Contact

The Contact Program

A wide range of student needs are addressed through the continuum of supports available in the Contact Program. Although some students may be formally identified as having exceptional learning needs in the area of behaviour, the Identification Placement Review Committee (IPRC) process, it is not a prerequisite for Contact Program support. 

Overall goals in the Contact Program include:

• Supporting prevention initiatives and implementing interventions that promote and reinforce personal, social, and academic skills that contribute to student success.

• Working collaboratively with school staff and Professional Student Services Personnel to plan prevention, early and ongoing intervention strategies that promote positive student behaviour and address behaviour needs.

• Working collaboratively with school staff and Professional Student Services Personnel to facilitate effective communication practices with parents/guardians and community agencies when involved.

The Contact Program practices involve positive behavioural supports that are flexible and based on observed student needs. Examples include:

• Supporting student success by supporting a safe and caring school environment

• Supporting students to achieve academic success

• Providing guidance to set goals that reduce the frequency, duration, and intensity of inappropriate behaviour

• providing support to enhance student self-esteem

• reinforcing effective communication, organization, problem-solving, self-management, and learning strategies

• providing guidance to make healthy lifestyle choices

• helping students develop a sense of personal responsibility and citizenship