{"id":70112,"date":"2025-08-20T07:52:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T11:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=70112"},"modified":"2025-08-29T12:14:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T16:14:48","slug":"utc-school-psychology-prepares-to-kick-off-the-rural-assessment-intervention-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/utc-school-psychology-prepares-to-kick-off-the-rural-assessment-intervention-library\/","title":{"rendered":"UTC School Psychology prepares to kick off the Rural Assessment Intervention Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_70121\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"867\" height=\"647\" data-attachment-id=\"70121\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/utc-school-psychology-prepares-to-kick-off-the-rural-assessment-intervention-library\/screenshot-2025-08-09-101641-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-09-101641.png\" data-orig-size=\"867,647\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2025-08-09 101641\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-09-101641.png\" class=\"wp-image-70121 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-09-101641.png\" alt=\"The RAIL System team includes, from left, Dr. Heather Nudd (UTC), Dr. Merilee McCurdy (UT Knoxville), Dr. April Ebbinger (Tennessee Department of Education), Dr. Amanda Hardin (UTC) and Dr. Patrick Morin (UTC).\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-09-101641.png 867w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-09-101641-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-09-101641-800x597.png 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-09-101641-580x433.png 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-09-101641-610x455.png 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 867px) 100vw, 867px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The RAIL System team includes, from left, Dr. Heather Nudd (UTC), Dr. Merilee McCurdy (UT Knoxville), Dr. April Ebbinger (Tennessee Department of Education), Dr. Amanda Hardin (UTC) and Dr. Patrick Morin (UTC).<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga welcomes the class of 2029, the Department of School Psychology is ready to introduce the Rural Assessment Intervention Library (RAIL) System for school districts across the state to use to help children get the services they need.<\/p>\n<p>With dozens of test kits available to check out, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/01\/riding-the-rail-to-better-school-psychologist-assistance\/\"><strong>the RAIL System<\/strong><\/a> will help school districts participating in <a href=\"https:\/\/projectraisetn.com\/about-project-raise\/\"><strong>Project Raise<\/strong><\/a>\u2014a grant funding school psychology, school counseling and school social work internships in rural counties\u2014receive access to assessments they would not have otherwise.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">==========================================================================<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Starting on Aug. 25, the RAIL System will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday. RAIL\u2019s website will be housed within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/health-education-and-professional-studies\/school-of-professional-studies\/school-psychology\"><strong>UTC School Psychology webpage<\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">==========================================================================<\/p>\n<p>UTC Director of School Psychology Amanda Hardin came up with the concept for RAIL in April 2024 after learning about the <a href=\"https:\/\/tennessee.edu\/state-impact\/grand-challenges\/partnerships-and-grants\/\"><strong>UT System Grand Challenges initiative<\/strong><\/a>. With the idea to connect service providers to limited resources, she has spearheaded its journey from dream to reality.<\/p>\n<p>After working as a school psychologist in urban and rural areas, it was clear to Hardin how much help rural school districts need. With a clear track ahead, she believes RAIL is a way to make a difference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOftentimes the rural districts are like, \u2018You have this much money, what do you want to get?\u201d\u2019 Hardin said. \u201cNow with RAIL, they can actually look at their options physically and check it out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After grant funding began in January, Hardin and her team began purchasing assessments, arranging RAIL\u2019s physical space and building a website.<\/p>\n<p>Now, they are ready to launch RAIL with an Aug. 25 ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Department of School Psychology\u2019s Hunter Hall office. The library\u2019s resources will be shared with over 50 rural school districts in Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p>Although RAIL was set up with school psychologists specifically in mind, school counselors, school social workers, special education teachers and other special education staff may use RAIL\u2019s resources as long as they are qualified to do so.<\/p>\n<p>With dozens of test kits and resources, RAIL also serves as a resource for UTC School Psychology students, providing them with easy access to a wide variety of assessments to study and practice with as they prepare for their future careers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStudents will also have the ability to look at and check out test kits that are available,\u201d Hardin said, \u201cso it will be a great resource because there is literally testing in there that I&#8217;ve never given. I&#8217;m super excited to see some of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the grant only covers two years of funding, the Tennessee Department of Education plans to fund RAIL after its grant period is complete. In addition, Hardin is searching for other ways to raise money to expand RAIL\u2014and, in turn, help more people access the services they need.