Edison Support Services Philosophy

Edison Support Services at Lake Highland Preparatory School serves LHPS students with documented learning disabilities. Like all Lake Highland students, participants Edison must meet the school’s admission criteria.

Edison Support Services is a learning resource and support adjunct within the Student Services Department. Edison Support Services is coordinated and staffed by learning disability specialists. Edison Support Services provides services that include, but are not limited to, student advocacy, support for a teaching program that addresses the student’s needs, and individualized and/or small group instruction.

Ultimately, the goal of Edison Support Services is to support a student, with a documented learning disability, to the extent that individualized instructional sessions are no longer required to make academic and social progress.

Edison Support Services Procedures

When a student meets the admission criteria and is enrolled at LHPS with a current psychological evaluation with a documented learning disability and recommendations for accommodations, he/she becomes eligible for Edison Support Services. When students enrolled at LHPS do not have documentation related to a learning disability and begin to display a need for support, the LHPS educational team (Teacher, parent, Guidance Counselor, Edison Resource Teacher) must complete and/or review: (1) grades, (2) teacher-parent correspondence documenting concerns, and (3) psychological evaluation and diagnosis. When documentation substantiates a learning disability or other need for accommodations, such as, speech-language, the student will be accepted for Edison Support Services.

A support plan is then established for the student by the Edison Resource Teacher that includes the appropriate classroom accommodations, learner skills, and/or social skills. The Edison Resource Teacher will assist and support the teaching staff to implement the student’s support plan through alternative teaching strategies and accommodations. Periodic classroom observations will occur by the Edison Resource Teacher to ensure that the support plan remains relevant to the student’s needs. Correspondence between the teacher-parent-Edison Resource Teachers will occur to ensure consistency across teaching environments.

Entry Criteria

• Documented discrepancies in school performance, i.e. grades, behavior, parent report, etc…
• Psychological evaluation/diagnosis (within the past 5 years)

Exit Criteria

• Grades
• Teacher reported progress via teacher-parent conference
• Tutoring report (areas of improvement)

Edison Support Services

• Support and advocacy for LHPS students with learning disabilities.
• Develop a support plan for classroom accommodations & learning styles.
• Individual and/or small group individualized instruction to remediate documented weaknesses.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers to ensure relevant teaching strategies and accommodations for Edison students.
• Faculty and family training on related topics.
• Provide an Edison Resource Library area for families on related topics.
• Parent consultation provides parents the opportunity to discuss student performance and progress within the Edison program via scheduled conferences, telephone or email. Specific classroom and grade questions should be directed to the student’s teachers.
• Quarterly parent support group meetings to educate parents on pertinent topics.