[rwinters]

As the Sped teacher (the only one in the building) who provides both IEP services and RTI Tier 2, it depends. To move to testing I look at how far behind they are and the number of data points I have. They must have at least 3 data points and a SMART goal with changes to support the data collection. I have had to have teachers start over or add different things to move forward. By the time the student moves to the final RTI/request of testing meeting, they must have at least 6 data points in the area of concern. And that is only one area of concerns, so if the teacher wants formal testing in several academic areas, they have to have the data to support.

Our building moto "Do what's best for the student." I don't get pushback from admin about testing; its teachers who don't understand what I have to have to be legal.

Hope this helps. If you have a specific question feel free to PM me.