STUDENT ASSISTANCE TEAM POLICY

The Georgetown Student Assistance Team (S.A.T.) consists of an administrator,classroom teachers, and other school personnel, most participating as regular members and some serving on an as-needed basis.

The team receives referrals and develops interventions to help students experience greater success in the school setting and improve the quality of their lives.

It also serves as a resource for teachers, parents, and administrators in addressing the needs of the school and the community.

In addition, the team functions as a pre-referral system to the Special Education process.

DEFINITION

The Student Assistance Team is a group of school professionals that receives and develops interventions to help students experience greater success in the school setting and improve the quality of their lives.

The S.A.T. is in compliance with Section 504 of P.L. 93-112 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973). It provides students with a prevention/intervention process that insures that they have free appropriate public education, which is a requirement of Section 504. The purpose of the S.A.T. is to re-direct students before they experience school and social failure.

Adopted: November 23, 1998