PRSD inclusion director reports on the division’s special needs stats
By Tim Kalinowski on December 13, 2017.
Medicine Hat News Prairie Rose School Division director of inclusion Camille Quinton presented her yearly report on special needs programs and students in PRSD at Tuesday’s public meeting in Dunmore. According to statistics presented by Quinton, the division largely falls in line with the averages of other divisions across the province, with about two per cent of the student population requiring serious assistance and about five to 10 per cent falling into the mild/moderate category. She also said services to support students have remained consistent over the past three years, despite reduced provincial funding for the Regional Collaborative Service Delivery program, and declining enrolments in the division. Quinton was also enthusiastic about the new Learning Coach model brought in this year to help train and support teachers dealing with higher need students. She expressed her hope the Learning Coaches would be able to help reduce stress on teachers and help give them good strategies to make a difference in the school performance of these kids. 7-6
