February 3, 2022
By GRAYSON LEE MAXWELL
Rutherford County Schools
Fifteen schools from across Rutherford County have been recognized by Tennessee Tiered Supports Center (TSC) at Vanderbilt University for their success and implementation of Response to Instruction (RTI) as well as Interventions for Behavior.
A behavioral systems framework has been implemented at all the schools as a result of training and technical assistance. RTI framework involves teaching and reinforcing, as well as acknowledging, behavioral expectations from families and faculty across a school.
There are two tiers of achievement, bronze and silver, which indicate which practices are being met, with Tier 2 meeting both bronze and silver level criteria.
Schools of Recognition
- Christiana Middle School
- Daniel McKee Alternative School
- Lavergne Lake Elementary School
- Roy Waldron School
Bronze Level - Tier 1 – Exemplary practices for all students
- Rock Springs Middle School
- Rocky Fork Elementary School
- Smyrna Middle School
- Stewartsboro Elementary School
- Stewarts Creek Elementary School
Silver Level - Tier 2 – Providing small group supports for students in need
- David Youree Elementary School
- John Colemon Elementary School
- Rocky Fork Middle School
- Smyrna Elementary School
- Smyrna Primary School
- Walter Hill Elementary School
Since being recognized, these schools will serve as exemplars to other schools across Middle Tennessee and statewide.