Lisa Steward presented at RTI conference in Bloomington
Lisa H. Stewart, Psychology/School Psychology, planned and presented a Tier 1 Strand at an RTI conference in Bloomington April 7 & 8. She coordinated a two-day strand focusing on Tier 1 (Core) implementation and evaluation of the Response to Intervention (RTI) model in schools. She presented key sessions on the importance of high quality Tier 1, evaluation of Tier 1 programs, and problem solving at the Tier 1 level as part of the strand. Dawn Miller (Shawnee Mission, Kan.), Ann Casey (Minneapolis), Amy Jones (Stillwater, Minn.) and Ellen Nacik (MDE) presented on reading curriculum and instruction, math curriculum and instruction, Positive Behavior Support Systems, and Overcoming Barriers to Tier 1 Implementation. The conference was sponsored by the Center for Learning Solutions and attracted school teams from throughout the state and region.