Our 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: Mrs. Komar provides social, emotional and academic support for students. Her work days are Mon-Thurs.
Youth Worker: Kathie Calder supports students at our school as well as connects them to appropriate resources in the community.
Gifted: Mr. Gould supports the needs of students identified as gifted learners through Challenge programs run on Fridays.
Our student services teachers: Mrs. Taylor (Hawks), Mr. Budai (Wolves), Ms. Hightower (Bears), Ms. Atwell (Coyotes), Mrs. Kossack (Cougars) and Ms. Thonigs (Cougars & Coyotes) work with their "team" supporting students in various ways including:
ESL: Provides language acquisition, cultural and social development support for students whose primary language is not English.
Learning Assistance: Learning support for students who have mild to moderate learning difficulties; services include assessment, consultation, collaborative planning and 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.