• RTI/MTSS Resources

    For Academic and Behavioral Success

     
     

    What is RTI/MTSS?

    Students who are identified as having academic or behavioral needs through evidence based data and assessments are provided Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) to help meet their needs, this is done through the RTI (Response to Intervention) process. Students received support and intervention to help close the achievement gaps. The level of support and intervention is reassessed throughout the year based on student assessment data and teacher input. The goal is to help every student perform on grade level.

     
     
     

    MTSS - A brief overview:

    (ÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, 2017. Retrieved from )

     
     
     
     

    Parents Guide To Multi-Tiered Systems of Support

    (FLDOE, 2018. Retrieved from )

     
     
     
     

    Parent Information for Students Receiving Intensive Interventions

    (FLDOE, 2018. Retrieved from )

     
     
     
     
     

    Academic Resources

    Behavioral Resources

     
     
     

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  • Career and Graduation Requirements resources 

    Learning About Careers in Elementary School- Some fun Sites

      

    Florida Graduation Requirements

    • http://www.fldoe.org/academics/graduation-requirements/
      

    Helpful Resources for Planning for College and Careers

    • – ACT exam often required for college admissions
    • Parent Information Notification:
    • Student Score Report add resources:
    • – SAT exam OFTEN required for college admissions
    • – career, college, and Florida Bright Futures Scholarship information
    • – Federal Financial Aide application
    • – State financial aide resource
    • – athletes only
    • – planning for your future beyond high school
    • – students interested in military careers & ROTC Scholarships
    • - State Information to help find the right college
    • - Florida College and Universities-
    • - DVR
    • -Job Corps

     

     
     
     

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  • Special Programs- 504s, IEPs, and More

     

    Special Programs

    Students who require more support or enhanced enrichment may be eligible for one of the following services. These students are typically identified as needing these supports or enrichment through the Response to Intervention (RTI) process using Multi Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS). To learn more about that process please visit the link on this page regarding RTI. For more information please feel free to email me with questions and visit the resources listed below.

     

    What is Section 504?

    • Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 protects the civil rights of individuals with disabilities. Public schools must provide accommodations and services for students with special needs. Students in preschool, elementary, secondary and adult education programs and activities may receive accommodations or services.
    • School districts must make reasonable accommodations to allow students an opportunity to participate in school and school-related activities. Disabled students should receive services that are equal to, and as effective as, other students. It is not the intent of Section 504 to provide program(s) that are fundamentally different from existing opportunities. (Retrieved from ÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â 504 Policy Manual).
    • For more information please refer to: 
    • Parent and Teacher Guide to Section 504 Frequently Asked Questions:

    McKay Scholarship:

    • Students who have an identified disability through a 504 plan or IEP are eligible for the McKay Scholarship for more information please visit -
     

    What is an IEP?

    • An IEP is an Individualized Education Plan for students who are identified as exceptional students. To learn more about this please look at the parents guide from Florida Department of Education-
      • Procedural Safeguards:
     

    Gifted Education:

    • Students can be identified as possible candidates for gifted education through parent request or teacher recommendation. In Charlotte County, students are then screened using the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test, Second Edition (KBIT-2) and a gifted characteristics checklist. Parents will be notified the results of this screening with further information regarding assessment if eligible. To learn more about gifted education in the State of Florida please visit-
     
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  • Bullying - What to do?

    • Do not label
      • Unintended consequences
      • Sends a message
    • Kids who are bullied
      • Listen
        • Show you want to help
      • Assure child it’s not their fault
      • Struggle talking about it
        • Talk to a school counselor
      • Advice and protect the child
        • Safe
        • Switching classrooms/buses
      • Be persistent
        • May not end overnight
        • Commit to stop
      • Follow up
        • Potential to be repeated
        • Takes consistent effort to stop
    • Bystanders
      • Require support
      • May not know what to do
      • May not feel safe
    • Kids who bully
      • Identify problem behavior
        • Wrong and harms others
      • Show it is to be taken seriously
        • Not tolerated, model
      • Search together for reasons he or she bullied
        • Fit in
        • Home, abuse, stress
        • Need additional support
      • Use consequences to teach
        • Good friend lesson
        • Effects
        • Read about it
        • Make posters for the school
      • Make amends or repair the situation
        • Make a letter
        • Do a good deed
        • Clean up, repair, or pay for damages
      • Follow up
        • Praise good acts of kindness

    Bullying Resources

    • Books
      • Bully B.E.A.N.S By Julia Cook- Teaches students how to stand up to a bully.
      • The Juice Box Bully By Bob Sornson and Maria Dismondy
      • Say Something By Peggy Moss- Talks about being a bystander.
      • Wonder By R.J. Palacio (Grade 4- Middle)
    • Movies
      • Spookley the Square Pumpkin (Preschool thru Grade 2/3)
      • Wonder (Grade 3/4- Middle School)
      • Cyberbully (Parents should watch first) High School Age
    • Websites
    • Lesson Plans
    • Training
     
     
     

    Florida Law - The 2017 Florida Statutes

    Florida Statute 1006.147 - Bullying and harassment prohibited

    (1) “Jeffrey Johnston Stand Up for All Students Act.”

    (2) Bullying or harassment of any student or employee of a public K-12 educational institution is prohibited:

    (a) During any education program or activity conducted by a public K-12 educational institution;

    (b) During any school-related or school-sponsored program or activity or on a school bus of a public K-12 educational institution;

    (c) Through the use of data or computer software that is accessed through a computer, computer system, or computer network within the scope of a public K-12 educational institution; or

    (d) Through the use of data or computer software that is accessed at a non-school related location,

    ( (a) “Bullying” includes cyberbullying and means systematically and chronically inflicting

    (Florida Legislature, 2017)

    School Voucher For Bullying

    • House Bill (HBI) was recently approved in the house and signed by Florida Governor Rick Scott.
    • To learn more about the voucher visit: http://www.fldoe.org/schools/school-choice/