Use of Response to Intervention (RtI) and Academic Intervention Services (AIS)
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DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
Office of P-12 Education |
| To: | Superintendents of Public Schools |
| From: | Ken Slentz |
| Date: | September 14, 2011 |
| Subject: | Use of Response to Intervention and Academic Intervention Services |
For the 2011-2012 school year, school districts may continue to provide a Response to Intervention (RtI) program instead of, or in addition to, an Academic Intervention (AIS) Program to eligible students based on the requirements of sections 100.2(ee)(7) and 100.2(ii) of the Commissioner’s Regulations (see attached). For school districts opting for this change, a statement of assurance signed by the school superintendent is required annually.
Below please find the RtI program requirements and the assurance form for your completion and signature. Even if an assurance form was submitted last year, please submit a new form with all current information. Completed assurance forms should be sent electronically to Kristine Tuttle at ktuttle@mail.nysed.gov or faxed to her at 518-473-2860 by November 1, 2011.
Please note that while RtI is currently an optional approach, effective July 1, 2012, all school districts must have an RtI program in place as part of the process to determine if a student in grades K-4 is a student with a learning disability in the area of reading. Districts are strongly encouraged to initiate an RtI program during the 2011-2012 school year so that appropriate data from a district’s selected RtI process is available when evaluating a student suspected of having a learning disability in reading in grades K-4.
For additional information on the implementation of RtI, please review the document located at http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/RTI/guidance/cover.htm and refer to the RtI Technical Assistance Center website at http://www.nysrti.org/ 
. Questions regarding this memorandum may be directed to David Bryant at 518-474-5461 or dbryant@mail.nysed.gov.
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