Elementary Best Practices Framework-NY |
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Theme
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Recognition, Intervention, & Adjustments
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School Level
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Use child study teams to develop and implement plans to help struggling students
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In high performing schools teachers recommend students for academic intervention services if a child is not succeeding. In addition to AIS, teachers notify the principal who then schedules a meeting with, for example, the school psychologist, head of curriculum, resource specialist, speech specialist, present and previous teachers, and sometimes parents, concerning struggling students’ needs.
This "child study team" then recommends interventions, identifies the intensity of services, and exit criteria for high, medium, and low intensity levels of support. The team meets regularly throughout the school year and when a team meets the next year they review what has been done and carry forward students' portfolios.
On Target
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Missing the Mark
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Teams of teachers and support staff discuss struggling students’ needs
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Little discussion occurs among teachers and support staff regarding struggling students’ needs
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"Child Study" or "Instructional Support" teams develop plans for and consistently monitor struggling students’ performance
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Planning and implementation of instructional interventions are left up to individual teachers
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Traphagen School, Mount Vernon City School District, offers after-school mathematics and ELA programs based on district programs.
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