Additional Student Supports
School Based Support for Students
Moberly Elementary has a variety of supports in place to ensure all our students have an opportunity to learn and achieve. Please see these supports explained below:
Learning Support Team
Moberly students have access to additional teaching support from a school based learning support teacher, as needed. Student may receive this support if it is identified through their IEP (as explained below), if they are English Language Learners (ELL) for language acquisition, or if they are identified by their classroom teacher as needing additional curriculum support as necessary. Students who have been identified with a Ministry designation through an external medical diagnosis and testing, will have an Individual Education Plan (IEP) in place.
School-Based Team
Moberly Elementary has a School-Based Team (SBT), which consists of the principal, vice principal, learning support teachers, school counsellor, Youth and Family Worker and the referring classroom teacher. The SBT meets monthly and as needed. Other specialists (such as a speech language pathologist, educational psychologist or consultants) may also be present depending on the needs and relationship to the student being discussed. The purpose of these team meetings is to share knowledge about children with educational, social/emotional needs, and to access area, district, and community support as needed, to assess and evaluate student progress, to assist with designing strategies to meet students' particular needs and to document the needs and support provided for the student. Referrals to SBT are made through any of the team members in consultation with the classroom teacher. Parents are informed of their child's needs being brought forward to SBT.
If all of the school based supports available have been offered over a consistent period of time and a student continues to have learning difficulties, then a request for a formal assessment of the student’s learning potential and performance (a psycho-educational assessment) may be requested. This request for assessment usually involves a VSB psychologist and speech and language pathologist.
School Counsellor
Moberly provides the services of a school counsellor who works with the students, parents and teachers, and provides a liaison between the school and district services. Students are most often referred by their classroom teacher. Parents may also request an appointment with the counsellor by phoning the school.