Spectrum K12 Blog
Posted by Beth DuBose on Aug 10, 2010
Project ACHIEVE is an evidence-based school improvement process that involves the implementation of Positive Academic Support and Services (PASS), Positive Behavioral Support Systems (PBSS), and multi-tiered Response-to-Instruction and Intervention support systems.
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Posted by Beth DuBose on Jun 28, 2010
Anyone just starting implementation of a Response to Intervention process may be unclear on how RTI can be used for identification of students with Learning Disabilities. The RTI Action Network reviews the historical definitions of LD and summarizes the scientific basis for the changes in identification and intervention introduced by IDEA 2004.
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Posted by Beth DuBose on May 27, 2010
Spectrum K12 Student Achievement and RTI Software Chosen as “Best Education Solution” and “Best K-12 Enterprise Solution”
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Posted by Beth DuBose on May 24, 2010
Prufrock Press, Inc. is providing a complimentary download of the Summer 2009 Special Issue of Gifted Child Today on the Topic of RtI and Gifted Education.
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Posted by Beth DuBose on May 20, 2010
Spectrum K12 School Solutions, Inc., and leading education organizations including the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE), Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) and the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) announced the results of their 2010 survey of K-12 district administrators which gauges the extent to which Response to Intervention (RTI) has been adopted and implemented.
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Posted by Beth DuBose on Mar 19, 2010
A number of leading education organizations are once again jointly conducting a survey to capture the extent to which Response to Intervention (RTI) has been adopted and implemented in school districts. Sponsoring organizations include NASDSE (National Association of State Directors of Special Education), AASA (American Association of School Administrators), CASE (Council of Administrators of Special Education) and Spectrum K12 School Solutions.
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Posted by Beth DuBose on Mar 18, 2010
This month the Center on Education Policy released a report that looked at data from 2007-2008 to determine if there is a difference in achievement gaps between boys and girls. The Center on Education Policy looked at the achievement of boys and girls on the state reading and mathematics tests used for NCLB accountability. The data for these analyses were drawn from an extensive set of test data that has been collected from all 50 states by CEP with technical support from the Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO). State education officials have verified the accuracy of the data.
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Posted by Beth DuBose on Mar 17, 2010
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has released broad principles for renewing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
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Posted by Beth DuBose on Mar 16, 2010
Posted by Machele Stefhon
Are you looking for a list of successful interventions to address your RTI needs? Try the “What Works Clearinghouse” a one-stop shop for checking to see what the best research-validated intervention are in any area.
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Posted by Beth DuBose on Mar 09, 2010
EXCEED™ RTI Software Selected By K-12 School Districts in 8 States and the District of Columbia
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