Special Education and Social Emotional Support
CCID provides individualized instruction through small and flex groups, inquiry-based, project-based, technology-supported learning, a robust multi-tiered system of supports, student Personal Learning Plans (PLP’s) and a comprehensive Response to Intervention (RTI), and Special Education Program. Substantive resources are expended on the development of research-based pedagogies and assessment to enable teachers to provide differentiated instruction for all students. CCID cares equally about the individual growth of each student at the school and, therefore, emphasizes yearly individual student growth above scores on state summative assessments. A vertically aligned curriculum and formative assessment allow students, teachers, and parents to understand each student’s progress toward mastery.
CCID has a comprehensive Special Education department including Special Education Director, Special Education teacher, Speech Language Therapist, Occupational Therapist, BCBA certified Behaviorist and paraprofessionals. CCID actively supports students so that they can access grade level and classroom curriculum.
CCID has an integrated Response to Intervention team that supports teachers and students providing additional targeted instructional support in core areas. RTI and classroom teachers meet together regularly to plan most effective intervention support by the most qualified personnel, our classroom teachers.
Through a variety of grants CCID has been able to employ a full time school counselor and social worker. Our counselors provide social emotional support to students including, group counseling, individual counseling, social skills groups, grief and anxiety support. Additionally our counseling team support our students' families through outreach and helping to connect them with available outreach organizations.