The Importance Of Intervention In Education

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Instead of attending a school board meeting I watched the televised 2014 debate for State Superintendent of Public Instruction between the Republican candidate Sherri Ybarra and Democratic candidate Jana Jones. The following is a summary on what was discussed, and what my thoughts were on it.
One of the hot topics that was discussed during the debate was the fact that Idaho students are graduating from high school, but are lacking the skills and are unprepared for going into the workforce. Sherri Ybarra stated that she believes that Idaho needs new standards regarding this topic. Jana Jones on the other hand brought up the idea of focusing more on an intervention program. From how Jones described the intervention program, to me it sounded very familiar to Response to Intervention, otherwise known as RTI. I believe that RTI is a wonderful idea that can be used in all instruction. With RTI students can receive immediate help with what they need rather than struggling through school graduating without the knowledge and skills that are necessary in today’s workforce. Jana Jones …show more content…

Jones pointed out that not too long ago schools were asking for levies to go towards buying new and better equipment and for improving programs that were already in place. Now levies are being used for simply keeping the schools open and the busses moving. She also pointed out that the state is currently not distributing the education budget equally out to the schools and that this needs to be fixed one way or another. Ybarra on the other hand stated that how money is being spent, where it is going, and if it is being used effectively needs to be looked at closely and thoroughly before any changes are made to the budget, or before asking for more funding from the government. Ybarra also stated that she believes that ultimately it is the job of the legislature to decide on where the state funding goes and what it is spent

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