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"As a principal, my quest for providing meaningful reading instruction for students was shared by my teaching staff. While we felt we were doing great things for students in the area of reading, our state assessment showed that, in some cases, 50% of our students were not at grade level in reading..." [read full story]
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Why should we undertake Response to Intervention (RTI) when we already have several other initiatives going on in our district?
Response from Ann Casey, Ph.D .: RTI is a framework that could be used as an organizing tool for all of our work in education. The main intent of RTI is to ensure students receive targeted instruction early so all students can be successful. In RTI, we integrate measurement/data systems to focus instruction by using a problem solving process...[read full response ]
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Thomas P. Komp
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Thomas Komp
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Thomas P. Komp is the Principal of Boulevard Elementary School in Gloversville, NY.
A former Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE)/Committee on Special Education (CSE) chairperson, Mr. Komp has been an elementary principal for 12 years--participating in writing two “Reading First” grants administered through the New York State Education Department as well as various Pre-K grants administered through state and Federal agencies.
Mr. Komp has been instrumental in the design and implementation of an effective core/intervention program at Boulevard Elementary, through the use of a shared leadership model and the consistent use of student data to drive instructional/program decisions.
His experience and leadership has resulted in his participation in several national/state organizations to help promote the use of student data in any decision making process, including: IDEA Partnership, RTI Focus Group Panel Member, (June 2006); IDEA Partnership; RTI Work Group Participant, (July 2006); New York State, RTI Focus Group Member, (September 2006); NASDSE National Conference Presenter, “Using Evidenced Based Practices to Ensure Results for All Students,” (November 2006); Regional NYS BOCES training of Administrators in RTI implementation, (2007); and RTI National Summit facilitator and planning team member, (2007). Mr. Komp was awarded the 2008 New York State Elementary School Principal of the Year award by the School Administrators Association of New York State (SAANYS).
Mr. Komp received a Bachelors of Science Degree in Education from the State University of New York (SUNY), College at Cortland and his Master’s Degree and Certification in Educational Administration through the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.
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