Student Support Services
ELEMENTARY SUPPORT SERVICES
(Grades 1-6)
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Math Intervention Class | (3-6)
Math intervention classes are available to students in grades 3-6 who benefit from additional support in math. Replacing their class-wide math course, students thrive in a small setting with limited seating to 5 students per grade level. Criteria to enroll includes teacher recommendation, formative and summative assessment data, and approval from the elementary principal. Preference is given to students with specific diagnosed learning differences.
NILD Educational Therapy | (1-5)
A certified National Institute for Learning Development (NILD) Educational Therapist works regularly with students in grades 1-5 who have specific diagnosed learning differences. Psychological evaluations are required for program participation.
NILD Therapy goes beyond tutoring to address underlying issues that can cause a student to struggle and helps them improve necessary skills so they can flourish in all aspects of life. Research demonstrates that NILD therapy interventions permanently change the way a student perceives and processes or communicates information by addressing weak foundational issues. The Educational Therapist works one-on-one or in small groups with students for a total of 160 minutes per week. You can learn more about this national program.
Elementary Enrichment | (2-6)
Students who demonstrate advanced academic skills may qualify for enrichment course instruction. To appropriately identify, develop, and nurture individual academic high achievers, FACS elementary educators use a four-point criteria checklist that includes:
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IQ score and/or Otis-Lennon Ability scores
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Report card grades
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Work habit, effort, and conduct behaviors
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Teacher recommendations or other formative data, as needed
The enrichment program challenges students with lessons that incorporate logic and higher-order thinking skill activities, creative writing, elaboration, creative dramatics, topical units of study, problem-solving, group projects and field trips. Enrichment students meet weekly during regular school hours.
SECONDARY SUPPORT SERVICES
(Grades 7-12)
Student support specialists, through the Jones Guidance Center, equip students with learning differences with the tools needed to own their academic journey, using a dual approach:
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Working with students and families to develop specialized accommodation plans that meet each individual's learning needs and
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Partnering with course instructors using the classroom inclusion model to integrate students into standard classroom settings.
To apply for the program, students must have a current psychological evaluation, completed within the last three years.
TUTORING SERVICES
Individualized tutoring is offered for students who could benefit from additional instructional time. A tutor may be requested for any student whose parents/guardians and teacher(s) agree that one-on-one sessions are needed to achieve success. Tutoring may take place during the school day for those students who have study halls, or after school from 3:15-4:00 pm. Tutoring may be received on campus from a teacher or from an honors or highly recommended student. The Individualized Tutoring Program coordinator also maintains a referral list of qualified tutors who are available off-campus.
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Cost
On-campus tutoring sessions are 45 minutes in duration. Student tutors will receive $15 for each 45 minute session. Teachers who tutor will receive $40 for each 45 minute session. Off-campus tutors on the referral list may negotiate their fee with parents/guardians.
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Progress
Regular contact will be maintained between the tutoring coordinator, teacher, and parents/guardians to measure the effectiveness of the program for each child. Academic success in a Christian environment remains the goal of this program.