Our special education
team includes:
- academic services coordinator
- psychometrists
- speech/language pathologist
- communication disorder assistants
- counsellor
- itinerant teachers
This team of professionals works in close cooperation with
the community school, parents, public health personnel, curriculum
consultants, superintendents and all pertinent community agencies
to help satisfy the particular needs of exceptional pupils.
Some special teacher assistance (Learning Resource Teacher)
is provided for each school so that most students with special
education needs can be helped at the home school level and
remain for a good part of the time in the regular classroom.
Pupils with more severe challenges who need intense programming
may receive instruction for a period of time, self-contained
or integrated special small enrolment class on a part-time
or full-time basis. These self-contained or small enrolment
form part of a number of community schools in various locations
across the system.
In cooperation with the Rainbow District School Board and
Sudbury Regional Hospital, the Board provides special program
and services for pupils with major physical handicaps at the
Children's Treatment Centre. Visually and hearing impaired
pupils may have a program provided in a community school or
be referred to the provincial school.
Students with severe emotional challenges are referred to
the Ruth MacMillan Centre at Northeastern Mental Health Centre
and the Board works in close cooperation with the Child and
Family Centre to ensure continuity of mental health and academic
growth.
In summary, the Sudbury Catholic District School Board attempts
to provide with its own resources, or in cooperation with
the Ministry of Education and/or other Boards and Agencies,
for a full range of programs and services for the education
of exceptional pupils under its jurisdiction.
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