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ur student services team is made up of teachers, support staff, counsellors and administrators. Our primary goal is to develop strategies and programs for students with special learning needs and to refer students for specific district services if need be.
The following programs and services are available at our school:
Counselling: Social, emotional and academic support for students. Mrs. Carlson is our school counsellor.
ESL: Provides language acquisition, cultural and social development support for students whose primary language is not English. Mrs. Loss and Mrs. Vance are our ESL teachers.
Gifted: Programming designed to support the needs of students identified as gifted learners. Mrs. Maidens is our Gifted and Challenge teacher.
Learning Assistance: Learning support for students who have mild to moderate learning difficulties; services include assessment, consultation, collaborative planning and instruction. Learning Resource Program: Learning support and instruction for those students who need adaptations or modifications to curriculum. Learning Assistance and Learning Resource programs are usually integrated including ESL instruction.
Skill Development Program: Learning support and instruction for students in low incidence special need categories; services include assessment, IEP development, programming and instruction, resource development.
Mrs. Carlson, Mrs. Johnson and Mme Hetherington are our Learning Assistance, Resource Program. and Skill Development teachers.