Educational Support Services

Educational Support Services is designed to assist students in K-4 through 12th grades who are struggling academically or for those that may need to be challenged. Some students may have a developing deficit, a diagnosed disability such as ADHD, a specific learning disability, or weaknesses in areas of working memory, executive functioning, attention/concentration, visual integration, auditory processing, comprehension, visual motor function or other areas interfering with learning. At the same time, other students would benefit from an individually-designed program that provides challenge for their specific areas of giftedness. For both levels of academic ability and achievement, a recent educational psychological evaluation is required in order for Educational Support Services to be enlisted.

Families may be asked to enroll their child with Educational Support Services if it is determined by the area principal that academic success at FCS will be more likely attainable within the program. This will be decided on a case-by-case basis and applies to both current and prospective students.

Educational Support Services offers several levels of support so a plan can be designed to meet the individual needs of a student. This plan is adjusted as needed.

Writing of the Educational Plan $100

Educational Support Specialist meets with parents to discuss their child’s needs and past educational support, reads psycho-educational evaluation, writes the Accommodation Plan, organizes and runs Accommodation Plan meeting with parents and current teachers.

The elementary grades consist of the following levels of support:

Monitoring by the Educational Support Specialist $1,200*
• EST Conferences (parents, teachers, Educational Support Specialist and outside professionals)
• Accommodation Plan developed utilizing a current psycho-educational evaluation (within 3 yrs)
• Educational Support Specialist is responsible for monitoring the Accommodation Plan
• Educational Support Specialist is responsible for the communication between school and home
• Educational Support Specialist assists in the management of the disability

Educational Support Class $3030*
• Class is designed around the individual’s needs and meets in small groups of up to 6 students.
• Students may need remediation in reading, math or other academic skills, but do not always have a psycho-educational evaluation. There may be occasions when the EST may suggest that further evaluations and testing be conducted.
• Elementary students in need of reading and phonics instruction receive services developed from the methods of Orton Gillingham, Wilson Fundations, and Saxon. Handwriting Without Tears is utilized to strengthen fine motor skills and handwriting. Math and Language Arts instruction is created from the classroom curriculum incorporating multi-modality activities.