Student Support Team

Student Support Team (SST)

The LS student house team serves as the LS Student Support Team (SST). The is a legally mandated group, members of the house team (associate principal, two school counselors, a clinical counselor, a school nurse, a METCO representative and other identified staff as needed). The SST makes recommendations for identified students, and is geared towards supporting students who have not otherwise been identified as needing additional specialized support(s) and services. It is also a mechanism to assure that we have offered intervention and support(s), including accommodations and best practices identified in our District Curriculum Accommodation Plan (DCAP) before a referral is made for special education. This includes considering the student’s current performance, discussing the primary areas of concern, whether academic and/or social-emotional, as well as obtaining input from the family to help guide recommendations from the SST.