Current News
Thank you for making this years conference special!
Thank you to everyone who attended the 2024 ORTIi Annual Spring Conference. Thank the staff of the Graduate, our exhibitors and sponsors, our session presenters, and of course Dr. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan, Deputy Director Carmen Urbina, and Dr. Anita Archer, all of whom contributed tremendously to the success of the conference.
To access the conference schedule and session materials, login to the conference app, Whova, using the email you used when you registered.
Receive Targeted Support for your District
Want to get your school district involved in the project? To learn more, watch our Targeted Support informational video, which includes testimony from a current partner district, Tigard-Tualatin School District.
More information about how to apply for targeted support will be available by the end of April. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay informed.
Virtual Reading Symposium
Session Recordings Available
A huge thank you to everyone who attended the live session for our Virtual Reading Symposium, all of our session presenters, and a special thanks to our phenomenal keynote presenter Dr. Mitchell Brookins.
Session recordings are available to watch from the digital program.
Tier 1 Foundations:
Facilitation Guide and Video Modules
Wondering where to get started in implementing MTSS for elementary reading? Check out our Tier 1 Foundations facilitation guide! Use this guide to facilitate a training in your school district, or use it to guide individual learning.
Videos and slides are linked in the guide, but can also be found in our Introductory MTSS Modules. Also, feel free to contact us to coordinate any assistance with facilitating this training.
Meet our New Coaches!
We are so excited to introduce our three new implementation coaches, Carrie Cowan, Rachell Keys, and Sharyn Hoffert! To get to know these three powerhouse educators, read their introductions in our September-October 2023 newsletter.
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Updated Resources
Check out our updated resources pages! The Tools and Resources tab has some useful documents and rubrics for implementing an MTSS system for early literacy. Our most frequent requests are for Core Review Meeting Agendas.
The Professional Learning tab is an archive of past trainings, conference materials, and slideshows useful if you need to run a training or are looking to learn more about a specific topic. Check out our Professional Learning resources organized by content category.
Not sure where to find what you’re looking for? Contact us, and we’ll help you out.
RTI/MTSS Resources
New to RTI/MTSS? Want to hear more about what a multi-tiered system in reading can look like?
Access our Foundations module series to learn about the different components of a Multi-Tiered System of Supports in Reading (MTSS-R).
About ORTIi
The purpose of Oregon Response to Instruction and Intervention is to provide technical assistance to Oregon school districts implementing Response to Intervention (RTI) systems that provide targeted, effective instruction to meet the needs of all students and provide the framework to identify students with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD). The focus of the project is on literacy, early intervention, and the use of evidenced-based practices. ORTIi has been supported by the Oregon Department of Education since 2006.
ORTIi Framework
A Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) is a systematic way of organizing student supports, with the goal of providing the right level of support, to the right students, at the right time. The ORTIi Framework describes what a multi-tiered system can look like in the area of Reading.
ORTIi Project Outcomes
The Oregon Response to Instruction and Intervention Project is focused on improving academic outcomes for students in every school district. Across the dozens of school districts that have participated in the project over the past 17 years, most have seen an increase in the percentage of students identified as proficient readers, and a reduction in the percentage of students needing the most intensive level of reading supports, including those students identified with Specific Learning Disabilities.
Current ORTIi Partner School Districts
Comprehensive Support Districts
(Cadre 12):
Banks
Coos Bay
Fern Ridge
Gladstone
Klamath County
Lincoln County
Silver Falls
Woodburn
Targeted Support Districts:
Dufur
Greater Albany
Newberg
Pheonix-Talent
Philomath
Salem-Keizer
Sherman County
Tigard-Tualitin
Vernonia