The 2011 ND Response to Intervention Conference: Responding to Student Needs was held on June 13-14, 2011 at the Fargo Holiday Inn in Fargo, ND. Over 300 teachers and administrators from across North Dakota and eastern Minnesota participated in outstanding, diverse and in-demand sessions designed to help school teams and practitioners gain a deeper understanding of what can be done to strengthen our classroom and school practice to meet the needs of all learners. Keynote speakers shared Secrets to Success and keys to Making RTI Practical, Reasonable and Doable. Breakout sessions focused on topics such as RTI in Math, High School RTI, Differentiated Instruction, Evidence-based Tier 2 Reading Interventions, Using Data & Data Systems. Conference planning and leadership was a collaborative effort led by the SEEC in partnership with the MDEC, South Valley Special Education Unit, and Dr. Lisa Stewart-Minnesota State University Moorhead. The conference was supported through funding from the Activities to Scale-Up RTI/RTI-B Grants managed by the South East Education Cooperative (SEEC) and Mid-Dakota Education Cooperative (MDEC). Regional Education Association
Number of participants
Northeast Ed Services Cooperative (NESC)
16
Roughrider Ed Services Program (RESP)
11
Mid-Dakota Education Cooperative (MDEC)
13
Missouri River Education Cooperative (MREC)
13
South East Education Cooperative (SEEC)
151
Red River Valley Education Cooperative (RRVEC)
26
North Central Education Cooperative (NCEC)
13
Great Northwest Education Cooperative (GNWEC)
20
Other – MN, DPI, Higher Ed
34
Principals’ Advisory Committee (PAC) On Tuesday, February 15, 2011, the first meeting of the Principals’ Advisory Committee was held in Valley City at the AmericInn. Twenty-six principal leaders representing fourteen SEEC districts were in attendance to learn more about how their participation and leadership is needed and necessary to accomplish the following goals:
Create & maintain ongoing awareness of the SEEC, personnel & programs
Engage in professional learning with colleagues across the SEEC – Build Capacity & Foster Collaboration
Strengthen communication among principals and with SEEC personnel
Participants engaged in activities to help build a shared reality of the difficult yet worthwhile endeavors occurring in schools in the SEEC this year. They also gained an awareness of other schools who are involved with the same or similar activities. This led to a beginning discussion of the benefits of and opportunities for collaboration that naturally exist within the SEEC. 10-11 Annual Report