RTI online resources and links for shared learning and information exchange
Primary Resources on flexible funding:
• Each Ed-Flex is required to report annually on its monitoring of waivers it granted. Through these reports, states are to provide information about how Ed-Flex has supported the implementation of standards-based reform. Ed-Flex are also required to report on the achievement results of schools and districts that have had waivers in place for two school years. This link provides the programs covered by ED-Flex. http://www.ed.gov/programs/edflex/applicant.html
• These policy letters to states regarding their flex plans and activities provide guidance and insight on a variety of topics of interest to State Educational Agencies (SEAs), school districts, federal program directors, and others in implementing No Child Left Behind around the arrears of accountability, AYP, assessment, school improvement, use of funds, etc. http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/stateletters/index.html
• Addressing Trends and Developments in Secondary Education and Transition - Models of Collaboration and Cost Sharing in Transition Programming: This brief describes two funding tools that are increasingly used in collaborative relationships. Both blended funding and braided funding pool financial resources to maximize outcomes. These tools can be instrumental in maintaining and sustaining effective relationships in transition programming. (NCSET 2007) http://www.ncset.org/publications/viewdesc.asp?id=3447
RTI Online Forum - http://www.rtinetwork.org/Professional/RTITalk
RTI Action Network is sponsored by the National Center for Learning Disabilitie. The RTI Action Network is dedicated to the effective implementation of Response to Intervention (RTI) in school districts nationwide. Our goal is to guide educators and families in the large-scale implementation of RTI so that each child has access to quality instruction and that struggling students – including those with learning disabilities – are identified early and receive the necessary supports to be successful.
NCLB-IDEA Collaboration Community: States, Practice Groups
http://sharedwork.org/section.cfm?as=190&ms=190
SharedWork.org is sponsored by the IDEA Partnership at NASDSE. Since 1999, the Council of Chief State School Officers and the IDEA Partnership at the National Association of State Directors of Special Education have sponsored state-to-state learning opportunities with federal agencies, national organizations and technical assistance providers on collaboration across Title I and Special Education. SharedWork.org is a website funded by the U. S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and sponsored by the IDEA Partnership at the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) for the purpose of connecting stakeholders in the national Communities of Practice (CoP), participating states’ CoP and Practice Groups to develop their shared work. Practice Groups through this site include RTI, early intervening services, state-to-state, etc.
Events, Webinars and Discussion Forums - http://www.rti4success.org/
National Center on Response to Intervention was established by the American Institutes for Research. The RTI Center’s mission is to provide technical assistance to states and districts and building the capacity of states to assist districts in implementing proven models for RTI/EIS.
TA Communities of Practice: RTI Community - http://www.tacommunities.org/
The RTI TA community focuses on how to help educators maximize student achievement through early identification of learning or behavioral difficulties. The TAcommunities websites provide resources and assistance to the states on issues that impact students with disabilities and also extend current TA (technical assistance) to the states through peer-led collaboration on such topics as the SPP/APR process. TAcommunities is the home for Communities of Practice (CoPs) that are supported by the Technical Assistance and Dissemination (TA&D) Network, and the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).
The Matrix - http://matrix.rrfcnetwork.org/
The Matrix provides information on federally supported technical assistance services to a range of stakeholders and encourages collaboration in planning and implementation among technical assistance providers. The Comprehensive Centers, Regional Resource Centers, and Regional Parent Technical Assistance Centers are included in the Matrix.
Regional Resource & Federal Centers - http://www.rrfcnetwork.org/
An interactive repository of information and links about the IDEA requirements for states to submit State Performance Plans (SPPs) and Annual Performance Reports (APRs), including a seasonal calendar of needed information and resources for states. This website is sponsored by the Federal Center. The Regional Resource Centers assist state education agencies in the systemic improvement of education programs, practices, and policies that affect children and youth with disabilities. The centers offer consultation, information services, technical assistance, training, and product development.
Click HERE to return to the main SERRC webpage.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 03 July 2008 )
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