General Education Teacher
The role of the general education teacher is to provide core instruction to all students and to employ strategies, interventions, modifications and/or accommodations to meet individual student needs.
Special Education Teacher
The role of the special education teacher is to monitor and implement a student’s IEP and/or 504 Plan. In addition, special education teachers employ strategies, interventions, modifications and/or accommodations to meet individual student needs, in consultation with the general education teacher.
Reading Specialist
The role of the reading specialist is to provide students with supplemental instruction in a small group setting in order to focus on specific deficit areas in the five pillars of reading: phonemic/phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. In addition, the reading specialist employs strategies and interventions
to improve reading instruction in consultation with the general education teacher.
Math Specialist
The role of the math specialist is to provide students with supplemental instruction in a small group setting in order to focus on specific deficit areas. In addition, the math specialist employs strategies and interventions to improve math instruction in consultation with the general education teacher.
Speech and Language Pathologist
The role of the speech and language pathologist is to provide students with small group or individual instruction in order to focus on specific deficit areas. Some of the areas targeted in intervention may include improving: intelligibility, vocabulary and basic concepts, syntax, grammar, auditory and language processing/comprehension and written language skills. In addition, the speech and language pathologist consults directly or indirectly with the general education teacher and special education teacher.
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
The role of the teacher of ESOL is to provide supplemental instruction in small groups or individually to maximize learning for English language learners.
School Psychologist as Counselor
The role of the school psychologist is to provide services for students experiencing social and emotional challenges and resources for families as well as to monitor and implement a student’s IEP and/or 504 Plan.
Psychologists work individually and in small groups to promote practices that accept and embrace individual differences. In addition, the School Psychologist consults directly or indirectly with the general education teacher and special education teacher.
School Psychologist as Evaluator
The role of the school psychologist as an evaluator is to conduct educational and psychological evaluations in order to identify the specific areas of need that could not be met through the RtI process.
Guidance Counselor
The role of the guidance counselor is to respond to the social, emotional and academic needs of our students. The guidance counselor assists students in gaining an understanding of their behavior and learning style, while also providing coping strategies and support. In addition, the guidance counselor works collaboratively with
teachers, students and parents to foster progress in all areas of the educational program.
Occupational Therapist
The role of the occupational therapist is to improve a student’s basic sensory and motor functions as well as visual and spatial abilities in order to gain access to grade level curriculum.