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Multi Tiered Systems of Support
Multi Tiered Systems of Support
At Sandpiper, we attend to the whole child. By working together to support our students' academic, behavioral, and social-emotional growth, we advance their love of learning, their ability to self-regulate, and their sense of well-being.
We use the framework of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) to organize our collaboration and to leverage diverse resources for our school.
MTSS is a framework that challenges schools to:
Engage families and community partners.
Align initiatives, resources, and supports across district, school, grades, and classrooms.
Use student assessment and teacher collaboration to continually enrich and deepen standards-driven classroom instruction.
Cultivate rigor and meaning for all students using Universal Design for Learning principles for instructional planning and thoughtfully selected instructional materials.
Foster positive and inclusive environments for learning through Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support (PBIS).
Reading and Language Team
Reading and Language Team
The Sandpiper Reading Team and Language Team Programs are a regular education program designed to give additional instruction and support to students acquiring English or striving to read at grade level. The curriculum used is Leveled Literacy Intervention by Fountas and Pinnell which is supplemented by Ready Common Core Reading Instruction and Ready Common Core English Language Arts.
Specific English Language Development Curriculum will be added in August of 2021
Reading Team Themes
Sea and Ocean Creatures and Books
Books are Treasures Waiting to be Discovered
Get Hooked on Books!
School Based Counseling
School Based Counseling
Sandpiper is grateful for the grant funding from School Force and Sequoia Hospital that provides a full time counselor. Our full time counselor supports SEL through district sponsored programs, assemblies, lunch bunch, and (when needed) individual or small group counseling.
School based counseling is used for short term goals around skills students need to be successful in the classroom. School based counseling is not appropriate for long term therapy.
What if I think my student would benefit from School Based Counseling?
What if I think my student would benefit from School Based Counseling?
Your child's teacher is your best first contact. Please talk with them about your concerns. Teachers may make referrals to the counselor.
Special Education
Special Education
The Special Program Department is responsible for the District’s programs and services for students with special needs. Students may be found eligible for services according to federal and state laws.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law ensuring services to children with disabilities throughout the nation. IDEA governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education, and related services to more than 6.5 million eligible infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities. Students age 3-21 who qualify under the IDEA receive special education and related services from the public school district in which they reside. In California, infants, and toddlers, age birth- 3 years, receive early intervention services through state Regional Centers.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ensures that “no qualified person shall, on the basis of handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity which receives Federal financial assistance.”
(34 C.F.R ss104.4)
If you suspect your child may have a disability send a letter, with an original signature, to the Director of Special Programs 2960 Hallmark Dr. Belmont, Ca 94002, or contact your school site Principal.
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