Student Services Teams
Support in Every School
Every school in CCS has a Student Services Team (SST) in place. The SST is a part of the Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS) to address and resolve barriers to teaching and learning. The SST consists of educators from a variety of professional backgrounds such as counseling, social work, psychology, speech and language pathology, health, school administration, regular education and special education teachers.
Specifically, the SST assists the referring regular education teacher and parent/guardian to develop a plan using research-based interventions to address academic or behavior concerns. The process encourages teachers and parents to effectively communicate, collaborate, and problem solve using data to best meet the child's needs.
Parents Are Important to the Team
Parents are an essential part of collaborating with the SST team to identify interventions that are effective for a particular child. You know your child’s interests, strengths, and interventions tried in the past including those that were successful.
Outlined below are ways that parents/guardians can make a difference.
Communicate with your child’s teacher(s)
Ensure that your child attends school regularly
Encourage your child to do well in school
Understand assessments your child takes
Collaborate with your child’s school
Ask how you can help your child at home
When students are experiencing academic and/or behavioral difficulties there are multiple ways to address the concerns.
If at any time, a parent, caregiver, or school staff member suspects that a child may have a disability, a referral to special education will be made. The referral can come from the parent or SST. The IEP Team, will conduct an IEP referral meeting, which includes the parent, to determine if an evaluation is warranted. This process is generally referred to as Child Find.
Parents have the right to request a special education evaluation at any time, including when their child is attending a private school. This means that parents may go directly to the Exceptional Children (EC) team at the public school district—without needing to go through the Student Services Team (SST) process first.
For more information, contact your child’s school and request to speak with the SST Chair or the district office contact, Lisa Craver, Psychological Services Coordinator at 910.678.2438.
Where do I find Research-Based Interventions?
Helpful Links: The following websites also provide guidance on research-based interventions:
Reading, Writing, Math, Behavior:
Reading:
Reading, Math, Writing