To request assistance in your state
E-mail: RTIcenter@air.org
California
Does the state have a RTI website? Yes.
Does the state have a RTI guidance document? Yes.
What does the state allow for SLD determination? RTI and IQ Discrepancy
30 EC 56337 - Definition of "Specific Learning Disability" & Determining Whether a Pupil Has a Specific Learning Disability
56337. (c) In determining whether a pupil has a specific learning disability, a local educational agency may use a process that determines if the pupil responds to scientific, research-based intervention as a part of the assessment procedures described in Section 1414(b)(2) and (3) of Title 20 of the United States Code and covered in Sections 300.307 to 300.311, inclusive, of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate?WAISdocID=36330710666+0+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve
Determining Specific Learning Disability Eligibility Using RtI2
http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/sr/documents/sldeligibltyrti2.pdf
Does the state have an RTI Related SPDG? No.
Does the state have RTI Components in its SPP? Yes.
Indicator 1: Graduation
Indicator 2: Dropout
Indicator 3: Assessment
Indicator 4: Suspension and Expulsion
http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/qa/
11 - 13 out of 13
- Letter from State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell
- Letter from State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell on Response to Instruction and Intervention to county/district superintendents & charter school administrators.
- An Implementation and Technical Assistance Guide for Districts and Schools
(word) - This guide will help educators in districts, large and small, across California, learn how to use RtI2 processes so they can meet the challenge and seize the opportunity to help every child be successful in school.
- Brief: Staffing for RtI2 Academic Interventions (word)
- This brief provides information and guidance to district and school personnel throughout California about staffing considerations when they plan and implement RtI2 processes.
