Foundations — Grade 12 • Jackson, Mississippi
Learning Center
At St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, it is our mission to nurture our diverse community of students. In order to provide students the supports they may need to reach their highest potential, St. Andrew’s has Learning Centers in each division, staffed by six full-time Learning Facilitators. We provide a variety of services to students both with and without formal diagnoses including: academic interventions, dyslexia therapy, peer to peer tutoring programs, a thorough vetting process for tutors and academic coaches as well as partnerships with outside providers for students who need speech and/or occupational therapies.
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Lower School Learning Services
- Small group reading and math remediation provided to students on an as-needed basis
- Dyslexia therapy provided for students with a diagnosis of dyslexia on file with the Learning Center
- Individualized accommodation plans for students with a diagnosis on file with the Learning Center
- Coordination of tutoring and therapies provided by outside providers (speech/language therapy, occupational therapy, etc.)
- Screeners
- Speech and OT (provided by Outside Providers)
- Dyslexia
- Math
- Recommendations and support for families seeking outside evaluation services
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Middle School Learning Services
The Middle School Learning Facilitator helps students to develop into successful life-long learners by providing the following services:- Multiple levels of support based on need
- Assistance for new students transitioning to St. Andrew’s
- Coordination of school based accommodations for those with a diagnosis on file with the Learning Center
- Coordination of make-up work when students have long-term absences
- Collaboration with the Lower and Upper School Learning Facilitators to ensure a continuation of accommodations and services as students transition from division to division
- Support for Outside Providers (tutors, therapists, academic coaches who have gone through our vetting process) who work with students on campus.
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Upper School Learning Services
- Coordination of academic coaching, tutorial, occupational therapy, and dyslexia therapy sessions throughout the day which are integrated into the student’s schedule.
- Training in executive functioning skills
- Coordination of school based accommodations, such as extended time for testing, for those with documented medical or learning specific issues.
- Coordination of testing accommodations with ACT and College Board for those with documented medical or learning specific differences.
- Coordination of make-up work when students are out with long-term illness and school related excused absences.
- Assistance with continuation of accommodations and services at the college level.
- The St. Andrew’s North Campus Math Lab is a a student-led, collaborative effort to offer a system of peer tutorial support. Upper School students are chosen to serve as Math Fellows and offer tutorial services for 1-2 hours per week during their study hall. For more information, email mathlab@gosaints.org.
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Foundations — Grade 12 • Jackson, Mississippi