Roles & Responsibilities for Student Support at KCS
Let's clear some things up!
Our Student Support team is made up of a fantastic group of educators, let's lay out the roles and responsibilities within the student support framework and how it serves the KCS community.
| | Director of Student Support Services | Student Support Teachers (SSTs) | Educational Assistants (EAs) |
| With Students | Provides ideas to support students (i.e. strategies, resources, support services, etc.) |
Support students on their caseload (directly and/or indirectly) |
Directly supports students under the direction of teachers |
| With Student Programming Needs | Decision making and support regarding student programming (collaboratively) | Decision making and support regarding student programming (collaboratively) | Input and ideas for student programming (collaboratively) |
| With Parents | Available to communicate with parents/ guardians | Ongoing communication with parents/ guardians (along with classroom teachers) Classroom teachers are the first point of contact for parents | Casual connections and conversations with parents |
| With Other School Staff | Directs and supports the SSTs Oversees EAs from a supervisory role Works alongside Administration and other school staff | Collaborates with Classroom Teachers, EAs other SSS staff, and Administration | Directed by Classroom Teachers Works collaboratively with Student Support Teachers and Administration Supervision from Director of Student Support Services |
| With Community Services | Directs, plans and organizes support services (contract services and community-based services) for students | Collaborates with support services regarding student needs and strategies | Carries out strategies and suggested supports with students (along with classroom teachers) |