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{ timecode: 16, handler: 'blob', id: 2, data: {text: 'for RTI. I want to thank you for taking the time to be here on a very busy week. We all know that everyone’s preparing for a holiday this week; but this is an important topic and we really '}},
{ timecode: 28, handler: 'blob', id: 3, data: {text: 'appreciate the fact that you have taken time to be here to discuss it with us. I want to talk about the purpose of today and I want to start with why we chose the term Creating Capacity in naming this '}},
{ timecode: 43, handler: 'blob', id: 4, data: {text: 'symposium. Why not Building Capacity? Lots of people use that kind of terminology. Well, one of the things about the term building is that there is an assumption that you start from a foundation, from '}},
{ timecode: 60, handler: 'blob', id: 5, data: {text: 'the bottom, and you move up. Now we certainly, as the NEA, support the idea of starting from the ground level with our educators and growing any kind of initiative up. But, there is more than that '}},
{ timecode: 77, handler: 'blob', id: 6, data: {text: 'with this particular topic. Why didn’t we use the term Defining Capacity which other people have used. To me, defining capacity kind of implies a top down approach and that does not really work '}},
{ timecode: 95, handler: 'blob', id: 7, data: {text: 'with this particular topic either. We decided to use the term Creating Capacity because it is something that all of us do together with a horizontal approach. That is really what today is about. We '}},
{ timecode: 112, handler: 'blob', id: 8, data: {text: 'have among us folks from classrooms in the area and across the country. We have folks who are representing national organizations. We have folks who are here from the U.S. Department of Education, '}},
{ timecode: 126, handler: 'blob', id: 9, data: {text: 'from the press, Congressional Staff, NEA affiliate staff. We do want to thank you all for'}},
{ timecode: 134, handler: 'blob', id: 10, data: {text: 'being here today and I have the distinct pleasure of introducing my partner in putting all of this together, Dr. Kathleen Whitmire from the RTI Action Network. DR. KATHLEEN WHITMIRE: Good morning. It '}},
{ timecode: 149, handler: 'blob', id: 11, data: {text: 'is a pleasure to see all of you here today, particularly just days before a holiday, so we thank you for taking out time from your schedules which we know are so busy, but stopping and getting off the '}},
{ timecode: 162, handler: 'blob', id: 12, data: {text: 'train for a bit to look at such an important issue. As Director of the RTI Action Network, which is a program of the National Center for Learning Disabilities, I understand the importance of '}},
{ timecode: 176, handler: 'blob', id: 13, data: {text: 'professional preparation and professional development for effective implementation of RTI. As you will see in the position statement, which we have over at the table, I hope you have had a chance to '}},
{ timecode: 187, handler: 'blob', id: 14, data: {text: 'pick up one of those, we see this as a critical component for effective implementation. I must say that I am sure many of you share this with me. We are very excited about RTI and we can see '}},
{ timecode: 201, handler: 'blob', id: 15, data: {text: 'tremendous potential that lies within it to truly help all children succeed. My worry, having been in the field for so many years, more than I care to remember, is that I have seen some very good '}},
{ timecode: 215, handler: 'blob', id: 16, data: {text: 'ideas go by the wayside because they were not implemented in supported well. For RTI to be successful and for all of us to know the potential of that framework, as much as we hope to know the '}},
{ timecode: 229, handler: 'blob', id: 17, data: {text: 'potential of all the students that it will affect, we need to insure that those supports are in place. In building the capacity to preparing the educators who are working with these students, is '}},
{ timecode: 242, handler: 'blob', id: 18, data: {text: 'essential to that. I know that today’s content and the information that will be delivered to you is going to help advance this. We are very pleased that we are able to have a format with all of '}},
{ timecode: 255, handler: 'blob', id: 19, data: {text: 'you here bringing multiple perspectives, so that we can spend the time looking at this issue as it needs to be explored from all perspectives and all directions, and all levels. As Patti said, we have '}},
{ timecode: 270, handler: 'blob', id: 20, data: {text: 'an agenda that has different levels of involvement today from a wonderful keynote, to the panelists, to the interactions. This will be taped so that it can be posted on web sites. Proceedings will be '}},
{ timecode: 282, handler: 'blob', id: 21, data: {text: 'pulled together so people can see the results of that. We are setting up the capability using our web site, RTInetwork.org to continue this national conversation on this important issue.'}},
{ timecode: 296, handler: 'blob', id: 22, data: {text: 'At this time I would like to introduce James Wendorf who is the Executive Director of the National Center forLearning Disabilities so he can join us in welcoming all of you. Jim.'}},
{ timecode: 309, handler: 'blob', id: 23, data: {text: 'JAMES WENDORF: My thanks go from the National Center for Learning Disability to the NEA for inviting us to co-sponsor this symposium. Thank you so much Patti. Also, to the co-sponsors.'}},
{ timecode: 322, handler: 'blob', id: 24, data: {text: 'Response to Intervention will succeed because of the many stakeholders in the field. That means associations, advocacy organizations, parent led groups, higher ed organizations across the board. Its '}},
{ timecode: 338, handler: 'blob', id: 25, data: {text: 'diversity is not only welcome, it is needed. So, many thanks to the American Association of Colleges and Teacher Education to the International Reading Association, to the IDEA Partnership of the '}},
{ timecode: 352, handler: 'blob', id: 26, data: {text: 'National Association of State Directors of Special Education, and to the National Association of Elementary School Principals. Several of those groups also serve as founding partners of the RTI Action '}},
{ timecode: 365, handler: 'blob', id: 27, data: {text: 'Network. We have seven founding partners, we have sixteen implementation partners, we absolutely believe that for RTI to succeed every association, every organization, means to take it by the horns, '}},
{ timecode: 384, handler: 'blob', id: 28, data: {text: 'develop programs, develop positions, and start to implement through their own membership and their own constituencies. We also believe that collaborative action, as you see here this morning and as '}},
{ timecode: 397, handler: 'blob', id: 29, data: {text: 'you see through the RTI Action Network, is another critical factor – an absolutely critical factor in addressing the diversity that we see in American education, including involving parents in '}},
{ timecode: 411, handler: 'blob', id: 30, data: {text: 'it and making sure that it does succeed. So, my thanks to all of those groups that work with us and my invitation to other groups to step forward and learn more about the RTI Action Network and '}},
{ timecode: 425, handler: 'blob', id: 31, data: {text: 'Kathy’s work in directing it. So, thank you very much. I am looking forward to this morning and I know you are as well. Thank you.'}},
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