Learning Support
Learning Support teachers play an important role in the educational experience for students of determination. They are equally involved in co-planning, co-assessing, and delivering co-instruction with the classroom teacher in order to provide exceptional care and support for students of determination.
Monitoring Development & progress
They will support General education teachers in the adaptation and modification of instruction. They must monitor student development & progress through on-going assessment. LST teachers will collaborate with General education teachers and staff in order to create and implement the accommodations and modifications enumerated in the IEP. According to the 2017-18 DSIB School Inspection supplement, the classroom teacher is responsible for the modification, implementation and outcomes of the students’ educational programs. LST teachers will be assigned a caseload of SOD students and manage their IEPs and ensure that the supports entailed in the educational plan are appropriate.
Learning Support Assistant:
LSAs will work in partnership with classroom teachers to ensure that students of determination are successfully included in the classroom environment alongside their peers.
The classroom teacher is responsible for the modification, implementation and outcomes of the students’ educational programs. The role of the LSA is to facilitate this process.