Student Support Services

Student Supports and Interventions

Granby High School teachers are committed to the belief that all students can learn.  To reach this goal all students need access to highly qualified teachers who utilize best instructional practices within their classroom and provide students additional supports when they are needed.

 When students continue to struggle in the classroom the classroom teacher contacts the Student Intervention Team which makes recommendations to the teacher, student and parents for increased support within and beyond the classroom.  The following supports include, but are not limited to the following:

 Interventions

• • Counseling

  • Scheduled academic support with teacher

  • Scheduled time in a learning center

  • Academic Center placement

  • Direct reading support

  • Goal setting and conferencing

  • Student Work Completion

  • Modified Schedule

  • Peer tutoring

 If a student, his/her parent, or a classroom teacher is concerned about the student’s progress in a course, they should contact their guidance counselor.

Academic Center

The Academic Center will support students who are struggling with meeting academic success and have demonstrated organizational weaknesses that negatively impact their ability to meet classroom expectations of timely work completion and / or have not implemented effective study strategies, resulting in poor grade performance.  Research suggests that good instruction in targeted areas such as effective listening, time management, note-taking, goal setting, etc., within the context of school subjects, can positively impact student performance.  Students will be identified for participation in this daily class through the school-wide Student Intervention Team referral process.

Identified students will work with teachers to set achievable learning goals that will improve classroom performance.  Students will be identified and placed at the beginning of each quarter.  Those students who have set and achieved their individualized learning goals can and will be dismissed into an SDA at any time in a quarter.  New students cannot enroll until the beginning of a quarter. Enrollment is through the referral process only.

Teacher Responsibilities:

• • Special Education teachers will be responsible for this classroom as an instructional period.  As such they carry the responsibility of creating the lessons, recording progress, communicating with guidance or parents and providing written feedback when needed. Their knowledge and insight into differentiation, executive functioning impact on learning and strategies for accommodating discrepant learners is essential to supporting students to learn and work differently from their past practice. 

  • Content Area teachers will co-lead this class with the special education teacher.  They will be fully involved in the direct instruction for various topics, goal setting with students and remediating and supporting students in their organization and study skills.  Their knowledge and insight into what students need to know and be able to do in the classroom setting is essential to supporting student growth.

Study Hall Periods

Study Hall's are for quiet, focused study. During a study hall students may need to see a teacher, report to one of the Learning Centers or go to the Library Media Center (LMC). Please adhere to the following rules for students in study hall:

• • Students must have a signed pass from a teacher in advance and present it to their study hall teacher if they wish to be released to go to another SDA/classroom to work with their teacher. 

  • Students may go to the Learning Center (LC) as needed.

  • Students who have outstanding or missing assignments may not go to the LMC unless they have a signed pass from a teacher. 

  • If students wish to go to the LMC from study hall, they are responsible for accessing the portal to show their study hall teacher that all work is up-to-date (no missing/late assignments before they will be excused to the LMC.

Teacher Conference with Student and/or Parents

Teachers are available before and after school to discuss individual student problems, such as academic performance, tardiness, or class disturbance in an attempt to resolve the problem with a minimum of intervention.  If a problem continues, a teacher may call the student's parents or guardian to arrange a student/parent conference.  Students need to check with the individual teacher to ascertain the most convenient time for the extra help time.

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