The School Leader's Role with RTI and African American Males

The School Leader's Role with RTI and African American Males

Chapter 4

The research was conducted using quantitative research questions, followed by the qualitative research questions for investigating the relationship between teachers and school leaders in the disproportional placement of African American male students.

The effective implementation of Response to Intervention (RTI) by the leadership at schools could help reduce the number of African American males from being placed in special education. The leadership's role in implementation of RTI is to identify children with learning disabilities rather than using of IQ-achievement discrepancy. This contribution from leaders towards implementation of RTI would help students who are either wrongly or inappropriately placed in special education programs. Moreover, it helps the practitioner in setting up early intervention, and to recognize students with special needs.

Quantitative Results

The research question 1 revealed the level of efficacy that the teachers felt regarding the RTI training they received. Out of 33 participants, 20 believed that RTI training is adequate. The figure of 20 participants who were agreed with the adequacy of RTI represents authenticity of the response regarding subject area.

The second question of the research addressed the effectiveness of RTI and it was found that most general education teachers are supportive of the SST process and the RTI framework. Mann-Whitney test was used for the research question 2. The results from the test failed to reject null hypothesis. As, the sample size used in the test was low, the interpretation of results should be performed with caution.

The third research question was intended to find the impact of experience on the differences perceived PRT effectiveness. Several bivariate Spearman correlations in answering the question indicated that the variable years of experience do not significantly related to perceived effectiveness of the RTI.

Qualitative Results

Qualitative results ...