Learning Support (for learning support Direct/Team)
Inclusive Practice (teacher level)
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NSBECS Benchmarks
7.6: Classroom instruction is designed to engage and motivate all students, addressing the diverse needs and capabilities of each student, and accommodating students with special needs as fully as possible.
9.2: Guidance services, wellness programs, behavior management programs, and ancillary services provide the necessary support for students to successfully complete the school program.
Mission: The SD Catholic Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Leadership Coalition Meetings exist to promote equitable and inclusive practices by providing resources, professional learning, and collaborative support to SD Catholic educators in order to meet the needs of all learners.
The visual above is an MTSS model that is proactively built from the outside in (Novak, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 2020). All learners receive Tier 1, where they have opportunities to access grade-level rigor and behavioral and social-emotional support. Our Steering Committee provides resources and professional learning for tiers 1 (Universal Design for Learning) 2, and 3.
School-Based Learning Support Team Process (Tiers 2 & 3)
Click here or the form below to view the Learning Support process flow chart and links to all documents (page 2).
Click here or the form below to view the Learning Support process flow chart and links to all documents (page 2).
Purpose: The Learning Support Team (LST) is mobilized when students experience challenges in the regular classroom and need additional support, beyond Tier 1 instruction. The LST examines a student's academic, behavioral, and social-emotional progress and creates an action plan to support the student. The LS process is outlined in the flow chart to the left.
Educator Resources
Educator Resources
Add Resources to start a Learning Support Program at your School Site
Links to Courses/Resources for Starting
List of Preferences for Terminology (Learning Supports v SPED) (Learnings Support IS and IS NOT)
Parent friendly language for talking about this topic
What is the support plan called (Individual Learning Plans, Accommodation Plans, etc.) with templates/samples
Links to Coursework to support Learning Support Directors to learn more (specifically SPED)
how do we know who we can service, what do we do when accepting a student with needs (articulated in the IEP) that can't be fully met
Peer group connection process (maybe set meetings with set topics)
Onboarding for new LS Directors section (START HERE)
Parent Resources
Parent Resources
how to read their IEP, is a Catholic school a good fit? how to make that decision?
List of schools with Learning Support Programs
Learning Support Process Additional Resources
SD Catholic Equity & Inclusion Resources
Professional Learning Resources
Professional Learning Resources
Catholic School Inclusion Articles & Books
Catholic School Inclusion Articles & Books
Parent/Guardian Resources
Parent/Guardian Resources
"An education in the fullness of humanity should be the defining feature of Catholic schools."
"An education in the fullness of humanity should be the defining feature of Catholic schools."
- Pope Francis
- Pope Francis
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