New Hampshire

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Does the state have a RTI website? Yes.

http://www.education.nh.gov/innovations/rti/index.htm

Does the state have a RTI guidance document? Yes.

http://www.education.nh.gov/innovations/rti/documents/guide.pdf

What does the state allow for SLD determination? RTI and IQ Discrepancy

http://www.education.nh.gov/instruction/special_ed/documents/nh_rules_amendment_november2010.pdf

Does the state have an RTI Related SPDG? Yes.

NH-RESPONDS seeks to reform and improve pre-service personnel preparation and in-service professional development systems in order to improve the knowledge and skills of general and special education teachers, early intervention personnel, related services personnel, paraprofessionals, and administrators, in designing, delivering, and evaluating scientifically-based practices in the following areas: (1) response to intervention (RtI) to include systems of positive interventions and supports (PBIS), and literacy instruction, and (2) secondary transition supports for students with emotional/behavioral challenges. The project also seeks to improve local school district systems of recruiting, hiring, and retaining education and related services personnel who are highly qualified in these areas.
http://www.signetwork.org/Docs/2007Abstracts/2007NewHampshire.htm

Does the state have RTI Components in its SPP? Yes.

Indicator 1: Graduation
Indicator 2: Dropout
Indicator 3: Assessment
Indicator 5: School-aged Least Restrictive Environment
Indicator 6: Preschool Least Restrictive Environment
http://www.education.nh.gov/instruction/special_ed/documents/spp_2005-10_sub2010.pdf

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A Family Guide to Response to Intervention (RTI) (pdf): This guide was developed to help parents understand RTI. It reviews the basic components of the RTI process and outlines questions parents might want to ask their child’s school to learn more about the process. The guide also offers information on how parents can get involved in the RTI process, what they can do if they have questions or concerns, and where they can find more information on RTI. This guide was developed by the Parent Information Center (PIC) with funding from the New Hampshire Department of Education.
University of New Hampshire RTI for Literacy Project: This brief describes the University of New Hampshire’s Response-to-Intervention for Literacy (RTI-Lit) Program, which provides technical assistance and support to five pilot schools to improve reading, writing, and language skills for students struggling with literacy. Contact information for project staff members is provided. This brief is provided on the website of the Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire.
New Hampshire’s Equity Plan (pdf): This plan describes the strategies New Hampshire is using to address inequities in teacher quality and student achievement that might exist across the state. One such strategy described is the Response to Intervention (RTI) for Literacy Pilot Program being provided to four selected Schools In Need of Improvement (SINIs). The plan provides an overview of how this program is being implemented and delineates the expected outcomes. The Equity Plan was developed by the New Hampshire Department of Education in January 2007.
NH RESPONDS Grant Performance Report 2007: The New Hampshire Department of Education was awarded a 2007-2012 State Personnel Development Grant, NH RESPONDS – Professional Development for Excellence in Education. The grant project aims to reform and improve pre-service and in-service personnel preparation systems around designing, delivering and evaluating scientifically-based practices in two areas: (1) response to intervention (RtI) systems of positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) and literacy instruction (LI); and (2) intensive-level secondary transition supports (STS) for students with emotional/behavioral disorders (in participating high schools). The ultimate goal of participation in NH RESPONDS is for schools to have a highly developed integrated 3-tier system of academic and behavior support at the end of the grant period. This report assesses the status of the project after its first year of implementation, and its progress towards fulfilling the goals established to accomplish the grant objectives. The report was submitted by the New Hampshire Department of Education in April 2008.
An Interactive Guide to RtI in New Hampshire (pdf): This interactive guidance document is intended to support understanding and implementing RTI for local school districts. It provides an overview of RTI and its components, and guidance for putting RTI into practice. It also addresses building the systematic RTI framework, and provides sample RTI frameworks for literacy and behavior. This guidance document was developed by the New Hampshire Department of Education (NHDOE) in 2009.
New Hampshire RtI Task Force Website: This website provides information on the New Hampshire (NH) Response to Intervention (RTI) Task Force. The website describes the Task Force’s vision and goals and provides various NH RTI resources, such as An Interactive Guide to RTI in NH (PDF), RTI In New Hampshire (PPT), and a Draft Strategic Plan (PDF). The website is maintained by the New Hampshire Department of Education.
Response to Intervention: A Quick Review to Guide the Work of NH’s RtI Task Force: This presentation helps to guide the work of the New Hampshire (NH) RtI Task Force by providing a brief overview of what RTI is, including the core concepts of RTI, how it works, the three tiers of RTI, data sources for instructional tiers, and key websites with information about RTI. This presentation was developed in October 2008 by Sandy Plocharczyk and Raina Chick, Co-chairs of the NH RtI Task Force.
Response to Intervention: A Brief Update of the Work of the NHDOE’s RtI Task Force: This presentation provides an overview of the work of the New Hampshire (NH) RtI Task Force. It describes how the Task Force began, its purpose, and the kind of work that it has completed and currently has underway. In addition, the presentation describes the core concepts of RTI and suggests data sources for instructional tiers and key websites with information about RTI. This presentation was developed in January 2009 by Sandy Plocharczyk, a member of the New Hampshire School Administrators Association and Co-chair of the NH RtI Task Force.
Response to Intervention Task Force Strategic Plan, 2009 – 2013 (pdf): This resource is the strategic plan that guides the work of the New Hampshire Response to Intervention Task Force. The plan provides a map for the design and implementation of a systematic state and district RtI framework. It outlines a process for scaling-up evidence based practices statewide, and delineates steps to achieving the goals associated with this process. The plan was released by the New Hampshire Department of Education in March 2010.
RtI in New Hampshire: A Brief Introduction to NH’s RtI Framework: This presentation provides an overview of New Hampshire’s RtI framework and the work of the state’s RtI Task Force. The presentation was developed by the New Hampshire Department of Education in January 2010.

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