Reader's Digest Condensed Version...to catch up...

Since that great 1st training...there have been 3 others. The second was okay, the third I learned a hard lesson regarding collaboration and supervision and had to regroup, and the last was everything I had hoped for and not only capped off this year for the Academic Support Teachers (AST) it set up the structure we'll have in place for next year. Supporting the Elementary Math ASTs this year has been a priority and a focus of my action research as we're moving to increase math interventions within our RTI process. Integration and Collaboration are time consuming! Participating on the Elementary Math Advisory Group and facilitating the RTI Advisory Groups has kept me busy. In order to meet and collaborate with different groups then go back and synthesize information/data gathered and research alternatives/solutions it take lots of time. Once the math advisory group put forth their recommendations...the purchasing process begins and it takes lots of time as well. Even though we're making progress it's slow and the other aspects of the RTI process revision have moved to the forefront. My action research project will need to be revised to indicate this shift in focus. My original plan was way too broad in scope. For now, we're beginning to work on the actual revisions to the manual based on feedback and collaboration with the advisory groups and other administrative departments. Our new and improved RTI 2.0 should be ready to present to principals at their administrative retreat in early August.