Student Program Support
The Role of Student Program Support Teachers and Subject Teachers in Inclusive Schools:
Administrators will evaluate the needs within the school and determine how best to schedule personnel. Student Program Support Teachers (SPST) are available to support students with exceptionalities in their classroom or resource room. In instances where the SPST is working in a classroom with students with exceptionalities, he or she may also support the learning of other students as opportunities arise.
Our resource room is located in Room 116.
Individual Education Plans will be sent home twice a year with the students in October and March. An IEP is a working document that can be updated throughout the school year. If you have any questions or concerns about your youth's IEP, please reach out to the appropriate SPST listed at the bottom.
Although some roles are common to subject teachers and SPST, it is important to acknowledge that both teachers bring areas of expertise from their respective fields which enrich the teaching/learning environment as noted below.
| Student Program Support Teacher | Subject Teacher |
| Provide information to the subject teacher regarding exceptionalities and program planning. | Provide information to the resource teacher regarding subject curriculum. |
| Conference with subject teacher regarding student-specific accommodations, strategies, modifications, and alternate programming. | Conference with SPST on curriculum outcomes and instructional/assessment strategies pertinent to individual students. |
| Take the lead in the development of alternate programs and curriculum as well as collaborate with subject teacher in the delivery of the outcomes. | Collaborate with the resource teacher regarding classroom delivery of selected outcomes of alternate programs and curriculum. |
| Make joint decisions regarding appropriate instructional environments, assessment methods/location. | |
| Collaborate to identify co-teaching opportunities including small group, large group and individual instruction. | |
| Collaborate in the development and implementation of behaviour management and support. | |
| Student Program Support Teacher | |
|---|---|
| Ms. Kathy Travis (A-F) | [email protected] |
| Ms. Shannon Gregory (G-M) | [email protected] |
| Mr. Wes Irvine (N-Z) | [email protected] |
| Ms. Michelle Van Schyndel (SCPP) | [email protected] |