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AJUSD launches districtwide RTI/MTSS effort; principals set WIGs and new assessment calendar
Summary
District instructional leaders told the governing board the district has adopted a tiered RTI approach (MTSS umbrella), set school-level goals and revised screening and PLC schedules to use data more systematically to boost grade-level proficiency.
Angie Thompson, district instructional leader, briefed the Apache Junction Unified School District governing board on July 20 about a Leaders Institute the district held this summer to standardize Response to Intervention (RTI) practices across schools and align assessments and pacing calendars.
"RTI just simply means response to intervention," Thompson said, summarizing the framework the district is adopting. Thompson and principals described a three-tier model: high-quality core instruction for all students (Tier 1), targeted small-group interventions during core instruction (Tier 2), and more intensive individualized interventions for…
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