Learning Services

Welcome to Learning Services at Jacob Hespeler Secondary School.  We provide support for students with special education needs.  Students supported through Learning Services have Individual Education Plans.  Special Education programming at Jacob Hespeler Secondary School includes:

• Access to Special Education Resource Teachers (SERTs) and Educational Assistants (EA) who understand students' learning profiles

• Access to the Learning Resource Centre for academic support, alternative workspace, and accommodations for students in destreamed, workplace, applied, and academic courses

• Learning strategies courses (credit-bearing) to support academics, organizational coaching, executive function, literacy, and numeracy skill development (Course codes: GLE1O, GLE2O, GLE3O, GLE4O)

• Resource period (non-credit-bearing) work period directly supported by a SERT

• Help with assistive technology, SEA, flexible seating, and other tools

• Fast Forward is a unique diploma-granting program (OSSD) focussing on preparing students for the workplace 

• Alternative Continuum of Education (ACE) classes for students identified with Intellectual or Developmental disabilities through the IPRC process. This is a non-credit program leading to a certificate of accomplishment.

If you have any questions, please contact us directly:

Virginia Santos, Head of Learning Services virginia_santos@wrdsb.ca 

Darryl Hazenberg, Head of Fast Forward darryl_hazenberg@wrdsb.ca