Conclusion

Heartland AEA's intervention-based service delivery system is designed to assist local schools in implementing assessment strategies, interpreting data, and providing differentiated instruction in order to enable all students to demonstrate progress in the general education curriculum. Intervention-based services are a viable means of addressing NCLB requirements and supporting students with disabilities covered under IDEA. The problem solving process provides data about a student's response to intervention that informs educational decisions, including entitlement for special education. The problems solving process is based on scientifically sound principles that focus on student performance measures that are systematically monitored across time to ensure positive effects of interventions or prompt adjustments in interventions. Heartland guides professional decision-making through the application of standards-based services. Decision-making standards are systematically promoted through written procedures, professional development and supervisory review. When problem-solving practices are applied as part of a school-wide model it leads to early identification and intervention for students at risk of school failure. The concept of intervention-based services, as proposed in the reauthorization of IDEA, is a responsible practice that is receiving support by consumers in Heartland.

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