SUPPORT SERVICES: Programs & Services for Students with Special Needs

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1 SUPPORT SERVICES: Programs & Services for Students with Special Needs Saskatoon Public Schools provides a continuum of services for students with special needs. Educational programs are provided in a variety of settings which range from inclusion in the regular classroom to support in congregated settings. Transportation plans are made for students on an individual basis. Program placements and services are based on students individual needs. Further information regarding special programs and services may be obtained from the Coordinator: Special Education, Coordinator, Counselling and Behaviour Supports, or Coordinator, Student Services

2 SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT PROGRAMS PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO SCHOOL Functional Academics (FA) Supporting Students who have an intellectual disability in Grades 1-8 with their academic, behavioural, and social/emotional well-being. Lakeridge Confederation Park Westmount BALANCE Classrooms (Behaviour and Learning Accommodation in a Needs-Centred Environment) Satellite Classrooms Supporting students in Grades 1-8 with their academic, behavioural and social/emotional well-being. Supporting students in Grades 9-12 with their academic, behavioural, and social/emotional well-being. Wildwood Roland Michener Vincent Massey John Lake Lester B Pearson James L. Alexander Howard Coad King George STEP Satellite Bridges Satellite Omega Satellite *Referrals through Coordinator: Counselling and Behaviour Supports* PROGRAMS FOR THE ACADEMICALLY TALENTED (SAGE/ADVANCED) Students who are nominated for congregated programs for the academically talented demonstrate such characteristics as creativity, above average ability, and task commitment. The goals of the SAGE Program and the Advanced Program involve using an integrated approach to provide learning challenges. As well, opportunities are provided for students to improve social skills, cooperation, and responsibility. Skills such as critical and creative thinking, synthesis, and analysis are also emphasized. Caswell Gr. 5 8 Greystone Heights Gr. 5 8 Silverspring Gr. 5 8 SAGE (Saskatoon Academically Gifted Education) SAGE (Saskatoon Academically Gifted Education) Bedford Road Gr Evan Hardy Gr Walter Murray Gr * Referrals through Coordinator: Student Services* 2

3 PROGRAMS FOR PRESCHOOL STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS Saskatoon Public Schools offer a variety of programs for preschool children with special needs. The goal of all our programs is to provide a stimulating learning environment where children learn communication, personal management and social skills. Children who are three or four years of age are eligible for the programs dependent on availability. To be admitted to the preschool, a child is first referred to the Coordinator of Special Education by an agency in our community. Typically, the referral would come from: The Alvin Buckwold Child Development Program, Saskatoon District Health Early Childhood Psychologist, or Early Childhood Intervention Program. A child may spend one or two years in preschool dependent on availability (Please note that a partial year (i.e. January June) counts as one school year.) A child may attend a maximum of four half days per week. Language Learning Preschool Lawson Heights 3 4 Step Ahead Preschool Silverwood Heights 3 4 Pre-Kindergarten Program Designated Schools 3 4 Ready, Set, Go Preschool KCC/Brunskill 3 4 In order to maximize the number of early learning spaces, children who are attending, another preschool or program i.e. the ABA Little Tots Program at Autism Services, are not eligible for preschool supports in preschool or Saskatoon Public Schools. PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WITH A MILD/MODERATE INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY Students who meet the system criteria established for these programs may be enrolled in a congregated program or integrated into a regular classroom with resource supports. In addition to having an intellectual delay, these students may also have physical, social, and/or emotional delays. They require intensive service based on their functional levels. At grades 10 to 12, the credits received are based on an alternate curriculum. School TEAM referrals are required for specialized programs. Life Skills Work Study (LSWS) Mount Royal Gr Walter Murray Gr Bedford Road Gr Life Skills Work Study Transition Central Office Neighbourhood School Supported by school-based resource teachers as well as Special Education/Student Services personnel. All Elementary Schools Gr. K 8 3

4 PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WITH MODERATE TO PROFOUND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES Programs for students with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities focus on the functional skills which will help them become as independent as possible in their daily lives. Goals are developed in areas related to communication, social skills, personal care, leisure/recreation, functional reading, writing, numeracy, and work education. Small group experiential learning is a major component of the program. School TEAM referrals are required for specialized programs. Junior Functional Life Skills (Jr. FLS) Chief Whitecap 6 10 Dundonald 6 10 Willowgrove 6 10 Intermediate Functional Life Skills (FLS) Brownell Colette Bourgonje Hugh Cairns Sylvia Fedoruk Secondary Functional Life Skills (Sr. FLS) Marion M. Graham Centennial Tommy Douglas Complex Multiple Disabilities John Dolan 3 21 Neighbourhood School supported by educational assistants as well All Schools Gr. K 12 as Special Education/Student Services personnel and student. FLS Transition Marion M. Graham PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM Programming is offered within neighbourhood schools and/or placement in system resource (AARP) or support (ASP) programs. Communication, behavioural and social skills, sensory needs and transitions are all goals addressed in these programs. ASP is a behavorial stabilization program with the goal of reintegration into the neighborhood school program. AARP is a secondary program for students diagnosed on the autism spectrum who are seeking a regular high school program but require additional supports. School TEAM referrals are required for specialized programs. Autism Support Program (ASP) Ernest Linder 6 15 Prince Philip 6 15 John Dolan 6 21 Secondary Autism/Asperger s Resource Program (AARP) Evan Hardy Collegiate Marion M. Graham Collegiate * Referrals through Coordinator: Special Education* Gr

5 PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING A continuum of support services is offered for students who are deaf or hard of hearing and meet provincial criteria. The communication methodology used for all services may be auditory oral or total communication (Signed English), as appropriate. Language Learning Preschool Lawson Heights 3 4 Preschool Neighbourhood School supported by itinerant teachers, Special Educational/Student Services personnel, and sign facilitators, or computer note takers as needed. All Schools Gr. K 12 PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT A continuum of support services is offered for students with visual impairment who meet provincial criteria. This support can include consultative, or itinerant. Program Location: Neighbourhood School supported by itinerant teachers, Special Education Neighbourhood School Gr. K - 12 /Student Services personnel, and Educational Assistants as needed. * Referrals through Educational Consultant: Sensory Impaired.* 5