Resource Center
St. Louis Catholic School's resource program offers Student Assistance Plans (SAP) and Individualized Catholic Education Plans (ICEP). These plans are for students who need classroom and/or testing accommodations in order to successfully access the curriculum and reach their academic potential.
STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
St. Louis Catholic School recognizes the beauty and potential inherent within each student. In an effort to foster growth and success, the school embraces the challenge to provide assistance and programs to serve students with special needs according to the resources available within the school. Parents are considered an integral part of the process. In order to accommodate a student who has been evaluated for special learning needs, parents are obligated to share educational/psychological testing results and any resulting plan with the school. A student may be admitted on a probationary basis with dates and criteria of evaluation clearly established in writing.
If a student has a documented disability, a copy of the Individualized Education Plan (IEP), Individualized Services Plan (ISP), 504 plan, and/or Student Assistance Plan (SAP) should be maintained in the student’s confidential file. Students who have a documented disability but do not qualify for services through the local public school may be eligible for accommodations through a Student Assistance Plan written at the Catholic school. The refusal to provide such information is a condition for negating enrollment in the school. Students with disabilities are expected to follow the school’s policies and honor code.
TESTING
St. Louis Catholic School students may qualify to receive testing services through Fairfax County Public School Program or private institutions. The principal and teachers may request that parents seek testing for their child through the school system or private agencies. Public schools provide the testing services at no charge for residents of that locality. Students who are tested privately may be eligible for reimbursement through their insurance programs.
ACCOMMODATIONS
St. Louis Catholic School recognizes that all children learn differently and that some may require accommodations. Teachers will make reasonable accommodations as determined by the Student Assistance Plan (SAP), which is written by the school's Student Assistance Team, with the assistance of the student's Individual Education Plans (lEPs), 504 Plan and/or private testing results. We strive to accommodate students with a variety of special needs. The school requires a copy of the test results and the IEP or 504 Plan to be kept in the student’s confidential file.
CONFIDENTIALITY
Records, which include documentation of students’ needs, are confidential and will be kept in separate files. Such records remain the property of the student’s parents and may be removed at any time. Confidential records will only be released after the school has received a written statement from the parents and/or court subpoena.
