The activities in this module begin with a personal reflection by participants on values and beliefs about the identification, collection and use of data for school improvement. It continues with a brief overview of the new accountability systems, moves to current methods being used by school systems and how this affects all students, and ends with an activity that requires participants to continue their reflection on tracking data that they can use to prepare for subsequent activities. Participants use data from their own school or another school in their state to begin to examine the link between data and practice changes.

As a result of the activities and information shared at this Leadership Academy, module participants will:

• Gain awareness of the need for increased research on RTI with students who are culturally and linguistically diverse.
• Identify and interpret existing research that demonstrates effective interventions at the secondary and tertiary tiers for students who are culturally and linguistically diverse.
• Consider RTI as an alternate process for identifying students who require special educational supports.
• Consider interventions at the tertiary tier that are inclusive and collaborative.

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Resources

• Facilitator Manual (PDF — 3MB)
• Faciliator PowerPoints (POWERPOINTS — 851KB)
• Participant Handouts (PDF — 3MB)