whitney high school runs along the response to intervention guideline; the rti model implements a three-tiered research-based plan to catch students who are struggling in their schooling. the model implements a number of measures intended to assist students, including an intervention period, an avid program, night and summer school programs, and section 504 plans. among the programs, the intervention periods are twenty minutes set before lunch that is intended for students who need to fulfill the academic requirements in which they are lacking. the avid program pertains to students who are socially or economically disadvantaged.