Response to Intervention

Waco ISD implements the MTSS framework to provide targeted support to our students. MTSS focuses on the “whole child.” MTSS supports a multi-tiered system of support in academics (Response to Intervention- RTI) and behavior (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) and the student’s social and emotional needs.

Accelerated Instruction is a form of intervention but focuses on "just-in-time" instruction to reteach missing skills that aligns to core instruction.

 Texas law requires all students who do not achieve approaches or higher on STAAR grades 3–8 or EOC assessments be provided accelerated instruction. This law – established in HB 4545, 87R – was recently updated with the passage of HB 1416, 88R.

The qualifying students must be:

• Assigned a TIA designated teacher for the subsequent school year in the applicable subject area;

OR

• Provided supplemental instruction aligned with the research on high impact tutoring in the TEKS for the applicable grade levels and subject area in the following manner:
  • No less than 15 or 30 hours depending on student performance and is provided in the summer or at least once per week in the school year;
  • Limited to two subjects per year, prioritizing math and RLA;
  • Provided in a group of no more than four students, unless the parent or guardian of each student in the group authorizes a larger group;
  • Designed to assist the student in achieving satisfactory performance in the applicable grade level and subject area and includes effective instructional materials designed for supplemental instruction;
  • Provided by a person with training in the applicable instructional materials for the supplemental instruction and provided by one person for the entirety of their accelerated instruction.