COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

P.O. BOX 2120

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120

PRINS. MEMO NO. 18

April 22, 2008

ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE/SECONDARY

TO: Principals

FROM: Linda M. Wallinger

Assistant Superintendent for Instruction

SUBJECT: Response to Intervention Institute at The College of William and Mary – May 19, 2008

The School of Education at The College of William and Mary is hosting a one-day institute on Response to Intervention on May 19, 2008, at the Williamsburg Hospitality House. Dr. Joseph Kovaleski, professor of educational and school psychology and director of the program in school psychology at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, will be the presenter. Participants will gain:

· Understanding of the Response to Intervention (RtI) process and its connection to legislation;

· Understanding of ways to re-conceptualize support services within a three-tier model of service delivery;

· Knowledge to design an infrastructure needed to support an RtI process;

· Knowledge to design evidence-based practices for tiers I and II (universal and secondary); and

· Knowledge to evaluate evidence-based practices for tiers I and II.

The deadline for registration is May 9, 2008. Additional information is contained in Attachment A. For further information, please contact Dr. Jan Rozzelle, executive director, School-University Research Network at The College of William and Mary, at (757) 221-2336 or mjrozz@wm.edu.

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Attachment

a. Response to Intervention Institute Registration Form (PDF)