Harrisonville Elementary School's Pyramid of Intervention is a multi-tiered intervention system that enables early identification and intervention for students who may be at academic or behavioral risk.

It is a pro-active approach to education in which the school does not wait for a student to fail before "help" is provided.

It focuses on identifying students who are struggling and provides layers of research based interventions in order to help the students be successful in school.  There are three tiers in the intervention process.

Students move up and down the continuum of Tiers based on the need for additional services.

As students move up the continuum of Tiers, the frequency and intensity of interventions increase.

This includes our district curriculum and instruction in every classroom for every student.  Two examples would be, all students instructed in Writer's Workshop during writing and all students receiving mathematics instruction through the Math in Focus series.

Core Curriculum
District Curriculum
Math-in-Focus
Calendar Math  
State Grade Level Expectations
Writer's Workshop
STAR Reading
Classroom Interventions
Reader's Workshop Sitton Spelling

Behavior Interventions
Building-wide use of BIST student support system

During the school year, this provides planned interventions to students who are not successful  in Tier I in the areas of reading fluency, reading comprehension, and basic math understanding.  These interventions occur in addition to Tier I interventions, often in small, needs-based groups.  Progress is monitored on a regular basis.

Targeted Interventions
Title I Services
Frequent Parent Contact
Focused Interventions for Specific Skills in small groups
Regular Progress Monitoring

Behavior Interventions
Individual Behavior Plan
Parent Contact

During the school year, this provides more frequent and intensive interventions in addition to Tier I and II interventions. Progress is monitored on  a regular basis with frequent communication with parents. Lack of success in Tier III may lead to a Special Education referral.

Specialized Programs
SRA Reading
Individualized Interventions
Special Education Referral

Behavior Interventions
Restricted schedule through the Focus Room