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       Complementary Services consists of a multi-disciplinary group of professionals who provide programs and services designed to support the academic, social and psychological well-being of all students within our school.

What services do these professionals offer?

Complementary Services professionals will address a student's academic, physical, behavioural or emotional needs.

Complementary Services interventions may include:

Intervention may be carried out in the form of individual or group meetings, classroom interventions, IEP development, staff training workshops, organized student activities and/or assemblies.

All referrals to complementary services are placed in the students' confidential file that may be consulted by classroom teachers at any time.

How are students referred to Students Services?

1. Transfer from elementary to secondary

Through the placement process, or from previous evaluation, a student may arrive at Alexander Galt with an identified learning or behavioural need, IEP or request for continued support.

2. Teacher Observations

A teacher may initiate the process by reporting observed behaviours requiring intervention to the vice-principal (VP). At this phase, teachers would have already intervened by speaking with the student, contacting parents and/or reviewing an existing IEP, if available.

3. Self-referral, parents, and/or outside agencies

A large number of referrals to our services are initiated by the students themselves, or result from a consultation with parents and/or professionals from community agencies familiar with the student's needs.

4. Exception: Situations requiring a "Crisis" response. 

If in a meeting with a student he/she reveals personal information in which:

is discussed, the student will be referred immediately to complementary services. This may be done by calling Student Services or by accompanying the student to our offices. This will ensure that the crisis is given the rapid attention it deserves and that appropriate action is taken.

Likewise a student who comments or threatens to commit any act of violence which may pose a threat to the teacher, other students, and/or the student in question, will be reported immediately to the VP. The VP will seek assistance from our services or other personnel if needed.