Programs and Services
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Counselling Services
Sometimes students need help with personal and social matters. Elementary counsellors consult with and provide direct services to parents, teachers and administrators, in order to: - Assist students to reduce the impact of their behaviour on themselves and others
- Assist students and parents to work on family related problems
- Assist students to acquire appropriate social skills
- Coordinate services when community agencies are involved
| Autism Services
Children with autism often have significant delays in communication, perception, coordination, behaviour and self-help skills. Services for these students may include: - School based personnel
- Consultation for district specialists for educational planning, communication and behaviour planning
- Occupational therapist consultation
- AquaLearn
- Provincial outreach programs
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Inclusive Support Services Services for students vary with the complexity of the needs of the student. Services for Students with Complex Support Needs Some students, especially those dependent for many or all mobility needs, receive services organized through highly specific Competency-Based Individual Education Plan (CBIEP) goals. Their program may involve health, academic, and personal care goals and often access many community resources. Services for these students are provided by a multi-disciplinary team. Services may include: - District consultation (e.g., planning, speech, vision, hearing)
- Physio-occupational therapists
- AquaLearn
- Community agency support
- Provincial outreach programs
- Community and career exploration
- School-based personnel
| Services for Students with Moderate Support Needs
Students with moderate support needs, including some students who have autism, physical or chronic health concerns, or Moderate Intellectual Ability, are also supported by Competency-Based Individual Plan (CBIEP) goals. These students may have delays in communication, perception, coordination, or self-help skills.
Services for these students may include:
- School based personnel
- Consultation for district specialists for educational planning, communication and behaviour planning
- Occupational therapist consultation
- AquaLearn
- Community access and work experience
- Provincial outreach programs
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Services for Students with Minimal Support Needs
Some students with minimal support needs, including some students who have autism, physical, or chronic health concerns, or Mild Intellectual Disability are also supported by Competency-Based Individual Education Plan (CBIEP) goals.
Services for these students may include:
- Learning Assistance
- District consultation
- School based personnel
- Community access and work experience
- AquaLearn
| Learning Support Services
Services for children with Learning Disabilities are organized using specific Competency-Based Individual Education Plan (CBIEP) goals and objectives, which are directed towards the student's areas of need. Regular classroom instruction may need only minor adjustments or supplementation. Services for these students may include:
- School based personnel support
- District consultative services
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Hearing Services
The Teacher of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing works with students, teachers and parents. They also liaise with a variety of community agencies supporting the deaf and hard of hearing. The Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing may provide:
- Direct instruction
- Teacher in-service
- Consultation service
- Direct liaison with certified Audiologists
- Referral coordination to Provincial Programs for Oral and Signing Deaf students
| Speech and Language Services
Speech Pathologists provide assessment, consultation and therapy to students with disorders of communication in the following areas:
- Speech production
- Language: Vocabulary, Sentence structure, Comprehension, Processing
- Fluency disorders (stuttering)
- Voice
- Nonverbal students requiring augmentative communication systems
- Speech Pathologists work with parents and teachers and liaise with outside agencies.
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Vision Services
The Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments works with parents, teachers and students. They work with the children that have been diagnosed as visually impaired by an appropriate medical specialist. The Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments may provide:
- Teacher in-service
- Direct instruction
- Orientation and mobility services
- Liaison with community agencies
| ELL (English Language Learners) Services
ELL teachers work with students who are learning to speak English. Service starts with a referral from the student’s school. ELL teachers work with administrators, teachers and parents to assist students with: - Language development
- Pronunciation
- Cultural adaptation
- Fluency
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| District Psychologists The District Psychologists provide psychological services and consultation for students, parents and teachers in order to address learning, behaviour, and emotional concerns. The District Psychologists provide psycho-educational assessments as part of the process in addressing these concerns. | Competency-Based Individual Education Plan (CBIEP)
Once a student is identified as meeting the criteria for a Ministry designation, teachers, parents and other caregivers come together to develop a Competency-Based Individual Education Plan (CBIEP). A CBIEP outlines what parents, students, and others can expect regarding a specific student’s educational program. A CBIEP contains:
- Student Profile: the student's strengths and stretches.
- Goals: learning outcomes.
- Objectives: what we want the student to be able to do - what we measure.
- Strategies: what the adult supports need to do to help the student meet their objectives.
- Supports: specified universal and essential supports tailored to the student's needs.
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Consultation Services The district employs a collaborative, consultative format in which teachers, parents and support staff jointly plan programs for students. Currently, consultation services are provided for:
- Children with behavioural and emotional problems
- Children with speech and language problems
- Children with vision and/or hearing problems
- Children requiring physio or occupational therapy
- Children with mild, moderate and severe learning problems
- Hospitalized/home-bound children.
| Employability Skills Program Secondary students in special or alternative programs are provided with:
- Pre-employment and life skills training
- Supervised work experiences in the community
- Training, placement and evaluation
We are very excited to see how many employers of Mission have embraced our program to have our students join their workforce for experience in the working community!
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School-Based Assessment include: - Academic assessment
- Assessment of personal and social responsibility
| District Assessments include: - Psycho-educational assessment
- Behavioural assessment
- Hearing Screening
- Physio/occupational or special services assessment
- English as a Second Language assessment
- Speech and Language assessment
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