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Parent & Student Handbook - Independence Charter School

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Occupational and Physical Therapy is designed for children who have delays in fine and/or gross motor<br />

function and who may have sensory motor integration challenges. If you have specific concerns about<br />

Special Education, related services, and/or if your concerns of learning success coincide with a family<br />

history of learning disabilities, please contact the Special Education Coordinator for your child’s grade.<br />

What should you do if you have academic, social, or emotional concerns about your child, but<br />

your child does not qualify for special education?<br />

● Speak to you child’s teacher. In most cases those concerns may be handled with extra support within<br />

the classroom.<br />

● You may also consider contacting the ICS <strong>School</strong> Counselors. Middle <strong>School</strong>: Anne Hall<br />

(anneh@icscharter.com) or Lower <strong>School</strong>: Gabe DiBerardinis (gabed@icscharter.com)<br />

<strong>Independence</strong> <strong>Charter</strong> <strong>School</strong> offers connections to Community Based Behavioral Health Systems. Our<br />

school counselors can address various needs.<br />

ICS also has a reading specialist and an English as a Second Language specialist, who works with<br />

students who need extra support with literacy development or with English language development.<br />

English as a Second Language (ESL)<br />

ESL (English as a Second Language) Services are provided to students who both speak a second<br />

language at home and require additional language support to be academically and socially successful in<br />

school. Services are determined based on specifically designed state testing, teacher input and ongoing<br />

assessments. <strong>Student</strong>s who qualify for services receive pull-out (small group) or push-in (in-class)<br />

support based on grade level and individual needs. <strong>Independence</strong> <strong>Charter</strong> <strong>School</strong> works to ensure that<br />

parents have access to all school information, regardless of English language ability. Interpreters are<br />

provided for report card conferences and translations of important documents are sent to parents in a<br />

timely manner. <strong>Parent</strong>s who are concerned about their child's English language development or who<br />

would like to request that an interpreter be present at a teacher meeting or other school function should<br />

contact the ESL Coordinator, Luz Angela Bolivar Poveda (215-238-8000, x5092 or<br />

luza@icscharter.com).<br />

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