Hello, The IRIS Center would like to announce the posting of the fifth module in the RTI series. "RTI: Considerations for School Leaders" provides principals with information about how to implement RTI and about a number of factors that should be addressed when doing so. In this module, you will meet Mr. Rodney T. Irwin, the principal at Mayflower Elementary School. After learning about RTI, Mr. Irwin recognizes the possibility of improving student outcomes in reading at his school and is considering what to do next. As students work through this module, they will learn about the model Mr. Irwin and the planning team use for implementing the RTI approach at Mayflower Elementary. As Mr. Irwin and the planning team progress through the stages of implementing RTI, students will discover ways to build support for RTI, they will learn about factors that should be addressed when implementing RTI, and they will learn about the importance of collecting data and evaluating the effectiveness of the RTI approach.
We would like to invite you to view "RTI: Considerations for School Leaders" at: http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/rti_leaders/chalcycle.htm. The Center would also like to invite you to view the latest module for school counselors, "School Counselors: Facilitating Transitions for Students With Disabilities from High School to Post-School Settings." In this module, Mr. Hunter, the school counselor at Phelan Junior/ Senior High School, works with fourteen-year-old Sandra Montez to help her develop measurable post-secondary goals for the transition process, making sure to set goals for education/ training, employment, and independent living. Through talking with Sandra, reviewing the results of a variety of informal and formal transition assessments, and collaborating with Sandra's mother, Mr. Hunter is better able to arrange appropriate transition services and make appropriate referrals that will help Sandra succeed once she leaves high school. To view "School Counselors: Facilitating Transitions for Students With Disabilities from High School to Post-School Settings," click: http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/cou2/challenge.htm We would also like to encourage you to share these materials (http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/) with your colleagues. If you have any questions concerning the IRIS materials, please contact Kim Skow at 800-831-6134, [EMAIL PROTECTED], or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sincerely, Staff at the IRIS Center The IRIS Center Vanderbilt University Peabody College, Box 160 Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 37203 615-343-5610 615-343-5611 (fax) http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu You are recieving this message as a member of the IRIS Center for Faculty Enhancement's emailing list. If you wish to be removed from this list please contact us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________ The information transmitted is intended only for the person(s) or entity(s) to which it is addressed and may contain confidential, proprietary and or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this email in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from all computers.
