Determining How To Place Students Into Intervention (RtI) Groups

We recommend using multiple measures of data to determine what level of support a student needs, specifically what level intervention group the student should be placed in.

Possible data points could include:

• District-created formative assessment results
• School or grade-level common assessment results
• Teacher-created pre-assessments on standard(s)/benchmark(s) prior to teaching
• Unit/chapter test results
• End-of-quarter grades

Other data points could include:

• IEP/504 documented accommodations
• Cognitive/ability test results
• Lexile/reading level
• Historic high stakes assessment scores in mathematics/science
• Parent/guardian/student input

As a best practice, a teacher should differentiate instruction based upon the ability level of students in EACH class period. At a minimum, a teacher should divide students into 3 intervention groups in order to meet the needs of each student type. Below is a suggested scheme for evaluating students for appropriate intervention group placement:

Group #	Ability Level	Proficiency Level	Mastery Level	Grade Index (0-100%)
Group 1	Struggling	Not proficient	Not mastered	0 - 59 %
Group 2	On grade-level	Partially Proficient	Partially	60 - 79%
Group 3	Gifted	Proficient	Mastered	80 - 100%

Once a teacher has grouped students together based upon like-ability level, the teacher should then:

1. Create groups on the Penda platform through their teacher account
2. Assign students to teacher-created intervention groups
3. Differentiate instruction for each intervention group by assigning select activities per group