Learning Support
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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School strives to identify students’ unique needs, especially those that will affect their classroom performance. Although we do not write Individualized Education Plans, nor provide formal special education services, the Student Support Team works to provide accommodations to ensure that students with disabilities have the opportunity to succeed at SEAS. In order for a student to receive classroom accommodations, please review the SEAS Guidelines for Student Accommodations section below.
What we provide our students:
* A quiet testing environment* Reading classes* Accommodations* Conferences with students on failure lists* Dyslexia Training Program classes* Fluid instructional support groups based on the Texas Primary Reading Inventory* Oral test administration* Test re-formatting* Advocacy skills
What we provide our staff:
* Place to send academic referrals* Help on how to provide accommodations in the classroom* Quiet place to send your students who need extra timeSEAS GUIDELINES FOR STUDENT ACCOMMODATIONS
The Student Success Team will review the following information to determine how best to respond to a student’s classroom accommodation needs:*A formal evaluation or documentation of a learning difference that has been made, preferably within the past three years.
*Demonstration of an educational need for accommodations because the learning difference prevents or “substantially limits” a student’s ability to progress or demonstrate mastery of skills, as defined by Section 504 of Americans with Disabilities Act.
Determination of an educational need may include the following:
* Review of student history and/or accommodations proven necessary for a student’s progress in the past
* Teacher input and observation of a student’s progress over a 3-4-week period
* Supporting evidence that a student needs the accommodations in order to meet minimum course requirementsAccommodation Procedure:
* A student’s parent(s) must provide the appropriate documentation of a learning difference to the Learning Lab. Please be advised that the SEAS Student Success Team may require a period of up to four weeks to review information and make observations.
* SEAS Student Success Team will meet to review documentation, observations, and data to create an initial plan.
* If deemed appropriate, SEAS will distribute a formal written plan to the student’s teacher.
* Students in grades 6-8 are encouraged to advocate for themselves by communicating with their classroom teachers.Accommodations are reviewed at the beginning of each school year to determine if they need to be continued or revised.