Our school has been working on improving the process for determining interventions for our Tier 2 and Tier 3 students. In the past, it has been a challenge to accurately identify the students who need interventions and provide them with the necessary attention. We have developed a new Intervention Team (I-Team) process to address this issue.
After the third quarter grades are released, we run a report to identify students who meet the following criteria: having two or more D’s and F’s, attending below 85%, and having at least one behavior incident. This initial report typically yields around 80 students. Additionally, we accept referrals from counselors, interventionists, and teachers for students who may need further support.
To ensure we can thoroughly discuss each student’s needs, we have split our monthly I-Team meeting into three separate meetings over three weeks. The students are divided based on the administrators’ alpha case management. This allows us to dedicate more time to each student and make well-informed decisions.
Before the meetings, we color-coded the students based on their current interventions or program support, such as LIFTT, Success Coach Program, SQUAD, and Pathways. If a student is already receiving support through one of these programs, they will not be discussed in the I-Team meeting unless the interventionist for that program requests additional help.
For the remaining students who are not receiving any interventions, we ask the staff members familiar with each student to prioritize them as “highest priority,” “moderate concern,” or “monitoring needed.” The staff member who makes this determination will put their name next to the student, indicating that they will be responsible for speaking about the student during the I-Team meeting.
To facilitate staff participation, we will send the list of students to the entire staff and set up a recurring Google Meet for the I-Team meetings. Staff members can join the meeting whenever they are available, and while their participation is encouraged, it is not mandatory.
By implementing this new I-Team process, we aim to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our meetings and ensure that our Tier 2 and Tier 3 students receive the interventions they need to succeed.