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REL-NEI researchers Natalie Lacireno-Paquet (left) and Candice Bocala discuss response-to-intervention (RTI) policies in seven Northeast states during a January webinar co-hosted with REL West.

Response-to-Intervention Policies in 16 States (1 hr., 25 min.)

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Response to intervention (RTI) can be both a system for providing early interventions to struggling students and a special-education diagnostic tool for evaluating and identifying students with specific learning disabilities. In this webinar, researchers at REL Northeast and Islands and REL West discussed two Issues & Answers Reports that reviewed state education agency (SEA) policies and supports for RTI in 16 states: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Washington. A Vermont-based education consultant discussed the implications of the reports’ findings for practical implementation of RTI in schools and classrooms. About 170 educators, policymakers, and other stakeholders from across the country attended, and the researchers engaged in conversation with participants following the formal presentation.

Kristin Reedy

Jenifer Harr-Robins

Presenters:

• Kristin Reedy, Moderator; Director, Northeast Regional Resource Center (NERRC); Learning Innovations at WestEd
• Natalie Lacireno-Paquet, Senior Program/Research Associate, and Candice Bocala, Research Assistant, Learning Innovations at WestEd, REL-NEI; Co-authors, “Features of State Response to Intervention Initiatives in Northeast and Islands Region States”
• Jenifer Harr-Robins, Senior Research Analyst, American Institutes for Research (AIR), REL West; Co-author, “The Status of State-Level Response to Intervention Policies and Procedures in the West Region States and Five Other States”
• Richard Reid, Discussant; School Psychologist and Consultant to the Vermont Department of Education
• Carole Urbano, Technical Moderator; REL-NEI at Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC)

More Information:

Related Research and Resources:

• Models of Response to Intervention in the Northwest Region States (REL Northwest)
• State Policies and Procedures and Selected Local Implementation Practices in Response to Intervention in the Six Southeast Region States (REL Southeast)
• Using Student Achievement Data to Support Instructional Decision Making (IES Practice Guide)
• Response to Intervention: Select State Programs (National Association of State Directors of Special Education)
• Center on Instruction: Special Education Resources

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