Supports and Interventions

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Supports and Interventions

Academic
Teachers and counselors encourage struggling students to take advantage of many academic supports. Students may choose to work with teachers during lunch and/or after school to improve learning and grades. Also, teachers can "flag" a student for remediation on Fridays when teachers can provide more individualized help. Fridays also provide extension activities for students that are ready for additional learning opportunities. Students that continually struggle may be placed in Targeted Intervention classes to receive assistance. Target Intervention is determined during At-Risk meetings with Counselors and Administration.
Instruction is mastery-based; therefore, students have multiple opportunities to show competence and improve on past performance. Students that fail to take ownership of their learning, and do not make arrangements with teachers for additional help, are assigned opportunities by administration, faculty and/or counselors (e.g. Lunch Detention, In-School-Placement, etc.). Although school attendance is compulsory and required by law, UMS faculty depend on students and their parents to enforce educational goals. 

Social-Emotional

Guidance counselors are available for solution-focused, responsive services for students in crisis; however, it is not appropriate for counselors to provide long-term, individual counseling. Counselors must focus on group to school-wide needs.
Students in need of consistent counseling services will benefit from our staff of school social workers. Social workers meet with students, during school hours, periodically to work on long-term therapeutic goals. Counseling outside of school hours must be arranged by the students family or students can access SAFEUT resources (more below).
Second Step is a character education program that has been proven effective in creating positive, highly-functional school climates. Teachers implement this program weekly through guided lessons and discussions. The curriculum is unique to each grad-level and proactively educates students on developmentally appropriate social and emotional issues. 



Split Mount
Split Mountain Youth Center also serves our school community with intervention programs for students and families. Programs are available at the school or youth center.


UoUSafeUT
One of the most technologically savvy and immediately available services we offer is SafeUT. The SafeUT app and website coordinates with schools, law enforcement, and other local entities to provide support and interventions for students and families in crisis. Students and parents can report school issues like bullying, fighting, or vandalism; or, get immediate counseling through chat or voice call to assist with suicide, depression, or other issues. The SafeUT program is anonymous while still allowing students and parents to followup on tips and crisis intervention.

Behavioral
Administration and faculty work together to address repeatedly distracting or damaging behavior. Behavior Plans and Positive Behavioral Check-ins are effective for improving academic and social success, or for establishing a base for further intervention and response. 

504 and IEP
UMS faculty and staff are committed to student success. Parents will be informed if staff believe that a student qualifies for 504 and IEP protection and services. These services are designed to assist students whom have a disability or other attributes that substantially limits performance. 504 services are appropriate for students that have qualifying disabilities which restrict access to standard curriculum. IEP services are appropriate for students that require modified or alternative curriculum. 
Student participation in these programs requires often lengthy cooperation between parents, school officials, and possibly health professionals. Unless treatment criteria is otherwise previously established, students will be required to participate ininterventions (such as those mentioned in previous sections) for some time before being evaluated for services. Please contact a guidance counselor or administrator if you would like to discuss student needs. 


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