What is I.S.T.?

The Instructional Support Team Process is designed to identify students who are experiencing academic, communication, behavioral, and/or social and emotional difficulties. The I.S.T. process provides students with the support necessary to experience succes

How does it work?

Once a teacher or parent requests I.S.T. assistance, the team will meet to do the following:

1. identify the student's need for help.

2. develop strategies to assist the student

3. implement intervention strategies and monitor progress.

Who is on the team?

The team includes the following individuals:

• community principal
• student's classroom teacher
• support teacher
• parents or guardians
• school guidance counselor
• Other staff members may also serve on the team, depending on the student's needs.

What is Reading Intervention?

When a child is identified for reading intervention, the following will occur:

• reading instruction is given which supplements classroom reading instruction
• instruction is designed to develop areas where further reading instruction is needed for each student
• the reading specialist works in collaboration with the classroom teacher and uses grade level curriculum to plan effective instruction