Academic Support

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• The Americans with Disabilities Act

  The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guarantees certain protections and rights of equal access to programs and services for students with disabilities who are otherwise qualified for admission to St. Paul’s School.
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  In order to access these rights, a student (or his or her parent) must present documentation that is current and sufficient to establish that the student’s condition(s) substantially limits a major life activity. St. Paul’s School follows the guidelines for documentation of the Educational Testing Service, which can be found at www.ets.org. In addition, an accommodation request form must be completed and submitted. Once this documentation and accommodation request form are received, a committee consisting of the director of academic support, the dean of students, the dean of academics, the medical director, and a School counselor will review the documentation to determine if the condition(s) rises to a level of constituting a disability under ADA, and, if so, what requested accommodations are necessary and reasonable in this educational setting.
  
  Students new to St. Paul’s who have had accommodations at their previous school must submit current documentation to the Office of Academic Support for review and assessment. Accommodations at one’s previous school, however, do not guarantee that St. Paul’s will agree that the student qualifies as an individual with a disability under the ADA or that St. Paul’s will necessarily honor the accommodations the student received at his or her prior school. St. Paul’s uses a team approach in making disability and accommodation determinations, taking into consideration the student’s current performance in this academic setting.
  
  Occasionally, a disability in the form of a learning disability, or a health condition that involves a long-term or acute injury or illness, may be identified or arise. A student’s teachers, an adviser, or the student might ask for information at the Office of Academic Support about pursing accommodations. Additionally, students identified through our Student Teacher Assistance Team (STAT) – a group that meets at the request of a student’s adviser to gather multiple sources of input and offer advice in support of a student’s particular needs – might refer students for further testing. Identifying and funding the necessary evaluations are the responsibility of the family.