RTI & PBIS

Charleston County School District uses the following approaches to best meet the needs of children experiencing academic and social difficulties in our schools.

• Response to Intervention (RTI)
  • RTI is defined as “the practice of providing high-quality instruction and interventions matched to student need, monitoring progress frequently to make decisions about changes in instruction or goals, and applying child response data to important educational decisions” (Batsche et al., 2005).
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• Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (PBIS)
  •  Positive Behavior Interventions Support (PBIS) is based on a problem-solving model and aims to prevent inappropriate behavior through teaching and reinforcing appropriate behaviors (OSEP Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports, 2007).
  • PBIS is a process that is consistent with the core principles of RTI. Similar to RTI, PBIS offers a range of interventions that are systematically applied to students based on their demonstrated level of need, and addresses the role of the environment as it applies to development and improvement of behavior problems. 
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• Both RTI and PBIS are grounded in differentiated instruction.
• Each approach delimits critical factors and components to be in place at the universal (Tier 1), targeted group (Tier 2), and individual (Tier 3) levels.