Florida Response to Intervention

The Primary Partners: State Infrastructure
Continuous Parent Involvement
Shared Beliefs
Networks
The Primary Partners

The Primary Partners

  • State Management Group (SMG)
    • Role: Provide leadership and facilitate policy-level changes to support implementation of effective educational practice
      Members
      • Todd Clark, Bureau Chief, Bureau of Curriculum and Instruction
      • Shan Goff, Executive Director, Office of Early Learning
      • Kathy Hebda, Deputy Chancellor of Educator Quality
      • Barbara Elzie, Executive Director, Just Read, Florida!
      • Bambi Lockman, Bureau Chief, Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services
      • Jeff Sellers, Deputy Commissioner, Accountability Research and Measurement
      • Hue Reynolds, Deputy Director, Office of Communications and Public Affairs
      • Mary Jane Tappen, Deputy Chancellor for Curriculum, Instruction, and Student Services, Office of the Chancellor
      • Nikolai Vitti, Deputy Chancellor, Office of School Improvement and Student Achievement, FLDOE
      • Representatives from State Transformation Team

  • State Transformation Team (STT)
    • Role: Analyze progress toward statewide efforts, recommend actions for improvement, and support District Based Leadership Teams (DBLT) to build the capacity of districts to implement evidence-based practices and to establish integrated RtI academic and behavior systems in each school
      Members
      • Lori Rodriguez, Bureau of Student Achievement through Language Acquisition, FLDOE
      • Lena Anderson, Office of School Improvement, FLDOE
      • George Batsche, Michael Curtis, Clark Dorman – Problem-Solving/Response to Intervention Project, USF
      • TBD, Office of Early Learning, FLDOE
      • Lezlie Cline, Florida Center for Interactive Media, FLDOE
      • TBD, Florida Center for Reading Research, FSU
      • Heather Diamond, Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services, FLDOE
      • Sandy Dilger, GEAR UP, FLDOE
      • Heather George, Don Kincaid, Karen Childs, PBS Project, USF
      • Joyce Hobson, Bureau of Family and Community Outreach, FLDOE
      • Mary Little, Shelby Robertson, Gina Zugelder Response to Intervention-Teaching Learning Connections, UCF
      • Adam Miller, Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice, FLDOE
      • Martha Murray, Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services, FLDOE
      • Rob Schoen, Florida Center for Research - Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, FSU
      • Donnajo Smith, Bureau of Curriculum and Instruction, FLDOE
      • Teresa Sweet, Office of Math and Science, FLDOE
      • Melinda Webster, Just Read, Florida!, FLDOE
      • Gina Zugelder (to be included with Mary Little and Shelby Robertson, RtI Teaching Learning Connections
      • Sandy Dilger, Faciitator

  • District Based Leadership Team (DBLT)
    • Role: Provide leadership, advisement, and training at the district level and assist schools in their implementation efforts
      Members
      A sample team composition is as follows:
      • District PS/RtI Coordinator
      • District PBS Coordinator
      • District reading, math, and behavior personnel
      • District general and special education personnel
      • District student services personnel
      • Gifted Coordinator
      • University Faculty

  • School Based Leadership Team (SBLT)
    • Role: Develop a school implementation plan. The school based team will become “trainers” and “coaches” for the school staff and will be responsible for schoolwide implementation
      Members
      A Sample team composition is as follows:
      • School PS/RtI coach
      • School PBS coach
      • School reading, math, and behavior specialists
      • School general and special education personnel
      • School-based student services personnel
      • School administrator