Article: Success with RTI requires attention to technology and staff training: are school districts doing a good job at implementing response to intervention? And how can administrators measure the success of their intervention strategies? To find out, Achievement Today interviewed David P. Riley, executive director of the Urban Special Education Leadership Collaborative.(RTI in Practice)(Interview)

How effectively are districts implementing RTI?

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The greatest challenge districts have in implementing RTI is scaling it across all schools in a district, and being clear that this is the way in which business will be conducted. Then, they must provide the appropriate training and support to school administrators and teachers as they adopt these new strategies and tools. My experience right now is that RTI is very much in a school-by-school adoption process.

What obstacles do districts face in measuring the success of intervention strategies?

One of the major obstacles administrators face is having the ...

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