Educational Support Classes

We offer two (2) support service models at Blue Ridge High: the Educational Support (resource) program and the Itinerant program. The resource class may also be called an Educational Support class or a tutorial class. We see resource students for one period each day. This is the maximum we can count the students on our rolls. Some students take resource both semesters; others only one semester. The itinerant program requires the student to physically enter the resource classroom weekly for a minimum of ten minutes. During this time they work on objectives included in their Individual Educational Plan (IEP) and hopefully inform the resource teachers of anything they need assistance with. Both the resource and itinerant students are monitored by the special educators to encourage success in their academic classes.

My goal is to assist high school students with earning needed Carnegie units for graduation by administering tests, monitoring academic progress, homework, assisting with organizational skills, and encouraging completion of tasks. I am also responsible for remediation of deficit areas, monitoring of Behavior Intervention Plans, and addressing transition goals. Due to the diversity of my students’ abilities and needs, I will use a variety of instructional strategies such as whole class instruction, small group instruction, individual instruction, and peer tutoring. I use manipulatives such as flash cards, study guides, etc. to enhance learning.