Additionally, she is a consultant and resource for all of the staff, holding monthly meetings to discuss individual children and how to best meet their needs. Ms. Farb is also the chairperson on the school's 504 committee. Solomon Schechter Day School is using a collaborative teacher model at the elementary level and an inclusion model at the Middle School level. In these models, services are provided to students requiring additional assistance in skill remediation and academic tutorial support. The special education teacher helps to modify and adapt the curriculum to meet the needs of the children requiring additional support.
Children learn side by side with their peers using the services and support necessary for success.
Students are grouped, within the classroom, according to commonality of identified areas requiring remediation. Where possible, academic tutorial support is provided individually to assist students with classroom work. Both the collaborative and inclusion models focus on everyone's abilities and possibilities. Related services in speech and language development are also available to non-classified students in the school, through Jennifer Bandolik, our speech and language therapist. If recommended by the team, an evaluation is conducted and the determination for services is made.