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Optimal Learning Program Support Plan

Full Year/Semester/Quarter No Credit Awarded / Grades 9-12

Prerequisites: Current Psychoeducational Assessment

The Optimal Learning Program Support Plan for Instruction, Assessment and Accessibility (SPIAA) is a support service for students who need accommodations to help them succeed in the classroom. This service does not involve classroom instruction, person-to-person consultation or monitoring. It is a minimal support service for students in the OLP who have progressed as independent learners.

Extended Course Description

1. The OLP Specialist meets with the parent and/or student once in the beginning of the academic year to review his/her support plan. The student, parent or faculty member is then responsible for contacting the OLP Specialist if and when assistance is needed. It is the responsibility of the student, parent or faculty member to alert the OLP Specialist if an issue arises.
2. Students enrolled in OLP SPIAA are entitled to accommodations, which are specific to each student’s needs and are based on the full psycho-educational assessment provided. Accommodations are specific guidelines for teachers to follow so that individual student needs are met. These guidelines are presented in the student’s Support Plan for Instruction and Accessibility (SPIAA) document. ACS Athens educators are responsible for implementing/providing these accommodations. For example, if a student’s accommodation requires a quiet space and/or additional time for test-taking, the accommodation will be provided by the OLP.