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FOSTERING EARLY INTERVENTION TEAMS:Does your team needto strengthen and/or develop the skillsto sustain a successfulearly interventionprocess?Professional Learning for Effective Decision-Making and Quality InstructionJob-Embedded Training for EIP TeamsScientific Research-Based Interventions (SRBI) is Connecticut’s frameworkfor improving education for all students. This professional developmentopportunity supports educators in refining their early interventionprocess to establish a comprehensive decision-making system necessary toimplement SRBI effectively. It comprises experiential activities, reflectivedialogue, case studies, and presentation of fundamental early interventionmethodology through a job-embedded format tailored for your school’sneeds.NEW EIP TEAMS:• explore how the early interventionprocess (EIP), a core element of thesystem of decision-making for SRBI,uses a strengths-based approach toincrease achievement for all studentsand reduce disproportionality inspecial education;• evaluate and improve team efficiencyand effectiveness; and• embed collaborative strategicdecision-making structures by:• assessing data resources;• defining desired outcomes;• identifying and planning forresearch-based instructionalstrategies;• monitoring progress; and• evaluating interventioneffectiveness.Audience:Teams of 5-8 educators. A building administrator is required toattend the training.Contact:Irene Zytka, Ed.D., Consultant, SERC, at (860) 632-1485, ext. 363,or zytka@ctserc.org, to discuss how we can best meet the needs ofyour Early Intervention Team.EXISTING EIP TEAMS:• examine existing instructionalpractices and organizationalstructures;• analyze collaborative decisionmaking;• verify that suitable interventionsare being used based on students’needs;• assess current team functioningand suggest modifications toimprove team efficiency andeffectiveness;• review how EIP is embeddedinto daily practice and monitorstudent progress; and• create data-analysis structuresthat examine the impact of thecontinuum of support throughthe analysis of patterns andtrends.It is the policy of the State Education Resource Center (SERC) that no person shall be discriminated against or excluded from participation in any SERC programs or activities onthe basis of race, color, language, religion, age, marital or civil union status, national origin, ancestry, sex/gender, intellectual disability, physical disability, political beliefs, sexualorientation, or gender identity or expression. Inquiries regarding SERC’s nondiscrimination policies should be directed to Alfred P. Bruno, SERC General Counsel, at bruno@ctserc.org.28