ESSP

Grace Christian Academy is committed to helping students as God enables, to grow in knowledge, strive for wisdom, and learn to serve, for His glory.  Some students, particularly in academic areas, need significantly more help with their course work.  GCA will seek to serve students with lack of organization/responsibility, ESL, deficiencies in underlying knowledge, ADD/ADHD, LD, and other impairments on a case-by-case basis.  Students needing assistance (other than LD students) will be served by a combination of teacher, resource room and aides/volunteers.  If needed, short-term individualized goals will be developed.

A teacher or parent with a concern for a student/child should contact an ESSP teacher.  The ESSP teacher gathers information (current classroom assessments, observations, information from parents and teachers) and determines the proper course of action.  If testing is needed, parents will be contacted.  For those students who need academic assistance, available resources will be evaluated to determine what assistance can be offered to the student.

For more detailed information, contact the administrator.

ESSP Services

Classroom Support: Monitored study sessions, learning strategies and organizational skills instruction, alternate-site testing locations with extended time, and pre-teaching or re-teaching lessons.

Individualized Programs: GCA provides three key areas for students who need an individualized plan.

o  Functional Academics – lessons tailored specifically to the students’ needs particularly in the areas of language arts and math.

o  Classroom Integration – modified lessons within the regular classroom to build community, share in large group learning experiences, and build appreciation for the unique gifts God has given each student.

o  Life Skills – the development of skills pertinent to the students’ needs and levels (personal care, social skills, use of money, career exposure, work experience).

ESSP services provide the support for students that need assistance beyond the typical classroom experience.  As a result, the whole student body at Grace Christian Academy benefits from daily interactions with all students that the Lord has placed in our care.