student’ s permanent record in the school data area for future reference. This area is secure and private, and access is carefully regulated. Crofton House, like all schools in B. C., requires that psychoeducational assessments be updated every three to five years to ensure that a student’ s current educational needs are being taken into consideration.
An IEP is developed for a student highlighting the learning strengths and needs as documented in the psychoeducational assessment. This document is communicated to teachers electronically through our school data management system( MySchool) and is used to support students in their learning. Teachers are reminded yearly in a staff meeting how to access this information. Further, teachers are invited to IEP meetings throughout the year to ensure an understanding of individual student accommodations and how to implement them in their classes. In an IEP we will only include accommodations that we are able to provide.
The school is able to support students with high incidence special needs categories,“ Q”, and“ R” and in many cases, categories“ D”,“ G”,“ H” and“ K”. Crofton House School does not create individualized programs to support students who are designated solely as Category P( Gifted). Through an enriched curriculum in all courses, students with this designation will receive the support required from their classroom teachers.
Who Needs an IEP?
All students with a Ministry Special Education designation, except those identified students who require only minor adaptations, whose program is not modified and who are receiving in one school year, 25 hours or less remedial instruction by a person other than the class teachers.
It is not necessary for students without a Ministry designation, receiving regular tier 2 learning support, to have an IEP. In some cases it may be appropriate for a student to have a Student Support Plan( SSP) instead if a student is not eligible for a Ministry designation.
IEP Review and Progress Monitoring
A full review of an IEP must occur no less than once a year and with parent consultation. However, progress monitoring on every goal in the IEP will be ongoing. Once a student becomes an independent learner( requiring less than 25 hours per year of remedial instruction), they will not require an IEP and should be delisted.
There are several sets of standardized exams that require applications for specific accommodations. These applications require that accommodations for a student with a learning disability are currently being utilized at the school level and supported by a current assessment. These include the Graduation Assessments( GNA, GLA), the LPI and College Board exams, such as the PSAT, SAT, AP and the ACT college entrance exams. The accommodations provided are approved by the group sponsoring these exams. Crofton House applies on behalf of the student; however, the School does not grant nor determine the accommodations. These are granted only by the sponsoring agency.
There are circumstances when a tutor may be recommended. If a family decides to engage a tutor, it is strongly recommended that the subject teacher school is notified so that the teacher and tutor are aligned in expectations.
English + Program
The English + Program at CHS has been developed to support experienced multilingual students as they work towards mastery of the academic language teachers use for lessons, assessments, and assignments. Because academic language mastery is a challenging process, the English + program supports students through all five-years of high-school, in-timetable and outside of time-table. Please note that once students enter the English + Program, it is not possible to switch out of the program. Please
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