Can I opt my child out of RTI2?
No. The Response to Instruction and Intervention (RTI2) framework is the mandated methodology for delivery of instruction in the general education curriculum in all local education agencies in the State of Tennessee, effective July 1, 2014. Since it is an instructional methodology mandated by policy of the State Board of Education via the criteria for determination of learning disabilities, it is therefore applicable to all students enrolled in a local education agency, and a parent has no legal standing to refuse the provision of instruction via a RTI2 method to an individual student, just as a parent cannot refuse to allow an individual student to be instructed in mathematics, language arts, science, or any other component of the general education curriculum mandated by the State Board of Education.
If an individual parent disagrees with a local education agency’s adherence to the state mandated method of instructional delivery, he/she may exercise the multiplicity of school choice options available to parents in our state, including private or home school instruction.
How can I support my child at home?
- Make reading an everyday habit at home
- Communicate with your child’s teachers regularly
- Check your child’s homework assignments
- Review your child’s RTI2 progress monitoring data
- Share in your child’s successes
- Attend parent/teacher conferences
- Learn more about the curricula and interventions used in school
- Refer to the RTI2 at Home Supports documents below in the Resources folder for additional ideas in specific areas
Where can I learn more about RTI2?
For more information about RTI2, visit the Tennessee Department of Education website or contact the Interventionist at your school.
You may also view a PBS Learning Video series by clicking here.