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10-Step Process

for Setting Up an
Intervention Program
…That Works!
https://todaysmeet.com/InterventionsatISTE

Sally B. I’Anson, Ed.D.


STEP
Three Reasons
Interventions
Were Created

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Students with Disabilities STEP

• Too many referrals

• Lack of student
progress

• Lack of evidence of
mastery

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Students Living in Poverty STEP

• Non-academic factors
require attention

• Lack basic skills to


succeed at grade level

• Stuck in the “gray”


zone

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High School Drop Outs STEP

• 20-35% of students not


earning a diploma

• Students insufficiently
prepared for college-level
study

• Students insufficiently
prepared to enter the work
force

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STEP
Defining
Interventions

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Beginners
STEP
Let’s Play a Game!
1. Download Kahoot! or go to
website on laptop

2. Find a partner
Pros
3. Take this Interventions Quiz
Table Discussions
1. What was your process for
establishing thresholds for each
tier?
2. How do you determine when to
move students into and out of
interventions
3. How are your monitoring and
recording intervention probe
data? 7
STEP
Differentiating
Tiers

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The Tiered Model STEP

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STEP
Identifying
Struggling
Students

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Identifying STEP

Struggling Students

• Quarterly or on-going
system to identify
students at risk

• Goal is to move students


back to Tier I

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The Argument for Improving STEP

Instruction

The Triangle:
Expected Percentages for
Districts with a Highly
Functional Rtl Model

The Iceberg (Inverted Triangle):


Expected Percentages for
Transitioning Rtl Districts

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STEP
Identifying
Researched-Based
Intervention
Resources

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Resources and Materials STEP

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What Works Clearing House STEP

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STEP
Assigning
Interventions
and Setting
Goals

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Four Characteristics STEP

of Good Goals
1. Specific and
measurable
2. Tied to the
progress
monitoring tool
3. Attainable during
the assigned time
period
4. Understandable to
the student

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Sample Interventions STEP

Schedule

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Frequency and STEP

Duration of Interventions

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STEP
Determining
Who Will Deliver
Intervention
Instruction

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Example of Staffing STEP

Model for Interventions

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1 Math
Specialist

1 Math
Specialist

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STEP
Monitoring
Student
Progress

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Following a Student’s STEP

Journey
• Mapping progress
using weekly
probes

• Easy to read
charts

• Allows for mid-


intervention
pivots

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STEP
Involving and
Informing
Parents

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STEP
Keeping Parents in the Loop

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STEP
Determining
Intervention
Efficacy

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STEP
Keep a Running Tally

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ESSA and Interventions
Link to download the white paper

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Thank you!
For more information:

www.powerschool.com

https://www.powerschool.com/whitepaper/get-fast-
track-well-organized-interventions/

Sally B. I’Anson, Ed.D.

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