Response to Intervention

Under the UE Model, ARISE High School will utilize a robust Response to Intervention (RTI) program with all students. The RTI framework will be used to monitor student development academically, socio-emotionally, and behaviorally and provide interventions as needed to ensure all students grow at their optimal pace. Figure A provides an illustration of this model.

RTI is a prevention-oriented framework for providing comprehensive support to students, using assessment data to inform educators’ decisions about how best to teach and support the development of their students. This rigorous prevention system provides for the early identification of learning and behavioral challenges and timely intervention for students who are at risk for long-term learning problems. A successful RTI program seeks to minimize the risk for long-term negative learning outcomes by responding quickly and efficiently to documented learning or behavioral problems and ensuring appropriate identification of students with disabilities.

As illustrated in Figure A, this system includes three levels of prevention with three levels of intensity, which represent a continuum of supports. Many schools use more than one intervention within a given level of prevention.

• Primary (Tier 1) prevention: high quality core instruction and social emotional learning that meets the needs of most students

• Secondary (Tier 2) prevention: evidence-based intervention(s) of moderate intensity that addresses the learning or behavioral challenges of most at-risk students

• Tertiary (Tier 3) prevention: individualized intervention(s) of increased intensity for students who show minimal response to secondary

The practices in the RTI program have also been identified to support specific subgroups of students as follows: Students Achieving Below Grade Level, Students Achieving Above Grade Level/Gifted Students, Students with Special Needs, English Language Learners, and Targeted Subgroups of Students.