Guidance
Guidance services are funded through
Pennsylvania Act 89 and allocated by Westmoreland
County Intermediate Unit. The I. U. contracts
with Education and Training consultants (ETC),
a part of Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. to provide
a certified Guidance Counselor to the school.
Guidance services may include (but are not limited
to) whole class participation for help in study
skills, career interests, social concerns, school
problems, etc. Classroom teachers are involved
in deciding appropriate topics according to Diocesan
curriculum guidelines.
Counseling services for individual
students or small groups are provided for specific
needs based upon teacher and/or parent referrals.
Parents will be notified and written consent will
be obtained before ongoing sessions and/or assessments
are scheduled. The principal must also give written
consent before forms are sent to the parent. The
Guidance Counselor is available to the students,
parents, and school faculty.
Speech
A professional speech pathologist,
provided through Act 89, screens children from
kindergarten through grade five. Goal-based remediation
as well as periodic reassessment and evaluation
of progress is incorporated into the program.
Reading Support
Through Title 1, eligible Queen of Angels students
in grades Kindergarten through six are provided with individual
support in reading skills. All support instruction
is coordinated with the classroom teacher after
parent permission is obtained.
Math Support
Through Act 89 - Auxiliary Programs, students
are eligible for math support and enrichment in
grades one through six. All individual programs
are coordinated with classroom teachers and are
based on parent permission.
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