Early Literacy, Parent Involvement, and Academic Progress and Excellence are priority areas for West Portal School. Our vision for students is that they will strive to reach their full potential, create their own visions and welcome responsibilities and challenges. To implement early literacy programs to maximize success and reduce the need for remediation. However, some schools have added support staff funded through special programs, projects, or grant awards. At West Portal, special need students are assisted by the resource specialist, inclusion resource teacher, speech therapist, elementary advisor, and classroom aides.
Aides provide language support and adaptive programs for special needs children.
Two USF counseling interns provide a weekly program. The Weekly Student Study Team develops strategies for student success. The Elementary Advisor tutors students. Leadership, responsibility, cooperation, and citizenship are encouraged through student government. Our school-wide discipline policy supports our belief that children can become effective decisions makers when we help them to become contributing members to our school community and to society.