USING THE IPST FORMS TO SUPPORT THE

PROBLEM SOLVING PROCESS

Shelly DickinsonJanet Stephenson

Goals of Presentation

1. Provide an overview of the

Individual Problem Solving Team (IPST) Forms 1 – 8

2. Understand the problem solving embedded in the IPST Forms

WHAT IS MTSS?

WHAT HAPPENED TO RTI?

Big Picture

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Mission & Leadershi

pCurriculum

General EdESE

Student Svcs

• Gen Ed vs. Special Ed; “Academic” vs. “Behavior”

• Multiple initiatives with no integration• Duplication of effort and resources

Need to Integrate Services and Policies

Why MTSS?

Brevard’s Individual Problem Solving Teams(IPST)

Problem Solving through the IPST Forms

Define the ProblemWhat Do We Want Students to KNOW and Be Able to

DO?

Problem AnalysisWhy Can’t They DO It?

Implement PlanWhat Are WE Going To DO About

It?

EvaluateDid It WORK?

(Response to Intervention –RtI)

Forms 1 - 6

Form 7Use

repeatedly until you

finds what works!

Form 8

New Way of Thinking

From: “What’s wrong with this child?”

To: “What supports does this child need to be successful?”

Instruction

Curriculum

Environment

Learner

Getting to Know the IPST Forms

Preface Quick Reference Sheet

Directions IPST Forms 1 – 8Glossary

BREVARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FLORIDA IPST FORM 1 Individual Problem Solving Team (IPST)

History and Cumulative Review

Problem AnalysisWhy is the Problem

Occurring?

First step in Problem Solving is to gather and review information about the “L” in ICEL. If the teacher has a concern about the “Learner”, historical information must be documented.

BREVARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FLORIDA IPST FORM 2 Individual Problem Solving Team (IPST)

Parent/Guardian Contact and Staff Consultations

Problem AnalysisWhy is the Problem

Occurring?

Parents play an integral part in informing and helping school personnel know how to support the student more effectively.

Seeking staff consultations helps the classroom teacher address the student’s area of difficulty.

BREVARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FLORIDA IPST FORM 3 Individual Problem Solving Team (IPST) Student’s teacher as observer

Classroom Observation

Problem AnalysisWhy is the Problem

Occurring?

Gathering additional information in the general classroom setting addressing ICEL which focuses on the Instruction, Curriculum, Environment, and the Learner.

This information helps

the team to determine what factors enable the student to learn.

BREVARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FLORIDA IPST FORM 4 Individual Problem Solving Team (IPST) Third Party Observation

Classroom Observation

Problem AnalysisWhy is the Problem

Occurring?

Successful problem analysis requires the team to look at multiple sources of data.

ICEL factors are documented as well as the relationship between the student’s classroom behavior and academic performance.

BREVARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FLORIDA IPST FORM 5 Individual Problem Solving Team (IPST)

Academic Data Collection

Problem Analysis and Identification

Why is the Problem Occurring?

Reviewing student performance data and comparing to peer groups will determine the magnitude of the academic concern.

This specific data assists the team to identify or eliminate concerns in Instruction and Curriculum (ICEL).

Problem ID ReviewBenchmark Peer Comparisons

Depicts an individual student problem. The peer group is performing at or above benchmark, while the target student is well below.

Peer group and target

student well below

benchmark. However,

target student is performing

significantly below peers.

Target student and the peer group are well below benchmark. Therefore, it would be necessary to approach the problem at a Tier 1 or class-wide level.

BREVARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FLORIDA IPST FORM 6 Individual Problem Solving Team (IPST) ACADEMIC

Academic Problem Identification / Analysis / Hypothesis

Problem Identification/Analysis

Why is the Problem Occurring?

The intent of the ICEL table on this form is to review of all the ICEL factors. It’s almost a check and balance system to ensure the focus is on the ICEL factors and not just the learner.

Keep in mind, when creating a hypothesis, it is important to determine if it is a skill deficit or motivation deficit?

Determining the point at which the target student will come in range of the expected rate of progress.

BREVARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FLORIDA IPST FORM 6 Individual Problem Solving Team (IPST) BEHAVIOR

Problem Behavior Identification / Analysis / Hypothesis

Problem Identification/Analysis

Why is the Problem Occurring?

Same format at IPST Form 6 Academics but focuses on the Behavior component.

The intent of this form is to guide the IPST to design effective interventions.

Implementation PlanWhat are We Going to do

About It?

Spending time designing a quality intervention plan will be most beneficial to the student.

The alignment between the area of concern to the goal statement, intervention plan and ongoing progress monitoring tool is crucial.

BREVARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FLORIDA IPST FORM 7 Individual Problem Solving Team (IPST)

Intervention Design and Ongoing Progress Monitoring (OPM) Intervention #: ______ Page ____ of ____

EVALUATEDid it WORK?

The IPST will utilize the rate of progress data and post intervention analysis to make informed decisions regarding the educational needs of the student.

BREVARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FLORIDA IPST FORM 8 Individual Problem Solving Team (IPST)

Analysis of Interventions and Recommendations

Part I GGeneral Education Intervention and Referral

Part I GGeneral Education Intervention and Referral

Part I GGeneral Education Intervention and Referral

Part I GGeneral Education Intervention and Referral