Student Support Services

There are times when students can benefit from additional resources. Our Student Support Services Department provides support in the classroom and/or small group instruction. The support staff uses a “team approach” which includes parents, teachers, and outside agencies to maximize student growth. This team insures students are receiving assistance and meeting their needs, whether it be building their academic skills, providing them with enrichment in specific areas, and/or supporting students' social/emotional needs. The team is available to support students and teachers throughout the school year.

The Support Staff at Saint Elizabeth includes Resource staff, an ELL teacher, Title 1 teachers and School Counselors.

The resource staff provides assessments for all new incoming students. Resource staff collaborate with general education teachers regarding students in RTI (Response to Intervention) and/or students who have an ISP (Individual Service Plan).  Data derived from NWEA testing, iReady, Exact Path, curriculum-based assessments, Fountas and Pinnell assessments, IREAD, and ILEARN is used to drive instruction.

Related Services in Resources:

• Works in collaboration with Southwest Allen County Schools Non-Public Special Education Team
•  Speech Clinic for students in K-8 is staffed by Southwest Allen County Speech Pathologists.
• Collaborate with outside agencies who support the individual needs of students.
• Collaborate with teachers to meet the needs of the whole child, enriching, remediating, challenging, and encouraging.

ELL 

Our ELL program supports students whose first language is not English. We provide progress monitoring throughout the year for the students who are in the program. We also provide students with either one on one or small group pull-out support to help the students create a better foundation of their English language.

Title 1 

Saint Elizabeth works with the various LEA’s  in our area to establish Title 1 programs for qualifying students within our school.  Eligible students are offered supplemental support within the school-day from highly qualified Title 1 teachers.  The Title 1 teachers work with our classroom teachers to provide individualized support in the areas of math and reading.  The Title 1 teachers work closely with other Student Support Staff at Saint Elizabeth to establish  cohesive programs for students who qualify for Title 1 services.

School Counselors 

Mrs. Horn, the school counselor, and Mrs. Hipskind, the school social worker, are advocates for the students of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School.  In the classrooms, they provide faith-based school counseling competencies set forth by the state of Indiana.  They work with the student population to ensure that each student has the opportunity to succeed academically.  In addition, they also provide support and small group lessons regarding the social and emotional needs of their students.   Our school counselors follow ASCA (American School Counselors Association) standards.

• Wilson Reading Program - based on Orton-Gillingham principles. It a multisensory approach that directly and systematically teaches students to learn fluent decoding and encoding skills. 
• Fundations - based on the Wilson Reading System. It is a comprehensive reading, spelling, and handwriting program used in the primary grades  K-2.  
• Visualizing and Verbalizing - A Lindamood Bell program used to develop comprehension and critical thinking through dual decoding.

 
Student Support Services strives to meet the educational and social/emotional needs of all our students at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School. Our team approach maximizes every student’s learning potential.