Lakewood Elementary School
2363 Setchfield Avenue, Victoria, BC V9B 5W1
Phone: (250) 474-3449 * Fax: (250) 474-1618
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Student Support Services    
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LEARNING ASSISTANCE

Children are referred to the Learning Assistance program by their classroom teachers if they are experiencing difficulty.  Parents will be notified in the event their child is in need of this program.  Culminating reports are sent to parents when the students have completed their individualized program.

SCHOOL BASED TEAM (SBT)

Students who are experiencing difficulties academically, socially and/or emotionally, may be referred to a School-Based Team.  The S.B.T. will discuss the problem with the teacher and make recommendations as to how the teacher and student might overcome the problem.  Parents will be informed of the meetings and may be invited to attend.  Regular members of the S.B.T. are:  an administrator, the Learning Assistance and Integration Support teacher(s), the school counselor, the school nurse, the school social worker, a teacher rep, the LS teacher, and the student's class room teacher.  Referrals to the S.B.T. may also be made by parents who have concerns about their child.

INTEGRATION SUPPORT
For students who have been identified by the district resource team as having special learning needs and may benefit from additional support services.  Services may include additional resource materials for the individual as well as assistance from district support personnel and/or the school's Integration Support teacher.  Identified students will have an Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) on file that is updated yearly with input from all personnel involved.  Parents are a necessary partner of these meetings.

>Counseling Services:
A school district counselor, Pam Copper, is assigned to the school.  In addition, individual and family counseling is available by referral.

>Speech Therapy

>Vision and Hearing Assessments

>Instruction for the Hearing Impaired

>Public Health Services

>Academic and Behavioural Testing and Assessment

>Psychometrician:
The district psychometrician provides testing of students whose assessment requirements go beyond that provided at school by the learning assistance teacher.

>English as a second language located at a few designated school sites.

>School Social Worker:
A liaison between the home, school and community

>Public Health Nurse:
Our school nurse, Linda O'Sullivan, is a community health nurse.  She will be at the school on Wednesday mornings.  If you have any questions, please phone her at the school or at the Langford Community Health Office (478-1757).