Student Services Centre

Our Student Services Centre offers you a wide range of educational supports, aimed at enhancing your learning. Student Services coordinates efforts with many outside agencies and also provides guidance counseling (e.g. academic, career). These supports include assisting you with integrating into junior high school life and preparing you for transitions to High School. Student Services staff also work with individual students to develop learning plans for academic success. Our Student Services staff includes:

• Principal and Assistant Principals
• Learning Leader, Indigenous Student Success Learning Leader
• Ms. Billeck (Student Services Learning Leader)
• Ms. Bethany (Indigneous Student Success Learning Leader)
• Ms. Barely (Sepcialized settings Learning Leader)

Individual Program Plans

Individual Program Plan information

An Individual Program Plan (IPP) records personalized learning goals and supports. Students, families and the school team work together to review progress and plan next steps.

• Understanding an Individual Program PlanCBE school resource
  Queen Elizabeth High School explains IPPs, accommodations and family participation.
• CBE learning disability supports
  Information about learning needs, individualized supports and program planning.
• Tools to support your learning
  Explore accessible learning tools with your teacher and discuss which tools help you.

Take part in your IPP

Ask: “What am I working toward?” “Which strategies help me learn?” “What can I do when I need help?” Share what is working and what you would like to try. Your teacher or Student Services team can help you understand your plan.

Learning Support for Students

Study skills

• Make a small plan. Record due dates and break larger assignments into manageable steps.
• Study a little at a time. Review regularly instead of leaving everything until the night before a test.
• Check what you know. Explain an idea in your own words, solve a practice question or ask someone to quiz you.
• Notice where you get stuck. Bring a specific question or example to your teacher.
• Study skills and test preparationCBE school resource
  Jack James High School’s collection of study and test-taking strategies.
• Inclusive learning technologies
  Learn about CBE tools that support reading, writing, research and studying, including Read&Write.

How to be a successful student

• Attend regularly and come prepared with the materials you need.
• Keep track of learning tasks and talk to your teacher about missed work.
• Ask for clarification early: “Can you show me the first step?”
• Use feedback to decide what to practise or improve next.
• Build connections with classmates and identify an adult who can support you.
• Set yourself up for successCBE school resource
  Western Canada High School shares advice about organization, attendance and asking for help. For support at SJAM, contact your own school team.