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CHILD STUDY TEAM SERVICES
CHILD STUDY TEAM SERVICES
The Child Study Team (CST) is a group of professionals employed by the Roxbury Board of Education who provide consultative, evaluative, and prescriptive services to teachers and parents in regard to students who are experiencing school-related difficulties.
The responsibilities of the Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant.
The Learning Disabilities Teacher-Consultant (LDT-C) is trained to determine the learning styles of students, to determine specific achievement levels in a variety of content areas, and to recommend specific teaching methodologies and strategies that may benefit a student. This professional is generally called upon to model specific strategies and methods that may benefit students.
The responsibilities of the School Psychologist.
The school psychologist has expertise in determining a child’s level of cognitive and conceptual development. In addition, the psychologist is concerned with the emotional status of the student, and how both internal and external factors may affect behavior and performance in school. The school psychologist works with both general education and special education teachers to maximize a student’s potential.
The responsibilities of the School Social Worker.
The expertise of the social worker lies in assessing the student relative to the family, the school, and the community. This professional generally gathers information concerning the student’s health, family, and school history as it pertains to the student’s current school functioning. The social worker is also the professional responsible for coordinating community resources on behalf of students and their families.
SPEECH & LANGUAGE SERVICES
SPEECH & LANGUAGE SERVICES
What are Speech and Language Services?
The development of age-appropriate speech and language skills is essential to the learning process and to a student’s social, emotional, and academic growth. Students must be able to comprehend language, express their thoughts and opinions, interact effectively and efficiently with peers and adults, and produce speech, which others can easily understand.The Roxbury School District provides speech and language services to students from age 3, in our preschool disabilities programs if found eligible for special education, and in Kindergarten thru age 21 who demonstrate a need to improve their speech and language skills in articulation, language, fluency, or voice disorder in order to achieve academic success.
How are students referred for Services?
Students can be referred for speech and language services by their parents, classroom teachers, and the Intervention & Referral Services team if they are concerned about a student’s speech and language proficiency as part of a Child Study Team Evaluation or in isolation. The goal of these services is to help students develop the speech and language skills necessary for positive interpersonal relationships and academic success
OCCUPATIONAL & PHYSICAL THERAPY
OCCUPATIONAL & PHYSICAL THERAPY
Occupational Therapy
School-based Occupational Therapy is a related service designed to help students who are showing difficulty that impairs his/her ability to function in the school environment. Occupational Therapists use purposeful activity to facilitate a student’s active participation in the areas of self-care, academic and/or vocational pursuits, fine-motor development and sensory integration techniques. Using direct and indirect services, as well as assistive technology and environmental modifications, school occupational therapists collaborate with parents, teachers, and other educational staff to help implement a child’s program.
Physical Therapy
School-based Physical Therapy is a related service designed to help students access their school environment and participate safely and to the best of their ability in their academic curriculum. School physical therapists address functional limitations such as difficulties with mobility, transitions or gross motor skills, as well as interventions that address functional limitations such as posture, balance, strength, and coordination. Difficulties in these areas must impact upon student participation in their educational program and environment.
OTHER SERVICES
OTHER SERVICES
Behavior
The Roxbury Public School District is supported by two district Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs). The role of the behaviorists is to support our special programs in developing behavior management protocols, and creating student specific behavior plans. They work regularly with district staff providing a variety of trainings, as well as determining and implementing specific behavior strategies to help support students in the school building. Behaviorists work collaboratively with parents and the child study team to provide parent training, develop programs, and determine appropriate goals for students.
Counseling
Counseling supports are provided through a variety of professionals and measures throughout the Roxbury Public Schools. The first level of social and emotional support beyond the classroom teacher is with each student’s guidance counselor. For students who require more intensive therapeutic needs, counseling can be provided by one the district school psychologists or school social workers. A third level of support is provided through Sage Thrive counseling services, that provides consultative in-district counseling for students and their families. The main focus and relationship between our students and the Sage Counselors is based on therapeutic rapport and support in order to help the student meet success in the school setting and beyond.
Transition
Roxbury High School students are supported by our district Transition Coordinator, whose goals are to help students develop and progress towards individualized post-secondary goals. The Transition Coordinator works collaboratively with the Child Study Team and each student's IEP team to develop transition goals and create a plan with attainable steps to help each student develop and grow skills necessary for post secondary success and fulfillment. The Transition Coordinator helps parents connect with outside agencies and organizations within the community, at the county, state and federal level to provide continuity of service as students transition out of school and into adulthood.
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