The Student Support Services team includes learning support (EAL and SEN), counseling, and student safeguarding. The team works in collaboration with classroom teachers to support students with various needs. It aims to increase independent access to curriculum. The role of this team includes:

 

• Directing interventions for students with the focus of increasing independent success and maximum growth within the program

 

• Advocating for students and encouraging student self-advocacy
   

• Educating students, parents/guardians and teachers about a student’s educational profile
   

• Supporting subject/classroom teachers to ensure students’ needs are being addressed in the classroom
   

• Communicating student progress and strategies to the parents/guardians to bridge the home-to-school connection
   

• Meeting regularly with teachers, parents/guardians and school leadership to monitor, adjust and revise support as needed
   

• Sourcing extra support as and when a student need is identified

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MISSION AND VISION STATEMENTS

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Berkeley Student Support Services Mission Statement

To promote a system of proactive, holistic student support that is caring, inclusive and individualized.

 

Berkeley Student Support Services Vision Statement

To provide exceptional support to meet the needs of every student in partnership with staff, parents or guardians.

 

Student Support Services Team Core Beliefs and Values

 

• We are committed to support and advocate for individual students.

• We value and respect every student’s voice.

• We provide access to services and resources for all students, within our capacity.

• We believe that collaboration between all stakeholders is fundamental to ensuring student success.

• We are committed to utilizing current evidence-based practices.

• We embrace and value the diverse nature of our community.

• We believe in nurturing a safe environment of trust within our community.

• We believe in having students placed in the most inclusive setting.