MCDS recognizes that children have different learning styles
and time tables for development and growth. Our faculty is committed to helping
each student experience success as a learner within the classroom and
throughout the school community.
It is the goal of Student Support Services (SSS) to provide
recommendations, referrals, strategies, and interventions that address
individual needs to ensure the possibility of success for each student
socially, emotionally, and academically.
MCDS blends progressive and traditional elements to offer
students a challenging, developmentally appropriate kindergarten through eighth
grade program. This enriched program is intentionally designed to engage,
nurture, support and encourage active learning in students with a range of
abilities, learning styles and social/emotional profiles.
The school acknowledges individual development as it
monitors student progress in the acquisition of skills, strategies and content.
We also recognize that a student can struggle at times and that appropriate
support can make an effective and positive difference for future learning.
We work as a team to intervene as early as possible to build
skills and strategies that lead to independence in the learner. The primary focus of Student Support Services
is helping students who need academic, social, emotional, or behavioral support
within the rigorous MCDS curriculum.
When a child struggles or does not seem to be making
progress in a particular area, Student Support Services (SSS) collaborates with
faculty and families to identify and address concerns, aid progress, and enable
success. While there is not a prescribed formula for support, SSS team members
are proactive and conscientious in their effort to meet the needs of each MCDS
student.
