Saint Maria Goretti Catholic School strives to identify students’ unique needs, especially those that will affect their classroom performance. We do not provide formal testing to diagnose learning differences, disabilities, or any other special physical or mental need for our students, but we can partner with parents to place them on the best path to find resources to begin testing if they believe it is what their child needs. Once we are provided with outside documentation of a learning difference diagnosed by a doctor or physician, our Learning Specialists can create a Student Academic Plan (SAP) specific to the student’s needs. We do recognize the responsibility to provide accommodations to ensure that students with disabilities have the opportunity to obtain a Catholic education at SMG. 

WHAT WE PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS:

   •     A quiet testing environment

   •     Study skills assistance:

             ◦     Reading for understanding/decoding/annotation 

             ◦     Test-taking skills

             ◦     Organization and planning skills

   •     Pull out/Push in resource support for students with Student Academic
         Plans (SAP)

   •     Accommodations 

WHAT WE PROVIDE OUR STAFF:

   •     A place to send academic referrals from teachers and administrators

   •     Resources regarding learning differences and how to implement
         appropriate accommodations within the regular classroom setting 

   •     A quiet place to send students who need extra time to complete an
         assignment or test