Student Support Referral Process

2009/2010
 The student support meeting is a forum for information
gathering (ELL and Special Education), problem solving,
sharing of strategies, developing a plan and for
monitoring student progress. This meeting is part of Tier
2 support. Referrals to the meeting are made for students
who do not make progress in Tier 1.

For any student of concern please follow these steps when making a
referral to the student support team.

1. Review the student’s OSR thoroughly and make note of any previous
difficulties, interventions, and ELL history.

2. Develop and implement classroom strategies using resources such as the

Tier 1 Intervention Chart and the Student Support Folder on the
school Conference.

3. Contact parents to discuss concerns and to seek feedback based on

previous experiences.

4. Forward the name of the student and their class to LST (a beam will be
sent out a few days in advance asking for any names for the agenda). The
student will be brought forward at the bi-weekly support team meeting
and the referring teacher must attend.

5. Prior to the meeting, pick up a Student Support Consultation Form

from the LST, fill it out as thoroughly as possible and bring it with you.

6. Bring the student’s OSR to the meeting so that the team can review it as
necessary. It may be helpful to bring samples of student work to the
meeting. Please come ready to discuss the interventions you have
already tried.

7. During the meeting, the team will problem solve and make suggestions
for next steps. Possible suggestions include things like:
• in-class modification strategies (academic and behavioural)
• in-class observation
• tailored instructional approaches
• an educational assessment
• strategies for parents – suggested parent/teacher/student conferences
• further referral to a member of our multi-disciplinary team (psychologist,
speech/language pathologist, and social worker)

8. Parents should be contacted and kept informed as to any changes in

programming or new strategies put in place.
 The Tiered Approach to Early
Identification and Intervention

Classroom
Tier 1
Steps 1-3

In-School
Support Team Tier 2
Steps 4-8

System- Tier 3
Based
Support