Response to Intervention (RTI)/
Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS)

Response to Intervention (RTI) is the academic portion of a Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS) - a framework to increase student achievement and social and emotional competencies through prevention and intervention in general education.

Please visit our new home for MTSS in RI: BRIDGE-RI (mtssri.org)

New! ​Is MTSS/RTI Really that Complicated?  Let's get Back to Basics  Sometimes in education a simple concept turns into an overly complex system of forms and processes.  Get back to the basic processes for an effective prevention model to support all students.   

New!  MTSS and Special Education - Students with different abilities benefit from school-wide implementation of a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS).  See resources from the Center on Multi-Tiered System of Supports on MTSS and Special Education.

Be Informed!

Check out these resources:

• RTI-Based SLD Identification Toolkit, Online Guide to RTI-Based Identification
• RTI-Based Specific Learning Disability Determination Worksheet from the RTI Action Network
• RTI-Based SLD Identification Toolkit, Considerations for ELLs
• RTI Tutorials
• The role of RTI in the Learning Disabilities Identification process
• Rhode Island’s Basic Education Plan (BEP): RI's Basic Education Program (BEP) Regulations outline expectations for districts on the implementation of academic and social emotional interventions.  Specifically, sections G-13-1.1, G-13-2, G-13-3.1, and G-14-1 speak to RTI.
• Some portion of a district's RTI framework may be funded by Early Intervening Services under IDEA, also known as CEIS.

Reporting Students Who Receive Early Intervening Services:

• CEIS Memo - April 2019
• EIS Tracking and Reporting