TIER III ...What does it look like?

Tier III: Students not responding to Tier I or II interventions – Sustained Intensive Individual Interventions

Possible Special Education Identification for non-responders of Tier III interventions after a period of time (approximately 24 school weeks of interventions)

• At least 150 minutes a week with no less than four sessions but CSD recommends daily.
  

1. Reading support teacher 30 min/day 150 min/week.
   
2. Inclusion classroom meeting with regular education teacher and/or inclusion (Special Education) teacher group 30 min day 150 min/week.


3. Intervention period: 30 min/day 150 min/week small group

• Weekly progress monitoring continues (will be conducted by Reading Support Teacher)
  
• Smaller group sizes than Tier II


• At least six weeks of Tier III interventions

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If after six weeks of Tier III interventions (for a total of 18 weeks of intervention)… Child has made little progress, then IST refers the child for special education evaluation.

If progress is made at TIER III, but the child is not on trajectory to meet end-of-year benchmarks, then IST reviews:

• Additional assessments?
• Previous interventions

If after 6 additional weeks of Tier 3 interventions (for a total of 24 weeks)…
If progress is made, but child is not on trajectory to meet end-of-year benchmarks, then IST refers the child for special education evaluation:

• Changes in instruction or behavioral interventions?
• Refer for special education evaluation?