Blumberg Center for
Interdisciplinary Studies in Special Education

Past project

Project for responsive educational systems

General Description

PRESM logoThe Blumberg Center's Project for Responsive Educational SysteMs (PRESM), funded by the Indiana Department of Education Center for Exceptional Learners, supported schools in developing and implementing systems of tiered prevention and intervention that actively engage school personnel and families in the task of creating academic and behavioral success for all students.  The Project worked with numerous professionals across Indiana (including the Indiana Department of Education and its RTI stakeholder team) and national experts to identify the elements of effective tiered instruction and to facilitate capacity for implementation throughout the state.

Tiered prevention and intervention systems

* provide high-quality, evidence-based core curricula and instruction,
* provide evidence-based supplemental instruction matched to student need,
* assess and monitor progress frequently, using student data to inform instruction and other  educational decisions, and
* feature leadership that implements and supports needed change.

Assessment, the use of data to drive educational decisions at all levels (district, school, and student), instruction, and intervention form essential components of tiered prevention and intervention models and are integrally related to larger school improvement efforts.