Support for student learning is provided by Resource Room and Skill Development teachers, an EAL (English as an Additional Language) teacher, a Counsellor, a Gifted Program teacher and a Speech and Language Therapist. Additional support is also available on a district level where applicable. Our Student-Based Team meets on a regular basis to discuss referrals for support from teachers and parents.
Student Services Teachers for 2019/2020 are:
Ms. Linda Summers (M - F) - Student Services
Mr. Tyler Poirier (M-F) Skill Development
Ms. Lynne Borsbey (M-Th) Technology and Gifted
Ms. Jodie Derksen (M, T, W, and Fr) -EAL
Counselling:
Our district funds and supports a school counselling program that provides consulting, coordinating, counselling and educational services to and for our students. This service focuses on the social, emotional and developmental aspects of childhood and adolescence; services may also include response to crisis, as well as parent consultation and can take the form of working with individual children, groups of children, and/or whole classroom support.
Heritage Mountain's counsellor is Ms. Chang and she will be here every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. She can be contacted at 604 469-6407 and her email address is hchang@sd43.bc.ca.