Student Services
Ecosystem of Experts
The “Ecosystem of Experts” available to our students includes an SEL-focused team – two counselors, a social-emotional learning specialist, and a school psychologist – and a team of learning specialists trained in learning differences, interventions and strategies.
We also aim to match students with meaningful assistive technology under the expertise of our Director of Educational Technology, create and oversee quality curriculum and progress monitoring with our Chief Education Officer, and find post-graduation plans for success with our Director of College Guidance.
Nurturing the Whole Child
We realize that “one size fits all” misses many of our students.
We strive to see our students in their wholeness and recognize that students are growing all manner of skills in school, ranging from reading and writing, to character development and self-advocacy. Not only are our teachers trained in structured literacy, social-emotional learning, and strategies for learning disabilities, but we have added a series of other experts to collaborate with teachers and coach our colleagues on meeting other needs, as well.
The experts available to our students include:
Learning Specialists
The keystone connecting students, parents, and teachers.
Our learning specialists are not tutors or helpers, though they do often support our students individually. Instead, our model seeks to partner teachers with learning specialists to make our curriculum and instruction LD-informed and accommodated to the needs of the students in the classroom. The learning specialist maintains a learning profile for each student and meets with the teachers in team-based planning meetings to ensure that the needs of students are met in the classroom. The learning specialist also pushes into the classrooms and has a unique lens into the students’ experiences from class to class and is a resource and link for parents regarding questions, testing, accommodations, and coordinating with outside services and resources.
Social-Emotional Learning
The “soft skills” of school are just as essential as the academics.
So our teaching team, counselors, social-emotional learning specialist, and school psychologist partner to both teach social-emotional and character development skills in Connections and Metacognition, but also gentle coaching structures in the classroom. This is all part of our commitment to seeing students in their wholeness and teaching skills for growth, both academic and social.
College Guidance
College and postsecondary planning is built into each Upper Division student’s day, starting as early as eighth grade.
The College Guidance program supports students as they identify, analyze, and evaluate post-secondary educational options.
Educational Technology
Technology that works with your student to enhance their learning.
Educational technology enables students to have an even more personalized learning experience, making lessons more accessible and effective.