Mrs.
Mary Jo Puglisi, Chairperson
mpuglisi@stjaneschool.org
phone: 443.306.7864
What is the Student Advocacy Team?
The Student Advocacy Team is
a group of educators and administrators that meet to discuss students who seem to be
having academic difficulty in school. The child's teacher presents the concerns to
the team and a course of action is determined. This course of action is then
discussed with the parent. It is one more way that home and school works together in
the best interest of the students.
How does a student get referred to
the team?
Students are referred to the
team by their teacher. By the time a child is referred, the teacher has communicated
with the parents of the child and tried a variety of intervention strategies in the
classroom. Sometime, the referral comes after a parent brings concerns to a
teacher's attention or shares educational testing with the teacher.
What steps should I take if I have
academic concerns about my child?
Anytime you have a concern
about your child, you should share that with the child's teacher. If the child is in
Junior High, and the problem is in a specific subject, contact the subject teacher.
If the problem seems more general, contact the homeroom teacher. Any parent can feel
free to contact Mary Jo Puglisi by email or by phone.
Helpful links:
LD Online - the
world's leading website on learning disabilities
SchwabLearning.org -
A Parent's Guide to Helping Kids With Learning Difficulties
Successful People with
Learning Disabilities and/or AD/HD - SchwabLearning.org
All Kinds of Minds -
Mel Levine's site, an expert in the area of learning disabilities
Rick Lavoie - A site for
parents and teachers of children with learning disabilities
Learning Disabilities
Association of America
National Center for Learning
Disabilities
ADDitude Magazine - For
People Who Have AD/HD
The International Dyslexia
Association
Welcome to Recording for the Blind
& Dyslexic
World
of Dyslexia
AlphaSmart—The Better Laptop for
Schools
Student Empowerment Initiative
for the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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