Support Services

Occupational Therapy

Students who participate in occupational therapy receive instruction to improve their fine motor skills; typically many of the students are working on handwriting skills. Students who receive occupational therapy will have goals in their IEP and meet with their therapist as prescribed by the IEP.

Physical Therapy

The emphasis of school-based physical therapy is to help students access the academic environment and participate in educationally related activities as part of an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). Physical therapy services are provided primarily through an integrated service model, meaning services are a combination of direct student-therapist contact with consultation and instruction to others involved in the student’s educational program. Physical therapy services include activities that address mobility, educational, and work activities.

Speech and Language

Speech disorders occur when a person is unable to produce speech sounds correctly or fluently or has problems with their voice or resonance. Language disorders occur when a person has trouble understanding others (receptive language) or sharing thoughts, ideas, and feelings (expressive language). Speech Language Pathologists or assistants work individually or in small groups, with students using conversation and targeted activities to enable students to communicate effectively.

Counseling and Behavior Coach

The district provides a full-time counselor and behavior coach. The counselor and behavior coach provide social and emotional support for students. Assessing behavior needs, implementing behavior plans, or just being available to talk with students is an essential component of our special education program.

The Role of School Counselors

The role of school counselors is to provide support for students in the areas of academics, social, and emotional issues. Students are welcome to talk with counselors about issues regarding school, friends, family, or other stressors that may be occurring. Services can include helping with calming techniques, navigating academic stressors, facilitating peer meditations, and discussing ways to develop healthy coping skills. School counselors are meant to serve in a support role during the time at school but are not intended for long-term care.

Confidentiality is important to us. Everything discussed in our counseling office is protected, with the following exceptions, as required by law and/or ethical standards:

Harm to self or others
Court or other legal proceedings
Abuse or neglect

Social Emotional Learning: Leader In Me

When we think of what is taught in school, we think of reading, writing, and math. The academic part of the school. However, learning social skills is just as important. Social-emotional learning teaches our students empathy, cooperation, conflict resolution, self-awareness, and self-control. These skills help them cope with everyday challenges and develop healthy identities. At Nadaburg Unified School District, we teach our students through the Leader in Me Curriculum. The curriculum is based on Sean Covey’s book, 7 Habits of Highly Successful People.

Another aspect of the Leader in Me curriculum is to empower all students to become leaders within the school. Throughout the year, all students should have leadership opportunities in the classroom as well as in the school.

Finally, students learn to set personal and academic goals. Students are taught to set personal goals of their choosing and create lead measures to achieve them. These steps help students to make academic goals.

Listen: Engage in ongoing conversations centered on listening as you work to manage devices together.

Limit: Factor age, purpose, occasion, time, movement, and location into specific screen use and limits. Many children lose sleep when their phone is in their room at night.

Lead: Parents are children's number one role model. What a parent says and does and how devices are used matters.

We look forward to a great school year with uninterrupted learning. If you need to reach your child during the school day, we encourage you to call the main office.

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