Academic Support

SSPP strives to assist all students in reaching their full academic potential. Towards this end, a variety of supports have been instituted in order to ensure that students who need academic assistance are able to receive such assistance. Teachers offer after school review sessions on a regular basis. A Literacy Specialist is on staff who, with feedback from homeroom teachers in Grades K-4 and periodic screenings, is able to identify students needing additional targeted instruction to strengthen reading skills.

The school utilizes a Student Support Team process as recommended by NYS education mandates. A team, consisting of teachers and support personnel, reviews the needs of referred students and makes recommendations regarding additional supports and accommodations for learning. This Response to Intervention (RtI) process is useful in determining students who may need additional support to meet learning targets.

Students who qualify may receive classroom accommodations through the 504 review process (Federal Rehabilitation Act). This process ensures that students identified with learning challenges are provided with appropriate classroom accommodations even when their learning needs may not require direct support services.

The Hamburg Central School District may provide direct support services to students at SSPP as part of the Committee for Special Education process. Support provided could include Speech/Language Pathology, Occupational or Physical Therapy and/or Educational Consultant (in classroom support) and Resource Room.

SSPP is committed to incorporating reasonable accommodations for learning that will enable all children to achieve his or her maximum potential. It is understood that student plans are to be reviewed regularly in order to verify appropriateness for the student, the classroom team and the entire student body.