Educational Support System

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ESS

The Educational Support System is a safety net that helps students be successful in school.  It also assists teachers to build capacity in the classroom and to improve student learning.  There are many facets of the ESS as represented by the chart and described below.

In-School Resources Alternative Collaborative Team Athletics Call Back College representatives Educational Support Team ELL-English Language Learner Free/reduced hot lunch/breakfast Leadership Team Morning Meeting advisories Parent/teacher conferences Substance Abuse Professional School-based clinicians School Counselors School Nurse School Website Student Council Student Support Center Student Tutoring Center Teacher communication with students and parents Upward Bound VSAC VSAC Outreach Counselor	Community Resources ACCESS Counseling Service of AddisonCounty DCF (Department of Children and Families) Truant Officer Vocational Rehabilitation	Professional Development for Teachers to Improve Student Learning and Build Capacity in the Classroom BEST Critical Friends’ Group Formative Assessment Individual Teacher’s Professional Growth Plans Individual Teacher’s IPDPs UbD School Action Plan
	Special Education (services available through a process overseen by the District’s Director of Instructional Support Services) Case Management Learning Centers Paraprofessionals/aides Speech and Language Therapy

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