Providing a unique "on-the-ground" perspective, this book examines the implementation of three empirically supported response-to-intervention (RTI) models in four different school districts. The book addresses the complexity of putting RTI into place in the elementary grades, showing how the process actually took place and what impact it had on school climates and student learning and behavior. The challenges of systems change are explored and key lessons identified for improving intervention outcomes. Invaluable reproducible tools developed and field tested during the implementation of each model can be downloaded and printed by purchasers in a convenient full-page size. Contents of this book are as follows: (1) Progress Monitoring: Support and Practice Implementation from the Federal Level (Grace Zamora Durán, Elizabeth M. Hughes, and Renée Bradley; (2) The Structure and Context of the RTI Model (Alexandra Hilt-Panahon, Edward S. Shapiro, Nathan H. Clemens, and Karen L. Gischlar); (3) The Process of Implementation and Design for Sustainability (Karen L. Gischlar, Alexandra Hilt-Panahon, Nathan H. Clemens, and Edward S. Shapiro); (4) Student Achievement Outcomes (Nathan H. Clemens, Edward S. Shapiro, Alexandra Hilt-Panahon, and Karen L. Gischlar); (5) Context and Commitment (Amanda Kloo, Charles D. Machesky, and Naomi Zigmond); (6) A Blueprint for Change (Amanda Kloo, María Almendárez Barron, Eileen St. John, and Naomi Zigmond); (7) Celebrating Achievement Gains and Cultural Shifts (Naomi Zigmond, Amanda Kloo, and Kathleen Stanfa); (8) The Context and Content of Implementation (Doug Marston, Ann Casey, and Teri Wallace); (9) The Process of Implementation (Doug Marston, Teri Wallace, Jane Thompson, Mathew Lau, and Paul Muyskens); (10) Evaluation of Implementation (Teri Wallace, Doug Marston, Renáta Tichá, Matthew Lau, and Paul Muyskens); (11) The Context and Processof Implementation (Yvonne Curtis, Larry Sullivan, Julie Alonzo, and Gerald Tindal); (12) The Measurement System Behind the RTI Model (Julie Alonzo and Gerald Tindal); (13) Implementation and Outcomes (Kimy Liu, Julie Alonzo, and Gerald Tindal); and (14) A Cross-Case Perspective on the Implementation of Model Demonstration Projects (Mary Wagner and Phyllis Levine).