Welcome to the Responsive Education for All Children (REACh) Website!

Responsive Education for All Children (REACh) is for all students. It is a statewide school improvement initiative funded through a U.S. Department of Education Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) grant.

REACh helps Wisconsin schools establish the ability to make system-wide improvements to reduce barriers to learning and allow all students to experience success, including students with disabilities. The REACh framework components focus on collaborative problem solving using data-based decision making to implement evidence-based practices at all levels in a school system.

The REACh Framework

The framework is organized at four levels:

Vision: WHAT a responsive school looks like
The vision assumes that everyone in the school community works toward an early intervening services model that incorporates support for academic and behavioral concerns.
 

Context: WHO is involved
The student is the focal point of the REACh Framework with family members, teachers, other school staff and the community supports.

Process: HOW it gets done
This data-driven school improvement model uses an action review process. The school team shares their results during a celebration event each year.

Content: WHAT a responsive school implements
REACh components include:

• Shared Vision and Commitment
• Administrative Leadership and Support
• Collaborative Planning and Decision-Making
• Resource Mapping
• Data-Based Decision Making
• Evidenced-Based Instruction
• Student Progress Monitoring Systems
• Identifying and Responding to Student Need
• Professional Development and Support
• Family & Community Involvement

Expected Outcomes

• Increased capacity of all educators to address the needs of all students, especially those at risk for failure
  
• Improved referral to Special Education placement rates
• Improved student achievement and reduced achievement gaps
  
• Reduced behavior concerns/disciplinary actions
  
• Increased local capacity to address issues of disproportionality (minority overrepresentation in special
  education )
  
• Increased graduation rates of students with disabilities
  
• Increased number of families participating in a meaningful way to problem solve with educators in addressing the needs of students at risk for failure
  

REACH Initiative Components

Four Regional Centers
Regional centers involving all CESAs will increase statewide capacity for school support through ongoing professional development and technical assistance.

Mentor & Technical Assistance Center
Housed at CESA 1, the REACh Technical Assistance Center provides:

• Resources - High Quality Technical Assistance Resources,including guides, toolkits, and training materials,accessible for download on the this website.
• Mentoring - Districts are eligible for mentoring if they have received a REACh incentive grant. Districts are also eligible if they have been targeted for support from the Department of Public Instruction.

Incentive Grants
Competitive district grants are available to a limited number of schools to support REACh framework implementation