Transformative Principal Daily RTI Process with Tom Whitford Transformative Principal 030
This second part of the interview with Tom Whitford delves deeper into the great things he is doing. We discuss the following:
- Working with 3 different schools
- How he manages dealing with all that they have going on.
- Dealing with the new teacher evaluation system using the Danielson model
- What he has been focusing on as a leader in the three schools: PBIS and RTI.
- What RTI looks like on a day-to-day basis in his school(s).
- What ICE looks like at his school(s). What data they use, and how fluid their groups are.
- Why some students might get less support by entering Special Education than if they stay in their intervention groups.
- How to create opportunities for fluid movement and appropriate support between groups to meet the needs of the students.
- WADITW (We’ve Always Done it this Way)
- What advice would he give to principals? Relationships
- How being out in the hallways is beneficial (even during parent teacher conferences).
- What is in his office to motivate him? Great sayings in his office and his kids.
- Voxer usage helping him communicate with other principals.
- Shoutout to @gcouros and @mmiller
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