Learners with Special Needs (SPICE)

SPICE, or Special People in Catholic Education is a inclusive academic program to support the education of children with special needs in our school community.  SMCS strives to be as inclusive as possible and offers students with specialized needs the appropriate resources, accommodations and modifications for their learning.

If a child has a specialized need but is not in need of as much support as SPICE provides, classroom teachers provide support in order to target specialized needs that children have.  They also provide for detailed learning outcomes in order to help individual students experience success.

 Additionally, we have a certified teacher who is trained in the Dyslexia Intervention Program, through Region 4.  Students attend DIP four days per week for 45 minutes.

The Learning Support Team includes classroom teachers, the learning support specialist, and school principal.  The individual case of each child is reviewed in detail to determine what levels of support could be offered to scaffold instruction for each indvidual student.

But Jesus called them to Him, saying “Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of God.” Luke 18:16