Intervention+&+Referral+Services

 
 * INTERVENTION AND REFERRAL SERVICES **

New Jersey Administrative Code requires all school districts to have this service. The code is quoted below: 6A:16-8.1 Establishment of intervention and referral services.

(a) District boards of education shall establish and implement a coordinated system in each school building for the planning and delivery of intervention and referral services that are designed to assist students who are experiencing learning, behavior or health difficulties and to assist staff who have difficulties in addressing students learning, behavior or health needs. District boards of education shall choose the appropriate multidisciplinary team approach for planning and delivering the services required under this subchapter.

** Our Team: **  ** Giuseppe Leone **   ** Laura Trent **   ** Pam Steel or Karen Wright **   ** Marie Parisi, Lee-Ellen Pisauro, or Sara Stiansen **   ** Heather Yanoff **   ** As well as others with expertise relative to a student's needs. **   ** What is the purpose of I&RS? **
 * Identify learning, behavior and health difficulties of students
 * Collect thorough information on the identified learning, behavior and health difficulties
 * Develop and implement action plans which provide for appropriate school or community interventions or referrals to school and community resources, based on the collected data and desired outcomes for the identified learning, behavior and health difficulties
 * Provide support, guidance, and professional development to school staff who identify learning, behavior and health difficulties
 * Provide support, guidance, and professional development to school staff who participate in each building's system for planning and providing intervention and referral services
 * Actively involve parents or guardians in the development and implementation of intervention and referral services action plan

**What types of issues are typically discussed?**
 * Academic failure/lack of progress
 * Health issues
 * Behavior Issues
 * Social & Emotional issues

**How is I&RS similar to the Child Study Team?**
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: normal;">Both teams support teachers and students
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: normal;">Both are comprised of professionally trained staff
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: normal;">Both are regulated by statutes

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0pt;">**How is I&RS different from the Child Study Team?**
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: normal;">I&RS teams write Action Plans, based on teacher referrals and specific observable information. These plans are reviewed annually, at a minimum
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: normal;">CST use test results to place students into different programs, such as resource centers, in-class support, self-contained, or alternative educational placements. Child Study Teams write Individualized Education Plans, or IEP's which are reviewed annually, at a minimum.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: normal;">Typically, an I&RS Team is comprised of the principal, counselor, teachers, and the coordinator. Other specialized members, such as a reading specialist, occupational/physical/speech therapists, or the nurse may also participate
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: normal;">Typically a Child Study Team is comprised of a school psychologist, a learning disabilities teacher consultant, and a social worker. Therapists, teachers, the nurse and counselors may also participate

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