The Christ School seeks to provide all students an opportunity to reach their highest potential. The Christ School Student Support Center faculty partners with families when the student has an academic need that requires accommodations and support. Our reading teachers are trained in the Orton-Gillingham approach which is a structured, multi-sensory way to teach reading. This approach helps all learners, especially struggling readers or children with dyslexia. We recognize that at times there may be the need for extra classroom support for students. The Christ School Student Support Specialist teams with teachers and parents to observe and identify strategies for learning and provide support for social emotional success for children. At times, outside evaluation by a licensed educational or neuropsychologist is requested to understand how a student is functioning in the domains of intelligence, achievement, social, or emotional development.
A student may receive accommodations at The Christ School to assist with equal access to learning if a documented challenge is present. A medical or psychoeducational evaluation is required for accommodations to be implemented and must be provided before a confidential Student Academic Plan can be written and implemented. Students who receive accommodations in the classroom are offered similar accommodations during yearly standardized testing. The Christ School is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to address the needs of students with learning differences. We do not offer a separate educational track for students with significant learning or behavioral differences whose needs are beyond our resources.
Upon application of admission to The Christ School, prospective families are asked to share with the Director of Admission any documentation regarding previous learning and/or social emotional support or testing that has been conducted. If a student is already enrolled at The Christ School, families should share testing or identified concerns with the Director of The Bridge and Student Support in order to support the partnership between family and school.
