ACSA and the California Association of School Psychologists (CASP) have partnered to form the ACSA-CASP RtI Project. The purpose of the project is to provide professional development and consultation services to educators and school districts on best practices concerning Response to Intervention (RtI) strategies and programs. The project features a highly skilled team of practitioners that have been on the cutting edge of developing and implementing RtI programs in their local districts and school sites. Consultants are available to educators and local education agencies to provide professional development and consultation services tailored to the unique needs of your district and/or school site. Project services include the following:

• Regional trainings
  Trainings throughout California are held on an annual basis.
• District specific training / consultations
  We will work with your district leadership to design in-service or consultation services specific to your district or county office needs. We don’t do boiler plate, so each training features a team of highly skilled practitioners and training materials designed specifically for your needs. Similar services can be provided among a group of districts or within your county.
• Tailored services
  If you are interested in site-specific training or consultation, we can do that. If you have a special request, let us know and we’ll provide targeted assistance to your exact needs.

The 2008-09 RtI Workshops

Building Capacity for Response to Intervention (RtI):
Developing practical strategies for sustained outcomes

How do we build capacity for RtI? What steps and strategies should we take at our school sites to sustain outcomes? How should RtI work and fit with NCLB, standards-based instruction, developing professional learning communities, and everything else we’re doing? These are common questions among districts and school sites that have recently begun their RtI journeys. Unfortunately, there have not always been a lot of answers or practical advice to these key questions. This pre-conference workshop will focus on answering those questions and providing educators practical recommendations to develop successful programs. It is designed for educators and their teams that are in the first phases (1 – 3 years) of RtI implementation. The workshop will highlight successful strategies for building program capacity and sustainability within the context of an RtI philosophy.

Dates and locations (one-day workshops, offered in three locations):

• November 5 – San Diego
• December 4 – San Jose
• February 6 – Visalia

Pricing: $195 per person, $175 for teams of two or more.

To register, visit the California Association of School Psychologists at www.casponline.org.

For more information, please contact Brett McFadden at bmcfadden@acsa.org.