CatholicSchoolLawSymposium–MeetingStudents’SpecialNeeds.pdfVIP

Catholic?School?Law?Symposium?–?Meeting?Students’?Special?Needs? Outline Goal: Examine the principles and practices for serving students’ special needs in Catholic Schools I. Principles A. Learning B. Ethical C. Legal II. Practices Practices need to be within a systems approach to service delivery: Learning Consultant Model A. Applying LCM to classrooms B. Applying LCM to schools C. Applying LCM to diocesan systems Martin?Scanlan?–?martin.scanlan@? 1? Catholic?School?Law?Symposium?–?Meeting?Students’?Special?Needs? ESTIMATE OF CURRENT ACCOMMODATIONS * As Catholic schools enroll more students with disabilities, personnel should be trained in accommodating disabilities throughout the school… The following accommodations are listed as examples of ways in which Section 504 handicaps may be successfully addressed within the regular educational environment. In my school / district these behaviors are ACCOMMODATIONS Common……………..Rare The teacher may want to: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 COMMUNICATION Rating: ____________ ‐ develop a daily / weekly journal between parent and school Comments: ‐ schedule more frequent parent-teacher meetings ‐ provide parents with duplicate set of tests ‐ network with other staff ‐ schedule building team meetings ‐ maintain ongoing communication with the principal ‐ communicate with outside agencies ORGAN