In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Learning Center is a students’ support service that helps ensure equal access to educational opportunities for students with learning disabilities.

The Learning Center Coordinators provide reasonable accommodations and monitor students’ academic progress and well-being at School. Diversity and individuality are

embraced while promoting acceptance, tolerance, cooperation, equity, independence, a positive attitude, self-awareness and confidence.

Objectives:

1. Give support and information to regular classroom teachers about diagnosis and management strategies.

2. Provide reasonable accommodations and supervise students during tests taken at the Learning Center.

3. Reinforce student’s self esteem, and give advice and guidance for everyday life.

In addition to the above mentioned objectives, the Learning Center Coordinators:

1. Offer orientation about the Learning Center    Program to parents, students, and teachers.

2. Review referrals for children having or   

suspected of having learning difficulties,

behavioral disorders or physical handicaps to determine evaluation procedure.

3. Confer with students, parents, counselors, school teachers and health specialists to help

resolve student problems, performance issues, and special situations.

4. Assist teachers in the process of providing reasonable accommodations according to

specialists’ recommendations as long as they do not alter the nature of the school program and do not represent an undue hardship.