Obtained from Student Services Policy Manual
Revised July 2009
School Program Planning Team
Role
The School Program Planning Team oversees and coordinates the delivery of
Student Services
Programming at the school level. The role of the School Program Planning Team is
to provide
support to teachers who are developing strategies to meet their students’ needs
and to ensure
Individual Program Planning Teams are formed and fulfilling their functions.
This committee
receives all referrals regarding programming and allocates service delivery and
supports such as
resource, PSA, psychology and speech-language services in consultation with
appropriate staff.
Responsibilities
Principal:
• set agenda for School Program Planning Team meetings
• inform team members and invite additional staff participants as required
• chair, or designate a chair to facilitate meetings
• ensure School Program Planning Team meetings are held a minimum of once per
month
School Team:
• receive referrals, prioritize and recommend for consideration
• record minutes of the School Program Planning Team meeting and file in the
School
Program Planning Team binder
• explore with the referring teacher(s) strategies to meet students’ needs
• recommend students for support services and organize these services
• identify personnel who will serve on the Individual Program Planning Teams
• ensure that needed Individual Program Plans, Adaptations, Transition plans and
Medical
Plans are written and reviewed
• forward to receiver schools, by March 1st, the names of students recommended
for
support along with an electronic copy of their current plan (Individual Program
Plan,
Transition Plan, Medical Plan, Adaptations)
• forward to receiver schools an electronic copy of draft IPP by end of current
school year
• contact feeder school(s) by April 1st to arrange transition meeting(s)
• forward completed SLD applications by April 15th (see Form 22 “Referral to
Severe
Learning Disabilities Program”)
• complete PSA applications (see Form 15 “Program Support Assistant
Application”)
• maintain a current list of students with program plans and/or receiving
direct/indirect
support from Student Services personnel
Membership:
At the elementary level, the School Program Planning Team should consist of:
• school administrator
• at least one classroom teacher
• at least one resource teacher
• school counselor (if applicable)
At the secondary level, the School Program Planning Team should consist of:
• school administrator
• at least one classroom teacher
• school counselor
• at least one resource teacher
Central School Planning Team: Principal, Resource, classroom teachers, and student services as needed.
South Centennial School Planning Team: Principal, Resource, classroom teachers, and student services as needed.