School District of Crandon
Crandon, WI
Who are
Who are our
Why integrate our
we?
students/community?
systems?
• Jessica Keao,
• High School Counselor
• RtI Coordinator
• Rebecca Gerow,
• Elementary School Counselor
• RtI Coordinator/Behavior Focus
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integrate our
systems?
What impact has
this made?
Next steps?
School District of Crandon
District Demographics
Who are
Who are our
Why integrate our
we? students/community?
systems?
How did we
integrate our
systems?
● Rural School District
● 1,000 students 4K-12
● Two Native American Tribes
● 100% Free and Reduced Lunch
● Highly supported by Administration
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School District of Crandon
Phases of District RtI Implementation
Who are
Who are our
Why integrate our
we? students/community?
systems?
How did we
integrate our
systems?
• RtI academic team (8+ years)
• Universal PBIS team (6 years)
• Merged academic and behavior (3 years)
• Levels of implementation vary by building level
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this made?
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School District of Crandon
Why did our district integrate?
Who are
Who are our
Why integrate our
we?
students/community?
systems?
How did we
integrate our
systems?
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this made?
Next steps?
• District Administrator forced PBIS/RtI merge
• Defining our roles
• Finding a common language
• We were all working towards the same goal
• Varying opinions/experiences with merging
Crandon Elementary School
How did we integrate?
Who are
Who are our
Why integrate our
we?
students/community?
systems?
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Next steps?
● Enhanced School-Wide Acknowledgment System
■ Addition of Red coin for academics
■ State Testing
● Sustained Universal Team
● Utilized fidelity tools to guide process
● System coaches for Behavior, Literacy, and Math
● Applying what we learned from behavior to academics
Crandon High School
How did we integrate?
Who are
Who are our
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we?
students/community?
systems?
How did we
integrate our
systems?
● School-wide academic and behavior goals
■ Attendance related
■ Test score
● Classroom academic and behavior goals
● Data team analyzing whole student data:
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Test scores
Attendance
Grades
Office Discipline Referrals
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Crandon High School
How did we integrate?
Who are
Who are our
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we?
students/community?
systems?
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● Data team/coaches look at the whole student’s data:
○ Test scores
○ Attendance
○ Grades
○ Office Discipline Referrals
○ Credit Recovery
● Employability Skills
○ Productivity
○ Personal Best
○ Respect
○ Technology
Crandon Elementary School
What impact has this made?
Who are
Who are our
Why integrate our
we?
students/community?
systems?
How did we
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this made?
Next steps?
● Built capacity of more staff
● Creating a system that works for our school
● Can identify strengths and weakness of system
● Identifying the right students for additional interventions
● Increased understanding of RtI
SUSTAINING A SYSTEM REQUIRES THE OWNERSHIP OF ALL STAFF
Crandon Elementary School
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Who are
Who are our
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students/community?
systems?
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Next steps?
● Enhancing Culturally Responsive Practices
■ Personal Biases
■ Mental Health Project/Trauma Informed Practices
■ Community Circles/SEL
● Adapting team structures to meet system needs
● Building the capacity of others to lead key components
● Instructional Coaching for staff/CESA 8
Crandon High School
What impact has this made?
Who are
Who are our
Why integrate our
we?
students/community?
systems?
How did we
integrate our
systems?
What impact has
this made?
Next steps?
● No longer use “PBIS” and “RtI” to refer to the behavior and
academic.
● Presenting to staff as one unit, no longer separate the behavior
vs. academic
● Has become our culture
○ Building Leadership is “RtI” minded
School District of Crandon
Crandon, WI
Who are
Who are our
Why integrate our
we?
students/community?
systems?
How did we
integrate our
systems?
Contact Information:
Rebecca Gerow, Elementary School Counselor
[email protected]
Jessica Keao, High School Counselor
[email protected]
What impact has
this made?
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