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to provide professional development for these rural school districts because that&#8217;s one of the big things that they struggle with getting,\u201d Hardin said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would love for us to be able to offer in high school\u2014particularly starting sophomore or junior year\u2014transition services because that\u2019s twofold. It&#8217;s not only helping them, but it also helps the university system by hopefully getting more people to experience higher ed.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Learn more<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/enrollment-management-and-student-affairs\/admissions\/visit\">Visit UTC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/01\/riding-the-rail-to-better-school-psychologist-assistance\/\">Riding the RAIL to better school psychologist assistance<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/health-education-and-professional-studies\">College of Health, Education and Professional Studies<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/health-education-and-professional-studies\/school-of-professional-studies\/school-psychology\">School Psychology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/grandchallenges.tennessee.edu\/2024-ut-grants\/awarded-and-advancing\/\">UT Grand Challenge Grants<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/apply\">How to apply<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga welcomes the class of 2029, the Department of School Psychology is ready to introduce the Rural Assessment Intervention Library (RAIL) System for school districts across the state to use to help children get the services they need.<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><span><a class=\"more-link button text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/utc-school-psychology-prepares-to-kick-off-the-rural-assessment-intervention-library\/\"><span>Continue Reading <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1493,"featured_media":70115,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_slider":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_featurette":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8288,70,56,3,7712,52,8244,64,8325],"tags":[124583,125072,123085,123827,125067,123828,125074,123829,125066,125069,125064,125063,99113,124582,99119,124777],"class_list":{"0":"post-70112","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-academics","8":"category-college-of-health-education-and-professional-studies","9":"category-community","10":"category-faculty-and-staff","11":"category-graduate-school","12":"category-honors-and-awards","13":"category-news","14":"category-school-of-education","15":"category-service","16":"tag-amanda-hardin","17":"tag-april-ebbinger","18":"tag-bethany-cothran","19":"tag-creating-the-mocs-experience","20":"tag-heather-nudd","21":"tag-leveraging-our-special-place-as-chattanoogas-university","22":"tag-merilee-mccurdy","23":"tag-operating-with-excellence","24":"tag-patrick-morin","25":"tag-project-raise","26":"tag-rail-system","27":"tag-rural-assessment-intervention-library-rail-system","28":"tag-school-of-professional-studies","29":"tag-school-psychology-program","30":"tag-tennessee-department-of-education","31":"tag-ut-system-grand-challenges-program","32":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UTC School Psychology prepares to kick off the Rural Assessment Intervention Library | UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga welcomes the class of 2029, the Department of School Psychology is ready to introduce the Rural Assessment Intervention Library (RAIL) System for school districts across the state to use to help children get the services they need.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UTC School Psychology prepares to kick off the Rural Assessment Intervention Library | UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga welcomes the class of 2029, the Department of School Psychology is ready to introduce the Rural Assessment Intervention Library (RAIL) System for school districts across the state to use to help children get the services they need.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/utc-school-psychology-prepares-to-kick-off-the-rural-assessment-intervention-library\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UTChattanooga\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-20T11:52:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-29T16:14:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/TheRAIL.System_TeamPhoto.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"480\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Chuck Wasserstrom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@UTChattanooga\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@UTChattanooga\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Bethany Cothran\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/utc-school-psychology-prepares-to-kick-off-the-rural-assessment-intervention-library\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/utc-school-psychology-prepares-to-kick-off-the-rural-assessment-intervention-library\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Chuck Wasserstrom\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ba12ddef664be78c31809fda10eae4e5\"},\"headline\":\"UTC School Psychology prepares to kick off the Rural Assessment Intervention Library\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-20T11:52:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-29T16:14:48+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/utc-school-psychology-prepares-to-kick-off-the-rural-assessment-intervention-library\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":619,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/utc-school-psychology-prepares-to-kick-off-the-rural-assessment-intervention-library\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/files\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/TheRAIL.System_TeamPhoto.