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 * What RTI Is:**
 * **Problem solving team**
 * **Short term interventions**
 * **Data driven approach**
 * **Time limited**

= = =**When are meetings?**= Meetings are held Wednesdays 7th period in room K3A. We welcome teacher participation so if you would like to join us please come by. = = = Essential Elements of the Team: =
 * What RTI Is not: **
 * **Intensive**
 * **Individualized**
 * **Less formal IEP/504 plan**
 * **Indefinite**


 * The Core RTI Team is composed of a school staff who are experienced problem solvers. Other staff familiar with students being referred will be integral in creating an effective plan for individual students.
 * Structured Problem-Solving: The Team follows a structured format to analyze possible reasons for a student's academic or behavioral difficulties and plans interventions. We focus on variables that we can be changed and do not dwell on those variables that we cannot impact. Examples include attendance, rate of work completion, grades, and number of accumulated credits.
 * Targeted interventions: emphasis is placed on the use of existing supports and interventions (as opposed to intensive, individualized interventions that require extensive resources and may only be applied to a handful of students).
 * School Focus: The Team (which includes the referring teachers) focuses its energies on helping the student in the school setting. It is important to note that many students may have family, medical, or social difficulties that present potential barriers to school success. However, the Team realizes that it is not in a position to reengineer the student's life outside of school. Instead, the team works to identify strategies that will benefit the student within the school environment.