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Our educational program seeks to recognize the individual academic, social, and emotional need of the students.  In order to provide appropriate educational experiences we have developed two student programs.

 

Beacons

Be A Confident Student

 

  • Students may be recommended by parents or teachers.
  • Some of the criteria used to determine the students' needs and eligibility are teacher recommendations, informal evaluations, standardized testing results, observation, doctor recommendation and service plans developed by the public school system. 
  • Students may receive direct help in the classroom or be pulled for short sessions with a teacher or a trained volunteer. The student may also receive indirect support through consultation with the classroom teacher and monitoring by the administration.
  • Students may use computer technology for practice in the areas of math and reading.
  • An accommodation plan will be created to meet each individual's needs.

 

Aspire

 

  • Middle school students who need organizational support meet with a teacher once or twice a week after school.
  • Students are recommended by teachers and parents. 
  • Students are given strategies for good study habits and organization.

 

 

Referral Process for Testing

 

If a child is not progressing academically, the school may ask the parents to initiate the testing process to request professional assistance from the local public school system or the private sector. The school contact for both the Public School IEP meetings and the private sector is the assistant principal. The assistant principal will arrange to have statements from teachers, academic records, standardized testing scores (if available) and work samples available for you. Classroom teachers may be available to attend IEP meetings. The information obtained from the testing will be used to create an accommodation plan that will meet the needs of your child. In order to facilitate the process, parents should inform the school administration prior to initiating the testing process.