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News & Events
iSTEEP Assessments are Approved by National Center on Student Progress Monitoring STEEP progress monitoring assessments were reviewed by the National Center on Student Progress Monitoring. The assessments met the criteria established by the center in 7 out of 7 areas. More information about the reading progress monitoring assessments is available on their web site: http://www.studentprogress.org/chart/progressmonitoringtools/iSTEEPReadingFluency.htm Wyoming Selects iSTEEP for State RTI Rollout The Wyoming Department of Education selected iSTEEP Learning to provide training, products and data management for the statewide implementation of Response to Intervention (RTI).
Louisiana Department of Education Selects iSTEEP Learning for statewide RTI Initiative in Literacy The Louisiana Department of Education has chosen to adopt STEEP RTI as the model to be used statewide for literacy. The goal is to decrease the number of low performing students and to improve state test scores. iSTEEP Learning will provide training, products, and data management services for the participating schools. iSTEEP was selected because it met or exceeded requirements set forth by the state including: previous successful experience with states implementing RTI, use of a standard protocol process, experience integrating other assessment systems (e.g., DIBELS) into a comprehensive RTI process that includes intervention, and research demonstrating improved achievement as a result of implementing the STEEP model. Districts of National Distinction Announced The iSTEEP Districts of National Distinction Program commemorates people and organizations who provide exceptional service to students, teachers, parents and schools. They are "heroes" who do astonishing things daily and inspire and guide others through their generosity, compassion, ethics, and outcomes. This is the first year of the program and it goes to two districts who inspired the creation of the award because of sustained contributions over several years.
STEEP cited in Federal Register as Exemplifying Feasibility and Efficacy
of Large Scale Implementation of RTI
Computer Based
Assessments are Announced The U.S. Department of Education released final regulations and comments pertaining to IDEA on August 14, 2006. The regulations published in the Federal Register noted that STEEP was one of three models (including Heartland Iowa and Minneapolis Schools) which have demonstrated with large-scale implementations that "... there is an evidence base to support the use of RTI models to identify children with SLD on a wide scale, including young children and children from minority backgrounds." Computer administered fluency assessments are available for reading comprehension (Grades 1-8) and reading fluency (Grades 1-5). The assessment process has the following key elements::
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