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a Calgary Board of Education – Continuum of Supports
Tier 3b What supports can only be accessed by referral?
Individualized • School based mental health counsellor • DHH / Audiology • School Family Liaison
External • Consideration for specialized setting placement • ELL Strategists • Strategists – for support with any of the four tiers
• Psychological assessment • DLSAs • SLP/OT/PT (middle/high school)
Supports • Vision • COPE • Area Behaviour Support Worker

Tier 3a What supports can be coordinated and/or supported by someone in the school?
Individualized • School Learning Team Meeting (with principal • MAAST/YARD • YMCA Alternative to Suspension
School involved) • John Howard Society • Interpreters
• SLP/OT/PT supports (elementary school) • Childrens’ Services
Supports • Student support plan/IPP

What should we see for some of the students some of the time?
• Fidgets and sensory equipment • Small group support • Scripting
• Noise-cancelling headsets • Reduced work load • Individual Social Skills Instruction
• ABC charts • Reader • School-Wide Jobs
• Differentiated instruction • Scribe • Use of Timers
Tier 2 • Self-calming area/quiet spot • Chunking tasks into smaller pieces • Wiggle Chairs
• Access to child sized fitness equipment • Extended time • Standing Desks
Targeted • Wiggle cushions/rocking chairs • Time Out • Breakfast Program
Supports • Preferential/flexible seating • Cueing (verbal and non-verbal) • Targeted EA Support
• Scheduled breaks • Student Support Plan • Sensory materials
• Social stories • Check In/Check Out • Behaviour Monitoring
• Social skills support • Individual Incentives & Rewards • Alternate Work Space
• Alternate work space • Private Signals • Sound Field System (UHL/attention)
• Access to assistive technology/1:1 • Chair ‘Hushh-Ups’ • Alternate Daily Schedule
• Work 1:1 with an adult some of the time

What should we see in every classroom for every child?

• Clear expectations/routines • Partner student with a strong academic peer • Structured Breaks
• Own desk or table space • Flexible grouping • Awards
Tier 1 • Teacher and staff supports (strong relationships) • Social Skills Instruction • Assemblies
Universal • Daily schedule and/or personalized daily schedule • Acknowledgement System • Transitions
• Dim or adjusted lighting • Just Right Work • Mindfulness Instruction
Supports • Welcoming environment free of clutter • Visual Schedules • Controlled Choices
• Access to technology • Character Education • Playground Peacekeepers
• Access to sensory space or room • Strategic Seating Arrangement • Differentiated Instruction
• Regular parent communication • Praise (for process, not product) • School Wide Behavior expectations
• Planned movement breaks for the class • Self-Regulation • Executive Functioning