Our+Demographics

Typical RTII expectation = 3 tiers of intervention
= = = = = △ = In the General Education community:
 * Tier I is the bottom third - represents the typical students in the core program
 * Tier II is the middle third - students in general education classes who need moderate adaptations to succeed
 * Tier III is the top corner - students who require significant program modifications - special programming

PSD’s proportions = 35% + ~ 30 % + … ♢ ﻿At PSD:
 * Tier I - the bottom corner - represents typical Deaf and HH students in the core program
 * Tier II - the majority of students in the large diamond center - who need program adaptations**
 * Tier III - the top corner - students who require significant modifications (often separate programming)
 * This large proportion of PSD students have widely varying learning needs (that cut across cognition, social/emotional, and linguistic disabilities)

What are the PSD numbers ? (//not including ↴ )//
 * 35% = Students with Additional Disabilities (as of F﻿all 2010)
 * //≈// 30%+ = S //tudents receiving/referred for mental health or behavioral health services//
 * //Not officially diagnosed learning needs//