Northwest Regional Comprehensive Center
NWRCC Events
Catch Them Early: Using RTI to Match Instruction to the Needs of ALL Students
Agenda
Thursday, June 29th, 2006
| 8:00 am | Continental Breakfast and Registration |
| 8:30am |
Welcome and Introductions Kit Peixotto Director of the Northwest Regional Comprehensive Center Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory |
| 8:45am |
"Why RTI: Integrating Prevention and Remediation" Jack M. Fletcher, Ph.D. Distinguished University Professor Department of Psychology University of Houston |
| 10:45am | Break |
| 11:00am |
RTI Success Stories: A panel discussion including schools and districts that have implemented RTI Jefferson School, Glendive, Montana Dalton School, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Columbia Heights, Longview, Washington Albany County School District, Wyoming Tigard-Tualatin School District, Oregon |
| 12:30pm | Lunch |
| 1:30pm | "RTI Implementation: Issues and Lessons Learned" Joseph Witt, Ph.D. Learning Sciences, ISTEEP Learning Professor Emeritus Louisiana State University |
| 3:30pm | Break |
| 3:45pm |
State Discussion Sharing session among states |
| 4:30pm | Adjourn for the day |
Friday, June 30th, 2006
| 8:00am | Continental Breakfast and Registration |
| 8:30am |
Lessons Learned Across the United States Presentations (via videoconference) from SEA representatives in states outside the region highlighting "lessons learned" from the field Dolores Ratcliff, RTI Project Coordinator, Arizona State Department of Education Dave Tilly, Coordinator of Assessment Services, Heartland Area Education Agency, Iowa Jan Schrum, Director of Georgia Learning Resources System, Georgia Department of Education Susan Aysenne, Director of Division of Educational Improvement and Assistance, Louisiana State Department of Education |
| 10:00am | Break |
| 10:15am | Next Steps: Opportunities for sharing, networking, and planning |
| Intrastate discussions focused on responses to the content of the Symposium |
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Regional Resource Center representatives share tools and resources for states Lenore Knudtson, Program Specialist, Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center (MPRCC) Brad Lenhardt, Educational Consultant, Western Regional Resource Center (WRCC) |
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Intrastate discussions about issues related to RTI focused on key questions: Based on the components identified in the RRC planning grid, where are the strengths and challenges in your state? What additional technical assistance from NWRCC, MPRRC, WRRC would help build capacity for RTI in your state? |
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| Each state shares a summary of their discussions |
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| 12:15pm |
Closing Closing remarks Evaluations Housekeeping |
| 12:30pm | Adjourn with Box Lunch |