The privacy of students and their families is very important to SCH Academy. Once an evaluation report is received, it is kept in a locked, confidential file separate from the student’s academic file. Only one copy of the evaluation will be kept in the files located in the office of the school psychologist; evaluation reports may not be removed from the office where the files are kept. SCH Academy staff members do not make copies of the report for their own student files.

A summary of the OAP as well as one copy of the OAP is kept in the student’s locked, confidential file. A second copy of the OAP is kept in the student’s regular file.

The OAP may be reviewed every school year under the auspices of the division head and the school psychologist to ensure that it remains both necessary and sufficient to provide the supports that are appropriate to the student.

Lower School:
The Lower Schools can provide some flexibility regarding curricular demands, on a grade-by-grade and assignment-by-assignment basis. While the materials and/or approach may be altered, it is still expected that the curricular requirements of the student’s grade level will be met.   

Middle & Upper School:

• Extended time for quizzes, tests, and exams

• Use of laptop computers for note-taking and/or test-taking

• Sensitivity to spelling difficulty for in-class writing

• Preferential seating

• Distraction-reduced testing environment

• Extra breaks during extended examination times

• Provision of audiobooks to support learning

• Use of a cut-out to reduce the visual field

SCH understands that students have different developmental needs at different ages. The following learning provisions may be offered to students in response to individual learning needs and do not require psycho-educational testing:

Lower School:

• Assistance with organizational and study skills

• Reading and/or math support in small groups delivered by SCH teachers

• Reading support in small groups delivered by Elwyn Inc. teachers

Middle School:

• Assistance with organizational and study skills

• Small group reading and/or writing skills support delivered by Elwyn Inc. teachers

Upper School:

• Assistance with organizational and study skills

• Additional academic support services in reading and writing are offered by teachers and the Elwyn counselor in the Student Resource Center (SRC).

The following psychoeducational testing recommendations are not accommodated by SCH:  

• Modification of curriculum

• Unlimited time for all school assignments and assessments

• Alternative assessment formats

• Sharing of teacher lecture notes or offering outlines for class, if not already provided for all students

• Use of calculator for all math coursework

• Alteration of graduation requirements

• Audio/videotaping classes

• Upper School foreign language waiver, except in cases of a documented language-based learning disability.

Families will be asked to provide an updated psychoeducational evaluation every three to five years in order for the student to continue to receive accommodations.