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BEST PRACTICES AT TIER 3, ELEMENTARY
Roles and Responsibilities of Teams at Tier 3
Topics for Consideration Responsibilities
Leadership Team Responsible for Tier 3
Who are team members, and what are their roles and responsibilities?
• Identifies students needing Tier 3 interventions
Example:
• Creates problem-solving intervention team
• Recorder: Records minutes and decisions during meetings • Facilitator: Runs meetings, sets agendas
• Prioritizes resources • Monitors intervention effectiveness
• Time keeper: Keeps track of timing for agenda items during meetings
Intervention Team Responsible for Tier 3 • Diagnoses cause of gaps in learning • Determines targeted interventions • Monitors progress • Ensures proper intervention intensity • Determines if special education is needed and justifiable
When are meeting dates? Schedule, create, and share calendar in advance. What assessment data will the team use? What tools or protocols are needed? Examples: • Problem-solving tools • Data spreadsheets • Action plans
Figure 3.5: Roles and responsibilities for teams at Tier 3. Visit go.SolutionTree.com/RTIatWork for a free reproducible version of this figure.
Conclusion In this chapter, we discussed the roles and responsibilities of the two teams essential for successful implementation of Tier 3—the leadership team and the intervention team. In chapter 4 (page 73), we discuss in greater detail the actions these two teams must take as they set goals, design, and plan the systematic processes at
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The chart in figure 3.5 is a tool designed to assist the principal and the informal school leadership team as they work to establish formal team structures, such as roles and responsibilities, meeting dates, required data, as well as other tools and protocols.
