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Red River High highlights RTI 'rider time' and early assessment gaps as priorities for 2025–26
Summary
Red River High School administrators told the Grand Forks school board that "rider time" (an RTI model) is the school's central strategy for 2025–26, citing early gains in attendance and interventions while flagging discrepancies between early NDA Plus interim results and summative assessments.
Red River High School administrators presented a schoolwide plan centered on RTI, known locally as "rider time," and gave the Grand Forks Public Schools board an early look at assessment and climate data in the Nov. 10 meeting.
Dr. Lisonbee, joined by Associate Principal Tyler Hepperly and instructional coach Andrea Altapeter, said the school is emphasizing RTI because, "When RTI is implemented at a high level with fidelity, you have a 1.29 effect size," and that the school is still improving implementation. He said RTI sessions, delivered during a scheduled rider-time period, create regular opportunities for students to access teachers and for staff to target interventions.
Athletic director Tyron…
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