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Amanda Hardin\",\"April Ebbinger\",\"Bethany Cothran\",\"Creating the Mocs Experience\",\"Heather Nudd\",\"Leveraging Our Special Place as Chattanooga\u2019s University\",\"Merilee McCurdy\",\"Operating with Excellence\",\"Patrick Morin\",\"Project RAISE\",\"RAIL System\",\"Rural Assessment Intervention Library (RAIL) System\",\"school of professional studies\",\"School Psychology Program\",\"tennessee department of education\",\"UT System Grand Challenges Program\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Academics\",\"College of Health, Education and Professional Studies\",\"Community\",\"Faculty and Staff\",\"Graduate School\",\"Honors and Awards\",\"News\",\"School of Education\",\"Service\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/utc-school-psychology-prepares-to-kick-off-the-rural-assessment-intervention-library\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/utc-school-psychology-prepares-to-kick-off-the-rural-assessment-intervention-library\\\/\",\"name\":\"UTC School Psychology prepares to kick off the Rural Assessment Intervention Library | UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/utc-school-psychology-prepares-to-kick-off-the-rural-assessment-intervention-library\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/utc-school-psychology-prepares-to-kick-off-the-rural-assessment-intervention-library\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/files\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/TheRAIL.System_TeamPhoto.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-20T11:52:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-29T16:14:48+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ba12ddef664be78c31809fda10eae4e5\"},\"description\":\"As the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga welcomes the class of 2029, the Department of School Psychology is ready to introduce the Rural Assessment Intervention Library (RAIL) System for school districts across the state to use to help children get the services they need.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/utc-school-psychology-prepares-to-kick-off-the-rural-assessment-intervention-library\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/utc-school-psychology-prepares-to-kick-off-the-rural-assessment-intervention-library\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/utc-school-psychology-prepares-to-kick-off-the-rural-assessment-intervention-library\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/files\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/TheRAIL.System_TeamPhoto.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/files\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/TheRAIL.System_TeamPhoto.jpg\",\"width\":640,\"height\":480},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/utc-school-psychology-prepares-to-kick-off-the-rural-assessment-intervention-library\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"UTC School Psychology prepares to kick off the Rural Assessment Intervention Library\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025\",\"description\":\"Official news releases of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ba12ddef664be78c31809fda10eae4e5\",\"name\":\"Chuck Wasserstrom\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/adff2964e628ba03f65fe21e0b0b94ca0667bdce5def0433d41884758501f284?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/adff2964e628ba03f65fe21e0b0b94ca0667bdce5def0433d41884758501f284?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/adff2964e628ba03f65fe21e0b0b94ca0667bdce5def0433d41884758501f284?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Chuck Wasserstrom\"},\"description\":\"Chuck Wasserstrom is the director of communications in the UTC Division of Communications and Marketing.\",\"url\":\"\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"UTC School Psychology prepares to kick off the Rural Assessment Intervention Library | UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025","description":"As the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga welcomes the class of 2029, the Department of School Psychology is ready to introduce the Rural Assessment Intervention Library (RAIL) System for school districts across the state to use to help children get the services they need.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"UTC School Psychology prepares to kick off the Rural Assessment Intervention Library | UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025","og_description":"As the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga welcomes the class of 2029, the Department of School Psychology is ready to introduce the Rural Assessment Intervention Library (RAIL) System for school districts across the state to use to help children get the services they need.","og_url":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/utc-school-psychology-prepares-to-kick-off-the-rural-assessment-intervention-library\/","og_site_name":"UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UTChattanooga","article_published_time":"2025-08-20T11:52:05+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-08-29T16:14:48+00:00","og_image":[{"width":640,"height":480,"url":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/TheRAIL.System_TeamPhoto.