State
Board of Education. All funding (100%) is from federal sources. The contents of this handout packet
were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education,
#H325A100005-12. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the
U.S.Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement bythe Federal Government.
(OSEP Project Officer: Grace Zamora Durán)
External Coaches
January, 2013
Check in
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What coaching questions have come up in the your districts this month?
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What is going on in your districts this month?
Learner Outcomes
External Coaches will . . .
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Determine your confidence in coaching the SAPSI-S administration and Parent Involvement
Action Planning
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Review/explore IIRC data for your district(s) and data collection school(s) and identify at least
one strength and weakness from these data
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Establish a plan for sharing early warning system/convergent data system with your district(s)
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Create a plan to reflect on your BLT or GLT process based on a completed Reflection on Team
Process activity and determine a next step for your school(s)’ Tier 1 Grade Level Teams
External Coaches
January, 2013
Review of December – SAPSI-S
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Sharing of plans for SAPSI-S administration
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Confidence in coaching SAPSI-S administration . . .
What additional supports do you need?
More training to better understand the rationale for the task.
More training to deepen my understanding of the background knowledge related to this task.
Additional Coaching to assist in planning how to apply this task within the school/district.
On-site modeling of task.
Technical assistance to problem-solve barriers to applying task.
Other concerns or comments related to applying this task?
Review of December – PEP Overview
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Sharing of next steps for increasing parent involvement
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Confidence in coaching increasing parent involvement & determining PEP participation. . .
What additional supports do you need?
More training to better understand the rationale for the task.
More training to deepen my understanding of the background knowledge related to this task.
Additional Coaching to assist in planning how to apply this task within the school/district.
On-site modeling of task.
Technical assistance to problem-solve barriers to applying task.
Other concerns or comments related to applying this task?
External Coaches
January, 2013
Tier 1 Integrated Data Systems
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Reflect on the types of Tier 1 data you currently use in your district/school
•What types of data do you collect?
•How efficiently do you collect these data?
• Are the assessments administered and scored with fidelity?
•Do you use the data?
Complete one of the data reflection activities (separate handout). How might you use
any of the tools presented back in your district?
•What’s one action/next step you will take to improve your Tier 1 Data System?
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Read Background Information for Data Coaches from The Data Coaches’ Guide & discuss.
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Explore the IIRC website.
• Identify at least one strength & one weakness from your district level data
•Identify at least one strength & one weakness from your school level data
External Coaches
January, 2013
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Early Warning/Convergent Data System discussion
•Share your Early Warning System with the group or create a draft system (separate
handout)
Tier 1 Grade Level / Department Data Teams
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Two types of Tier 1 Grade Level / Department Teams
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What is your current data use capacity?
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What is your team’s current data use capacity?
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Grade Level Team pitfalls – what not to do . . .
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Discussion of GLT documentation examples (separate handout)
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Discussion of your current state of GLT data meetings
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Planning for Extension Activity (separate handout)
•What meeting will you observe?
•What support/assistance is needed?