The Academic resource department is responsible for implementing and maintaining the academic accommodations for students enrolled at MCCHS. Marian Central uses the Individual Services Plan, based on recommendations from IEP's, Section 504 plans, and a host of other professional reports. The ISP carries all the academic weight of it's public school equivalent, and can be used as documentation for, but not guaranteed on, standardized testing and for college accommodations. Renewal meetings for current students are held in the spring. Incoming Freshmen and transfer students meet during the registration process. It is important to have your ISP plan and current diagnosis/documentation updated annually. Marian Central will determine whether certain accommodations are reasonable with respect to resources, the ability of the teacher to perform those accommodations, and the perceived fairness and respect for students within a particular course.
Currently Marian Central offers the following accommodations. Please note some accommodations may require a separate fee. Accommodations are changes in the way a student accesses learning, without changing the actual standards a student is working toward. Accommodations are typically categorized according to whether they are changes in presentation, response, setting, or timing/scheduling. Here is a brief description of each of these categories. Clicking on any of the titles in the next section will open a page of more detailed information about the accommodations in that section.
Presentation Accommodations allow students to access instructional materials in ways that do not require them to visually decode standard print. Students with print disabilities (defined as an inability to visually decode standard print because of a physical, sensory, or cognitive disability) may require alternate visual, tactile, or auditory formats.
Response Accommodations allow students to record their work in alternate ways or to solve or organize their work using some type of material or device.
Timing/Scheduling Accommodations change the allowable length of time for tests, and may also change the way the time is organized.
Setting Accommodations change the location in which instruction is given or the conditions of the setting.