Discussions

__Key:__ Tia Sara Alicia
 * Pick a color to represent yourself, add it to the key and talk away. :)**

__**//When do we hold these meetings? In particular when do we hold the beginning of the year meeting?//**__ ​ I think the beginning meeting needs to be held the first week of October giving us time for a month of getting data collected. Then the middle should be held the first week of February, after marking period ends and data is collected. The end of the year can be just that. We shut Tier 2 and 3 down the last week of school and let the interventionist do their thing as they did last year. I think it worked great. I agree the first meeting should be in OCT. I think we need to decide when we're going to collect data, after each MP or just the three times a year.If it's just the 3 times a year are we saying that if kids qualify for T2/3 they will be in those tiers until the next data review (1/2 year)? I like the beginning of Oct. so we can get started right away. We can monitor that summer reading loss and I think parents would like see things start rolling right away rather then waiting.

Could we do a "Look What's Happening with SST" newsletter? We could send it out electronically on a monthly basis to all staff (Can we get our support staff connected to email? They could access it in the library.) and it could update them on upcoming meeting dates, locations, data discoveries, celebrations, tier 1 ideas, changes, etc. We might even have a Q and A section as we get them. If one person is asking a question chances are it's good for everyone to hear the answer. How about a Wiki page for them to access.
 * //__How do we increase communication between SST and Tier 1?__//**

Right now I see Erin being our best resource for Tier 1. As for Tier 2 and 3, well Ladies, you seem to already have it going on. :) I think we have a good thing going too.
 * //__How do we provide support for all three tiers?__//**

I think the best approach for teachers is the same approach we have for kids. They need to see it modeled then get a chance to practice it. Now, who does the modeling? Could we video tape staff that's willing in action?
 * //__How does the professional development take place? Especially at Tier 1? We have the experts on site but how do we spread the wealth so to speak?__//**

Collecting and reviewing data quarterly will allow us to make sure that we have the most intensive students in T2/3. But if we don't collect data quarterly it will be difficult to review data that often. We would be able to use PM with DIBELS for one source of data but if we don't do the STAR test and/or BAS, we'll be looking at the same situation we had this fall. I like the idea of by marking periods as well. We progress monitor with DIBELS, but can see that we would need our other information too...Star and BAS. How often is BAS done currently? ​ It is only done three times a year.
 * //__Do we need to review data quarterly with the marking periods?__//**