Names for Intervention Time
What is Intervention Time? The first thing you need to know: “What IS intervention time?”. Intervention time refers to a time period within the school day that gives students the supports they need, when they need them. Multi Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), or Response to Intervention (RtI), is data driven instruction based [...]
All About Flex Time in Schools
Flex time is a flexible period of time in a school schedule where students can get what they need, when they need it. It empowers teachers to give students what they really need -- time, during the school day. Flex time usually lasts for 30-45 minutes. However, it can be as little as 20 [...]
Tracking Accelerated Instruction
For Texas Districts trying to meet the requirements of House Bill 1416, one element is for students in accelerated instruction to have 15 to 30 hours of instruction in the subject they struggled in, based on student response. We’ve talked about how schools can create time for accelerated instruction, and how to schedule students, [...]
Scheduling Students for Accelerated Instruction
Texas House Bill 1416 (an update to HB 4545) requires that any students in grades 3-8 who did not score at least Approaches on their STARR assessment or End of Course (EOC) exam receive intervention support, referred to as accelerated instruction. However, with parent approval some schools may receive a waiver and that number [...]
Creating Time for Accelerated Instruction
Under Texas House Bill 4545, now updated by HB 1416, it’s required that students meeting certain criteria are given supplemental accelerated instruction, during the school day. This includes not only academically, but emphasizes their social-emotional needs as well. For schools, this will mean that time needs to be spent with each student, or perhaps [...]
Enrichment is Essential for All Students
It’s true, students likely have not learned what they would have in a pre-Covid, fully in-person school year. Standards of where a student should be, at a certain grade level, are defined. Schools that use competency based grading systems and or that are a high functioning PLC may also have defined what is essential [...]