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Chuck Wasserstrom","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@UTChattanooga","twitter_site":"@UTChattanooga","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Bethany Cothran","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/utc-school-psychology-prepares-to-kick-off-the-rural-assessment-intervention-library\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/utc-school-psychology-prepares-to-kick-off-the-rural-assessment-intervention-library\/"},"author":{"name":"Chuck Wasserstrom","@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/ba12ddef664be78c31809fda10eae4e5"},"headline":"UTC School Psychology prepares to kick off the Rural Assessment Intervention Library","datePublished":"2025-08-20T11:52:05+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-29T16:14:48+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/utc-school-psychology-prepares-to-kick-off-the-rural-assessment-intervention-library\/"},"wordCount":619,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/utc-school-psychology-prepares-to-kick-off-the-rural-assessment-intervention-library\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/TheRAIL.System_TeamPhoto.jpg","keywords":["Amanda Hardin","April Ebbinger","Bethany Cothran","Creating the Mocs Experience","Heather Nudd","Leveraging Our Special Place as Chattanooga\u2019s University","Merilee McCurdy","Operating with Excellence","Patrick Morin","Project RAISE","RAIL System","Rural Assessment Intervention Library (RAIL) System","school of professional studies","School Psychology Program","tennessee department of education","UT System Grand Challenges Program"],"articleSection":["Academics","College of Health, Education and Professional Studies","Community","Faculty and Staff","Graduate School","Honors and Awards","News","School of Education","Service"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/utc-school-psychology-prepares-to-kick-off-the-rural-assessment-intervention-library\/","url":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/utc-school-psychology-prepares-to-kick-off-the-rural-assessment-intervention-library\/","name":"UTC School Psychology prepares to kick off the Rural Assessment Intervention Library | UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/utc-school-psychology-prepares-to-kick-off-the-rural-assessment-intervention-library\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/utc-school-psychology-prepares-to-kick-off-the-rural-assessment-intervention-library\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/TheRAIL.System_TeamPhoto.jpg","datePublished":"2025-08-20T11:52:05+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-29T16:14:48+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/ba12ddef664be78c31809fda10eae4e5"},"description":"As the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga welcomes the class of 2029, the Department of School Psychology is ready to introduce the Rural Assessment Intervention Library (RAIL) System for school districts across the state to use to help children get the services they need.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/utc-school-psychology-prepares-to-kick-off-the-rural-assessment-intervention-library\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/utc-school-psychology-prepares-to-kick-off-the-rural-assessment-intervention-library\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/utc-school-psychology-prepares-to-kick-off-the-rural-assessment-intervention-library\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/TheRAIL.System_TeamPhoto.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/TheRAIL.System_TeamPhoto.jpg","width":640,"height":480},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/utc-school-psychology-prepares-to-kick-off-the-rural-assessment-intervention-library\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"UTC School Psychology prepares to kick off the Rural Assessment Intervention Library"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/","name":"UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025","description":"Official news releases of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/ba12ddef664be78c31809fda10eae4e5","name":"Chuck Wasserstrom","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/adff2964e628ba03f65fe21e0b0b94ca0667bdce5def0433d41884758501f284?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/adff2964e628ba03f65fe21e0b0b94ca0667bdce5def0433d41884758501f284?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/adff2964e628ba03f65fe21e0b0b94ca0667bdce5def0433d41884758501f284?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Chuck Wasserstrom"},"description":"Chuck Wasserstrom is the director of communications in the UTC Division of Communications and Marketing.","url":""}]}},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/TheRAIL.System_TeamPhoto-600x400.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/TheRAIL.System_TeamPhoto-600x480.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Bethany Cothran","author_link":""},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/08\/TheRAIL.System_TeamPhoto.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1493"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70112"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70123,"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70112\/revisions\/70123"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}