Special Education

Special Education (SE) Program

Our SE Program works with students who receive additional funding to help build specialized programs tothat aid in their success as learners. Our diverse and robust SE Programprogram is made up of British Columbia Certifiedcertified teachers thatwho specialize in SE education, EducationalEducation Assistants to(EAs) who work directly with students in home, an experienced office support team, and a wide variety of community community-based support services throughout the province. If you would like more information on our SE Program, please see this page page: SE Program.

Learning Services (LS) Program

AsWe well,also we have createdoffer an LS Program for students who are not designated SE students but would benefit from specialized planning and, where possible, some additional funding, but are not designated SE Students.support. Some students may have learning challenges that are outside of SE designations anddesignations; these include (but are not limited to) challenges such asto Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), dyslexia, speech difficulties, giftedness, and written output delays. If you suspect your child would benefit from extra help and are seeking advice with regard to their learning, please contact your support teacher with your concerns. The support teacher will then contact our LS Team to discuss how best to offer support. For more information on our LS Program, please see this page page: LS Program.

Individual Education Plan

An Individual Education Plan (IEP) is put together inIn addition to a Student Learning Plan (SLPSLP), -which all students receive one of these) forreceive, students in our SE Division and some LS students.supported Anstudents IEPalso have an Individual Education Plan (IEP) that outlines specifically how a student'stheir education program will be adapted to help them succeed. Teachers work closely with the parentparents and other support team members to write the IEP.