Data teams serve multiple roles in the data-based individualization (DBI) process. Although schools may have multiple teams that look at different types of data across a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS), when talking about the DBI process, the team is focused on the needs of individual students who are not making progress in their current intervention or special education program. It is critical that these meetings are driven by data, occur regularly, and use an efficient, consistent process that allows participants to review progress and make intervention decisions for students. NCII has created a series of tools to help teams establish efficient and effective individual student data meetings.

These resources include information for both those leading and participating in the meeting, sample agendas, tools for analyzing data, and note-taking templates. Although these tools were designed for use within the DBI process, they can be adapted and expanded to support data meetings across the tiers of a multi-tiered system of support or to support individualized education program (IEP) teams.

These documents are intended as examples, and many have been posted in word format so that you can adapt them to meet the needs of your school’s team. Additional handouts are also available.