Student Support

The Student Support Team

Student support is provided by a team of specialists that together comprise the Student Support Team or SST. They are an integral part of the educational program and work together with families and school staff to meet students’ individual needs. Student support services include counseling, behavior support and learning support.

Learning Support

The school’s learning support specialists work with students, parents and staff to provide appropriate education for children identified as having specific learning differences. Teachers and parents can refer a student whom they believe may have special academic needs to one of our learning specialists. 

When a child is identified as having learning differences, the learning specialist:

• Works with parents and teachers to develop individual support plans, which include recommendations and accommodations related to the child’s diagnosis and needs.
• Serves as a liaison with outside specialists.
• Works with the child in and out of the classroom context.
• Arranges accommodations on standardized tests, as needed.

School Counseling

Our counselor –– along with our entire school community –– is dedicated to supporting the wellbeing of our students. She is experienced in working with school-aged children and understands their range of developmental, cognitive, social-emotional and behavioral needs. In addition to caring for students and families, she partners with our teachers to implement our social-emotional curriculum in all grades and is trained to address issues around crisis intervention, protective services and critical medical and family situations.

The school counselor supports the social, emotional, and academic development of our students by:

• Observing students to assess their mental and social-emotional health and welbeing.
• Meeting with students individualy or in smal groups.
• Supporting the implementation of the school’s social emotional curriculum.
• Providing and coordinating parent education related to counseling/SEL.

Middle School Tutorial

Our middle school students have a tutorial period each day during which they meet with teachers to get extra support and guidance on class assignments and homework.