School Based Intervention Teams
MTSS & RTI
Multi-Tiered System of Service Delivery (MTSS) and
Response to Intervention (RTI)
The School Based Intervention Team project was first developed in 1994 by the Syracuse (NY) City School District. The New York State Education Department has recognized the SBIT project as an exemplary program for training schools to run effective pre-referral intervention teams.
Like Albemarle County Public Schools, a number of other school districts in New York State and around the nation have adopted the SBIT problem-solving model for their own students.
School Based Intervention Teams are just that - a group of professionals based at each Albemarle County School dedicated to addressing issues related to student achievement that require more attention than the informal networking at each school can provide. School Based Intervention Teams provide a vehicle for teachers to identify problems in the regular classroom that appear to be interfering with a student's educational success by targeting teacher concerns and providing interventions to the teacher be implemented in the regular classroom.
The overall process is supported by the Albemarle County Office of Intervention and Prevention Services and implemented at each Albemarle County Public School. School Based Intervention Teams are one example of the professional learning community that exists in Albemarle County Schools.
More information on the School Based Intervention Team project can be found here.
If you have any suggestions for the content of this site, please do not hesitate to contact the Office of Intervention and Prevention Services at (434) 296-5885 or e-mail Lisa Molinaro or Debora Collins.
Intro to MTSS Model
Introduction to the MTSS Model
Whatever Happened to RTI?
Response to Intervention (commonly referred to as RTI) never went anywhere. Truth is, Albemarle County Public Schools, like many States in this country, realized RTI was a great effort to close the achievement gap and address the over identification of children for special education services. However, we all realized it wans't enough. RTI was very deficit oriented and squarely focused on the student and the child's response to intervention. There needed to be a more systems-oriented change to addressing student need
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)
In response to the somewhat positive news about RTI, a more comprehensive framework was proposed. It built on RTI, but emphasized all students, as well as the community, family, professional development, the school culture and leadership. All of these variable, which still includes RTI, are the focus of efforts for deep, sustained and positive change for teachers, students, families and schools across the division
Below is a model, developed in Kansas, that captures the focus of MTSS, still recognizing how RTI fits within it. Efforts to improve outcomes requires all teachers, leaders families and student to work together across our division in order for us all to be successful!
Professional Development & Support
Professional Development and Support
Staff Links / Resources for Branching Minds
- Branching Minds Sandbox - Credentials are on the Support page
- Branching Minds Live Link is in Classlink
- Branching Minds Support Page (internal staff page)
Questions, Support, Comments or Requests?
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SBIT Processes & Concept
School Based Intervention Teams
The School Based Intervention Team project was first developed in 1994 by the Syracuse (NY) City School District. The New York State Education Department has recognized the SBIT project as an exemplary program for training schools to run effective pre-referral intervention teams.
Like Albemarle County Public Schools, a number of other school districts in New York State and around the nation have adopted the SBIT problem-solving model for their own students.
School Based Intervention Teams are just that - a group of professionals based at each Albemarle County School dedicated to addressing issues related to student achievement that require more attention than the informal networking at each school can provide. School Based Intervention Teams provide a vehicle for teachers to identify problems in the regular classroom that appear to be interfering with a student's educational success by targeting teacher concerns and providing interventions to the teacher be implemented in the regular classroom.
The overall process is supported by the Albemarle County Office of Intervention and Prevention Services and implemented at each Albemarle County Public School. School Based Intervention Teams are one example of the professional learning community that exists in Albemarle County Schools.
More information on the School Based Intervention Team project can be found here.