Well, lots of times administrators prefer to handle this kind of thing "informally" or as part of "policy" of some sort.
But that's really NOT the way to view the legal obligation-- if it is a NEED for the student, and is the result of a diagnosis/challenge not shared by normative/typical classmates, then "RTI" ought only be something that comes up in the context of reviewing a 504/IEP -- not in determining whether one is needed or not.
My daughter COULD be handled with "policy" but the problem with that is that administration can be fickle-- and she NEEDS those accommodations, period.
Why wouldn't they want this incorporated into a clear document that lays out strategies for classroom teachers, and specifies YOUR responsibilities as well, hmmm?
