The National Center on Response to Intervention invites you to join us for our next Webinar:
Tiered Instruction and Interventions: Experiences of the Vail (AZ) and Mahtomedi (MN) Districts.

DATE AND TIME

Wednesday, May 20, 2009
2:00 to 3:00 PM ET

WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Lynne Viker and Denise Waalen from the Mahtomedi School District in Minnesota, and Laurie Emery from the Vail School District in Arizona are joining the National Center on Response to Intervention to present a Webinar on "Tiered Instruction and Interventions." The presenters will share their districts' experiences in implementing RTI at both the elementary and middle school levels. They will provide an overview of their districts' RTI models and implementation, discuss the provision of interventions and tiered instruction, and describe the professional development opportunities provided to prepare teachers for RTI. The presenters will also share lessons learned, tips, and resources they believe are valuable for other districts implementing or considering implementing RTI.

If you are a teacher or administrator who is seeking more practical knowledge about how to support the implementation of RTI, this Webinar will be beneficial to you. If you're interested in learning how specific districts have implemented RTI, and about the lessons they learned along the way, this Webinar will be useful to you as well.

LYNNE VIKER & DENISE WAALEN

Lynne Viker is Director of Special Services and Denise Waalen is the Assistant Superintendent in the Mahtomedi School District. In 2004, Lynne and Denise began researching and subsequently implementing Response to Intervention and Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports in the district. Their initial focus was at the early primary (K-2) level, then progressed to the intermediate (grades 3-5) level in 2005. This past year, they added the secondary level.

LAURIE EMERY

Laurie Emery is Principal of Old Vail Middle School in the Vail School District in Arizona. The Vail School District has implemented Response to Intervention at the elementary and middle level for several years.

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ABOUT US
The National Center on Response to Intervention is a technical assistance and dissemination (TA&D) center housed at the American Institutes for Research and funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs. Our mission is to build the capacity of State Education Agencies (SEAs) to assist Local Education Agencies (LEAs) in implementing proven and promising models for RTI. The goals of the Center are to:

• Identify, adapt, evaluate, and scale-up RTI models for identifying and serving students with disabilities.
• Provide TA&D to SEAs and LEAs with ongoing TA support to implement comprehensive RTI programs in districts, schools, and classrooms nationally.
• Disseminate information about proven and promising RTI models to parents, service providers, program administrators, policymakers, and other interested stakeholders across the country.

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www.rti4success.org