Janney Elementary School

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Student Support Programs to Support Students

English as a Second Language (ESL): This program provides additional support to students with limited proficiency in the English language and helps these students have a successful school year. Each year approximately 20 students at Janney are eligible for the ESL program.

Counseling : The school counselor is available as a resource to work with children, parents, and teachers. The counselor is also responsible for the standardized testing program and is available to help students and parents interpret test results. He or she assists the 6th graders with junior high transition activities including registration for classes at Alice Deal Junior High.

Testing: Ongoing diagnostic assessment is an integral element of schooling. Formal and informal instruments are used and the results of these tests aid staff in designing the instructional program. However, test results are not used for instructional grouping or promotion. Standardized tests (the Stanford 9 test) are administered to grades 3 through 6 each year. Test results are shared with parents. The counselor is available for interpretation of results.

Special Education : Janney School has developed a model inclusion program for special education. All identified students operate out of their regular classroom with their peers. Special services and instruction are combined with classroom instruction whenever possible and most intervention comes in the regular classroom. Services are available to identified students who have been formally assessed as having a disability (learning, emotional, or physical) as well as to students who would benefit from support and early intervention. Every classroom has a special education teacher working alongside the regular classroom teacher for part of each week.