Red Oak RTI Pyramid


Red Oak High School Tier 1 Interventions

1.      The classroom teacher will make sure that the student is able to sign on to Infinite Campus to be able to check their grades and assignments.  This will also apply to Schoology.  Students should be checking these programs daily.

2.      Pass to Seminar -    The first step when a student does not turn in an assignment is to talk to the student about the missing work and give the student a pass to the teacher’s seminar to complete the work.  This may also include if a student has done poorly on an assessment or assignment.  This can be done daily depending on the circumstances. 

3.      Seminar Match - If a student has a D+ or lower in one (1) or more classes, the student will be matched into the seminar of the teacher in which the student has the low grade.  If the student has multiple low grades, they will be placed into a seminar at the discretion of the administrative staff with teacher input.  The student will be in this seminar for at least one (1) week.  This process will happen once each week.  If a student is able to raise their grade above a D+, they will no longer be subject to being matched to a specific seminar.  If a student has open seminar, they will be matched as well if they meet the criteria for seminar match.  They will be able to earn the open seminar privileges once they have raised all of their grades to a C- or higher.  The parents will be contacted by the teacher in which the student has the low grade.

4.      Study Table - If a student is in activities, they may also be assigned to attend a study table.  The seminar match criteria will be used to assign study table except that students need to have a D or lower.  The student will be required to attend a total of one (1) hour either before or after school during the assigned week.  Available times for study table will be determined by the administrative staff.  Currently, available times are 7:30 am- 8 am Tuesday-Thursday and 1:30 pm-2:30 pm Wednesdays.

5.      Tiger Academy-  Is a supervised study hall that happens Wednesday after school. To qualify, the student will have 3 or more D/F grades.  This time is not optional and will be assigned the Monday prior to the Tiger Academy that is assigned.  Parents will be contacted on the Monday prior to the assigned date.  The students will focus on assignment completion.  This time will be supervised by paraeducators.

6.      PLC Time-  Teachers will be meeting weekly on early dismissal days.  Teachers will be placed into PLC groups based on content areas.  Teachers will bring a list of students with low grades to their meetings including data to support their concerns.  They will discuss their concerns with these students in the PLC groups using a template that will be provided.  The teachers will discuss reasons for problems and possible interventions that could be used with the student.  Once the teachers have determined if the struggles are based on skill deficits or behavior, the student may be recommended for a Tier 2 Reading, Math, or Academic Literacy Lab.


Freshman Orientation Proposal

·         Goal of the program is to allow the freshman to make a connection with a staff member in the high school in order for the students to make a successful transition to high school.
·         All freshman will be assigned an academic advisor
·         8 teachers will be responsible for roughly 10 students each.
·         Data from the middle school will be used to identify which students would be “at-risk”.
·         Teachers will stay with the students they are assigned through the 10th grade.

Duties of the Teacher:
·         Have an active role as an academic advisor: this will include checking grades and helping the student get assistance when needed.
·         Be a point of contact for the parents of the student to the school.  The advisor will contact parents regarding grades, both good and bad.
·         Encourage student to get involved in activities at the high school
·         Keep track of interventions

The thought is that this could take place during seminar on the early out Wednesdays.  The teacher would be able to check on student grades and keep up to date on their progress towards graduation.  The biggest goal of this program is to do everything we can to keep kids from falling behind in their credits towards graduation.  The chances of them dropping out only increase if they fall behind on credits, so it is vital for us to keep tabs on all of the students.

Enrichment Days:  These days would be different from the regular school day.  The staff would help set up different activities that would last part of the day.  Students would sign up for the activities that interested them.  These activities could range from the arts, technology, culinary arts, music, and physical activities.  We would like to have at least 1 day per semester.   


Red Oak High School Tier 2 Interventions



1.      Academic and Behavior Labs  - Students will be placed in one (1) of three (3) labs based upon the recommendation of one of the PLC groups.  Once the student is recommended for one of the labs, the parent will be contacted by the PLC that recommended them.  This is a place where the students will be receiving direct instruction from a highly qualified teacher.  The PLC that recommended the student will be responsible to for documenting what skills the student will need to work on with the lab instructor.  The students will be placed in a lab for three (3) weeks.  If a student has made satisfactory progress and no longer needs this intervention, they will return to their Tier 1 seminar.  If a student has made progress, but the PLC group has determined that there are other skill deficits, the student may remain in the lab.  There will be three (3) labs offered.

·         Reading Lab – This lab will be assigned when the student is found to have a skill deficit relating to reading skills.  The lab teacher will work with the student on the skills that have been identified by the assigning PLC.  Student progress will be monitored and the interventions that have been tried will be recorded.
·         Math Lab – This lab will be assigned when a student is found to have a skill deficit relating to math skills.  The lab teacher will work with the student on the skills that have been identified by the assigning PLC.  Student progress will be monitored and the interventions that have been tried will be recorded.
·         Academic Literacy Lab – This lab will be assigned when a student does not have a skill deficit, but a behavior that is keeping the student from completing the assigned work.  The assigning PLC will give the lab teacher information to help determine the cause of the behaviors. The lab teacher will work on study skills as well as organization.  The Lab teacher will also work with the guidance counselor to help find the root cause of the behaviors and what can be done to correct these behaviors.

2.      Parent Intervention  Meeting -  This will take place if the student has not displayed any improvement in the Academic or Behavior Labs.  The parent(s) will be called in with the student, counselor, administrator, and involved teachers.  In this meeting, the group will discuss the problem behaviors or skill deficits that are causing the student problems.  The team will write out a list of goals that the student will need to accomplish in order to make satisfactory progress in the problem class(es).  This document will be agreed upon by the team and signed by the student.  Specific interventions that are beyond what have already been tried may be in place if agreed upon by the team.  If a student is still not successful after this contracted time, Tier 3 interventions will be considered.




Red Oak High School Tier 3 Interventions


1.      Support Room – When the student has not met the terms of the Tier 2 Intervention Contract the administration may place the student in the support room. The student will be dropped from a class at the discretion of the administration and placed into a classroom with a single teacher (support room) to focus on earning credit in the remaining classes on their schedule. The teacher will focus on assignment completion and helps identify any skill deficits that maybe causing problems in the classroom. The teacher will also provide instructional supports on how to be successful in the classroom. Contact will be made by the support room teacher to the parents weekly on the progress of their student. If all credits are earned by the end of the quarter the student may be removed from support room and placed into credit recovery for the open period that they have on their schedule.  At the completion of the semester if the student has successfully earned credits they may be placed back on a Tier 2 Contract Intervention, if successful in completing this contract the student may be moved to the original seminar.
2.      Credit Recovery – When the student has not met the terms of the Tier 2 Intervention Contract the administration may place the student into credit recovery. Often times this will be used for just a single class, if the student is failing a course at the high school with no chance of passing they may be enrolled in credit recovery to start the course over and try for credit at the same time. If the student is successful in earning the credit they will be placed back on a Tier 2 Intervention Contract and with successful completion of the contract may be moved to the original seminar.
3.      Alternative Program – If the students have not earned sufficient credits based on academics or behavior they may be recommend to the alternative program. In this move students will be dropped from their remaining schedule and given a new schedule that focuses on the core classes for graduation. If students are successful at the alternative program in earning sufficient credits towards graduation they may be allowed to enroll in an elective class at the high school.
4.      Special Education Testing – If all interventions have been unsuccessful the student may be recommended for special education testing. 




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