Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic School

Beaver, PA

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Student Supports

- Overview of Student Support Services
  
  In the first letter to the Corinthians, our patron saint, Paul, relays to us the value of individual differences and how we all come together through those individual strengths and abilities to contribute to the whole body of the Church.
- St. Paul Writes...
  
  As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so also Christ. For in one Spirit, we were all baptized into one body...Now the body is not a single part, but many. If a foot should say, “Because I am not a hand I do not belong to the body,” it does not for this reason belong any less to the body...If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were hearing, where would the sense of smell be?
  
  But as it is, God placed the parts, each one of them, in the body as he intended. If they were all one part, where would the body be? But as it is, there are many parts, yet one body...
  
  Now you are Christ’s body, and individually parts of it.
celebrating individuALity; elevating excellence
- We are each of us individually different, as is God's plan, with unique ways of learning and succeeding. Our program meets students where they are, and caters to their needs. The outcome of this approach is that Sts. Peter & Paul students, together, excel academically and score well above national norms and grade-level expectations as a cohort. Part of that success is recognizing that sometimes students need additional support beyond the classroom instruction.
  
  Early intervention and identification of specific student needs is an important component for helping our students achieve to their fullest potential. We know that individual differences are a strength, and recognizing the needs of our individual students is what makes our school a strong example of Catholic educational excellence!
  
  When data indicate that a student might need additional opportunities for learning, our learning support team meets to refer a student to the appropriate support.
  
  Below are some of the many individualized options for learning available at Sts. Peter & Paul School.
  
  Title I Reading and Learning Support Services with our Reading Specialist, Mrs. Sweitzer, from the BVIU
  Speech and language support services with Mrs. McKittrick, our speech-language pathologist from the BVIU
  After-school tutoring with faculty, including licensed reading specialists
  Differentiated Instruction and reading support with Mrs. Ruckert, our reading tutor
  Gifted education with Mrs. Greaser
  In-school tutoring opportunities with local volunteers
  
  Growth Plans:
  
  All students who qualify for support services will receive a growth plan, which will be reviewed by the learning support team, parents, and classroom teacher at every quarter. Students will be monitored for academic growth, and adjustments to supports may be made as needed to support the student's success.
  
  If your child has had neuropsychological or academic testing, please contact the principal for a growth plan as well. Growth plans can provide the accommodations students need to help them succeed. As St. Paul tells us, God placed each part as he intended them, and we are proud to offer individualized learning to meet those needs!
  
  Enhanced Reading Support Programming
  SSPP capitalizes on the talents of our staff to enhance our reading support program for students with dyslexia or other reading needs.
  
  Mrs. Moyer and Mrs. Ingros are licensed reading specialists with a special commitment to helping all students access literacy
  Mrs. Monica Ruckert serves as the school’s reading tutor and is engaged in professional development with Mrs. Moyer and Mrs. Ingros in reading support interventions based in the science of reading. Students will receive daily individual or paired reading support from Mrs. Ruckert in order to increase their reading progress and boost confidence and skills
  Student progress is monitored weekly with the FastBridge program which allows for ongoing, immediate understanding and identification of students’ specific needs for differentiation.