Academic Support Services
Saint Juliana School is proud to provide an excellent Catholic education to all students who enroll. We recognize that each child is unique and strive to meet individual learning needs to the best of our ability. To support this mission, Saint Juliana has a full-time Inclusive Education Coordinator who oversees the school's support services and collaborates with teachers and families to promote student success.
Classroom instruction is differentiated at every grade level to address the diverse needs of learners within the general education setting. In addition, we regularly collect and analyze student performance data through tools such as i-Ready, easyCBM, classroom assessments, and teacher observations to monitor progress and inform instructional decisions. These practices help us ensure that all students are challenged, supported, and given opportunities to reach their full potential.
Inclusive Education Coordinator: This full-time staff member serves as the liaison between parents and teachers in coordination with the Chicago Public School (CPS) system to support full inclusion of students identified with learning differences. This staff member establishes and nurtures a collective relationship with the CPS team, Academic Resource Team members, teachers, and parents to support our students. The Academic Resource Coordinator works with teachers school-wide to ensure students' needs are met in the classroom in the areas of reading and math. The coordinator also works with students in grades 6-8 on executive functioning skills and other academic areas.
When adequate progress is not being made, the Inclusive Education Coordinator works with the teachers and parents to determine if additional support services would benefit the child. The St. Juliana faculty includes individuals who are able to offer support in the core subjects.
Academic Support Services Team:
- Intervention Coordinator: Manages the intervention process and student data, as well as provides support to mall groups and individuals as needed.
- Math Resource Teacher: This full-time staff member provides daily small-group instruction for fourth through eighth grade students who have been indtentified as needing more assistance in mastering the math curriculum..
- Math Intervention Teacher: Provides small-group supplemental support in grades K-8 in and out of the classroom.
- English/Language Arts Resource Teacher: Provides weekly small-group and individual supplemental support to students who qualify. Thhis support allows for extra instruction and practice in reading, writing and English for students in K-8.
When classroom interventions and resource supports do not provide sufficient progress, a student may be referred for evaluation to determine whether a disability exists that would warrant the development of an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or a Section 504 Plan.
Our Inclusive Education Coordinator supports families throughout the evaluation and eligibility process, serves as a liaison with Chicago Public Schools to facilitate on-site services for students who qualify, and collaborates with teachers and parents to identify and implement appropriate accommodations and support strategies within the classroom. Through this partnership, we strive to ensure that each student receives the support needed to access the curriculum and achieve academic success.
Additional Resources:
IDEA Teacher:
- One full-time IDEA teacher who provides math and/or ELA instructional support to those students who have IEPs through Chicago Public Schools.
- Speech Therapist: A part-time speech therapist who provides speech therapy for students who qualify for speech services through their IEPs through Chicago Public Schools.
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easyCBM is an online system that provides reading and math Benchmark and Progress Monitoring assessments and reports for districts and schools, and for individual teachers, with fully-integrated tracking of instructional interventions. |
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i-Ready is an interactive online learning environment designed to assess students and provide individualized instruction based on each one's unique needs. |
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Learning Ally is a leading nonprofit education solutions organization that transforms the lives of early and struggling learners through proven solutions from Pre-K through high school, to help students reach their potential. |
What is RTI?
Inclusive Education at Saint Juliana School
As a private Catholic school, Saint Juliana strives to provide all students with a quality education. Saint Juliana's curriculum includes both academic and religious components. The religious component is central to our mission which is to foster each child's moral and spiritual formation enabling them to become joyful disciples of Jesus Christ. Saint Juliana School welcomes all students, including students with diverse learning needs, and gives such applicants the same consideration for admission as all other applicants. Saint Juliana is committed to serving all students and school families with Christian care and compassion. We honor the unique strengths, talents, and diversity of each and every one of our students.
Decisions concerning the admission and continued enrollment of students are made on an individualized basis. A student with diverse needs is admitted to Saint Juliana School if it is determined that the child has the emotional, academic, and physical abilities to be successful in our program with supports provided by our staff. Saint Juliana gathers information from the student, his/her parents, as well as other members of the educational community who have evaluated the student, to determine the degree of the student's learning needs and the level of support needed. Under the guidance of the Office of Catholic Schools, Saint Juliana reviews the information provided to determine whether it has the ability to provide the support needed for the student.
If Saint Juliana has the resources to meet a diverse learner’s needs to allow him/her to be successful in its program, the student will be admitted and measures that Saint Juliana is capable of providing will be delivered to assist the student. Our staff dedicates its efforts to help the diverse learner experience individual success.
For those children whose complexity of needs exceeds the resources and expertise that Saint Juliana can offer, a more specialized or intensive program/placement may be necessary. In those circumstances, Saint Juliana works with those students and their families to find the best educational environment for them whether that be another Catholic school or a public school that has the resources to meet their needs. Even in those circumstances where we may be unable to meet a child's needs, it is our hope and expectation that both the parents and child will continue their Catholic spiritual and moral formation as members of Saint Juliana's vibrant parish community.
