AISC develops and implements inclusive policies and programs for all students with diverse and identified needs to fulfill their learning potential.
Goal: 2022-2023: Calibrate, articulate and document, vertically and horizontally, the school’s multi-tiered systems of support.
The Learning Support Services (LSS) team at AISC is working to articulate and document AISC’s multi-tiered systems of support, from the elementary school through high school.
A key aspect of this effort is to articulate and align the tiered support for students and the staff who formulate, deliver, track and report on the interventions. Tiered interventions are classroom or individualized interventions to support student learning and growth. A helpful visual is here: Tiered Interventions.
Tier 1 – All students – core instructions & universal strategies (example: different sitting location for students i.e. closer to the board to see better)
Tier 2 – Some students – targeted interventions & short term interventions (example: provide accommodations and modifications for students i.e. break assignments in smaller sections)
Tier 3 – Few students – individual instructions (example: provide differentiated instruction for students base on their need i.e. simplify similar academic content to make it accessible to student at their academic level)
During our All Faculty Orientation in July, the LSS team provided in-service training to teachers and teaching assistants on the systems of tiered support at each section (ES, MS and HS). In addition, at each section, teachers revisited the referral processes for students who may need additional support, as well the systems and policies in place to ensure that all students are monitored to ensure academic, social-emotional and behavioral success.
The LSS Team is also working towards putting together the LSS Manual. This Manual will be an in-house document that describes the roles of the Learning Support (LSS) Team, the student referral process, the documentation and reporting of support plans, budgeting within the LSS Team and defining terminology that are widely used at AISC.
We look forward to continuing our work towards the Futures Pathway inclusion goals to further articulate, document and calibrate our responsive, evidence-based learning programs that meet the needs of the diverse learners in our student community.
Michael Malone, High School Principal and Amritha Thomas, Speech & Language Pathologist