Special Education Listserv

Subject: Response to Intervention/Dates for RtI Online Presentation by Dr. Erica Lembke

Source: Thea Scott, Supervisor, Compliance

Intended Audience: Educators

Date: February 14, 2008

The first of two online presentations by Dr. Erica Lembke on the topic of RtI will be released February 29, 2008, on the Division's homepage http://www.dese.mo.gov/divspeced/.  This online presentation, "RtI: What It Is and What It Isn't," provides an awareness level of RtI and will assist districts in assessing current status in terms of acceptance of this three-tiered educational model. 

An assessment/evaluative tool will accompany the presentation on the Division of Special Education homepage to assist districts in identifying their current status and identifying steps required to move toward implementation of an RtI model. 

The second online presentation, "RtI-Key Components," will be released on April 1, 2008.  The focus of this presentation is to present the essential components of RtI and to assist districts in evaluating the steps needed to move toward implementation.

Once posted, the presentations will be available for viewing on the Division's homepage at no cost with no registration required. 

Please share this information with regular educators and administrators in your school districts and tell them this is information that can improve student achievement.