Special Educational Needs

Colegio Roosevelt recognizes that certain individuals have special educational needs requiring academic support. Through the SEN Program Learning Support, services are provided in the least restrictive environment for students in grades 4th through 12th who have diagnosed mild to moderate specific learning difficulties and/or Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity disorder which impact academic performance. With this support, we believe these students can be successful in an IB World School.

Learning Support services are provided to address educational needs, attending to students’ strengths while helping them to learn strategies in order to meet academic demands independently. This goal is achieved through a partnership between student, home and school.

Students in Learning Support may be under two different statuses: direct services or on a monitoring status. When a student receives services, he/she has an Individual Educational Plan (I.E.P.) The IEP determines the annual educational goals for each student in the SEN Program and the accommodations needed to optimize his/her learning conditions. When a student is on monitoring status, he/she has a Monitoring Status Contract that outlines his/her responsibilities and accommodations on such status.

The SEN program allows accommodations to instruction to meet FDR’s set curriculum objectives. Accommodations are implemented in ways of presenting information, setting, and scheduling of tasks and assessments (e.g. extended time on assessments). Present levels of performance are used to determine student placement and progress within the program. Students in Learning Support may receive services through in-class or out-of-class support. In-class support services take place through different models of co-teaching and out-of-class support maybe be provided through Learning Strategies class periods, pull-out sessions or through consultation as needed. As students progress through the program or do not require direct support services, students are placed on a Monitoring Status, where they are granted assessment accommodations but do not receive direct services, or are exited of the program entirely.