Florida Response to Intervention

The Florida Response to Intervention (RtI) website provides a central, comprehensive location for Florida-specific information and resources that promote schoolwide practices to ensure highest possible student achievement in both academic and behavioral pursuits.

	Florida RtI Introductory Training Online Course is a comprehensive online introduction to RtI, designed for state and district personnel (including administrators, specialists, teachers, and student services personnel) parent organizations, and institutions of higher education.
	Florida’s Newest RtI Resource: Guiding Tools for Instructional Problem-Solving - The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) announces the Guiding Tools for Instructional Problem-Solving (GTIPS) manual. The purpose of this resource is to assist districts as they implement and support data-based decision making using a systematic problem-solving process at all levels of operation: district level, school level, grade level, classroom level, student subgroup level, and individual student level. To access the tools that are featured in GTIPS, in a user friendly format click on one of the following links. Self-Assessment of Problem-Solving Implementation Problem-Solving/RtI Worksheet Intervention Documentation Worksheets Parent Participation Notes Decision-Making Tool for SLD and LI Eligibility
	Elementary Math and Science Model Lessons is a series of web-based model lessons that feature school-based leadership teams engaged in the problem-solving process and teachers providing high-quality standards-based instruction.
	Florida's Parent Brochure This publication focuses on “Ensuring a Strong Start, Promoting a Bright Future” through an overview of RtI, how parents can be involved, key questions for parents to ask, and recommendations for parents if they believe their child is struggling. Florida's Parent Brochure (Spanish) RtI Presentation for Parent Audiences RtI Presentation for Parent Audiences (Spanish) RtI Presentation about Parent Engagement for Educator Audiences Can't view this video? The Response to Intervention Video for Parents introduces parents to the concepts and practices related to the school-level use of problem-solving and how it affects their child in the context of the school-wide implementation.

News

Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS) and the IDEA Child Find Requirements: How to Ensure Compliance within the “RtI Culture is a memorandum with questions and answers to assist school teams in determining what instruction and interventions accelerate student learning and what resources must be allocated to meet their intervention needs.
Follow-up to AMM 2011

RtI and Exceptional Student Education Resources
Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services Weekly Memorandum: Select Excerpts

Evaluations for Special Education Services: Information for Parents

Specific Learning Disabilities Resource Page

Memorandum regarding Clarification of Consent and Evaluation Requirements When Determining Eligibility for Special Education

iTunes U Resources
Florida Department of Education is on iTunes U! This service will offer one additional way to access the valuable educational content available from Florida's school districts, state agencies, and non-profit organizations. Florida on iTunes U brings together teaching, professional development, and cultural resources for educators and students. A series titled Understanding RtI is featured. Subscribe to this series in order to automatically receive updates when new resources (tracks) are added. You may download iTunes U and access these Florida-specific resources at http://floridaitunesu.org/.