Northwest Regional Comprehensive Center

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Agenda

Thursday, June 29, 2006

8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:30 a.m. Welcome and Introductions

Kit Peixotto
Director of the Northwest Regional Comprehensive Center
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
8:45 a.m. Why RTI: Integrating Prevention and Remediation

Jack M. Fletcher, Ph.D.
Distinguished University Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Houston

10:45 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. RTI Success Stories: A panel discussion including schools and districts that have implemented RTI
Jefferson School, Glendive, Montana
Dalton School, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Columbia Heights, Longview, Washington
Albany County School District, Wyoming
Tigard-Tualatin School District, Oregon
12:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. RTI Implementation: Issues and Lessons Learned

Joseph Witt, Ph.D.
Learning Sciences, ISTEEP Learning
Professor Emeritus
Louisiana State University
3:30 p.m. Break
3:45 p.m. State Discussion
Sharing session among states
4:30 p.m. Adjourn for the day

Friday, June 30, 2006

8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Lessons Learned Across the United States
Presentations (via videoconference) from SEA representatives in states outside the region highlighting "lessons learned" from the field
Dolores Ratcliff, RTI Project Coordinator, Arizona State Department of Education
Dave Tilly, Coordinator of Assessment Services, Heartland Area Education Agency, Iowa
Jan Schrum, Director of Georgia Learning Resources System, Georgia Department of Education
Susan Aysenne, Director of Division of Educational Improvement and Assistance, Louisiana State Department of Education
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Next Steps: Opportunities for sharing, networking, and planning
  Intrastate discussions focused on responses to the content of the Symposium
  Regional Resource Center representatives share tools and resources for states
Lenore Knudtson, Program Specialist, Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center (MPRCC)
Brad Lenhardt, Educational Consultant, Western Regional Resource Center (WRCC)
  Intrastate discussions about issues related to RTI focused on key questions:
Based on the components identified in the RRC planning grid, where are the strengths and challenges in your state?
What additional technical assistance from NWRCC, MPRRC, WRRC would help build capacity for RTI in your state?
  Each state shares a summary of their discussions
12:15 p.m. Closing
Closing remarks
Evaluations
Housekeeping
12:30 p.m. Adjourn with Box Lunch