{"id":5884,"date":"2021-02-05T17:23:07","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T16:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecoleinternationalepaca.fr\/procedure-and-documents-to-complete\/"},"modified":"2021-02-05T17:23:09","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T16:23:09","slug":"procedure-and-documents-to-complete","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ecoleinternationalepaca.fr\/en\/procedure-and-documents-to-complete\/","title":{"rendered":"Procedure and documents to complete"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><!-- divi:heading {\"level\":3} --><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Learning Support Plans at EIPACA<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Educational Support Coordinator: Mrs Veronica Pinches<\/h3>\n<p><!-- \/divi:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/divi:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/divi:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/divi:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- divi:file {\"id\":2469,\"href\":\"https:\/\/ecoleinternationalepaca.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Presentation-LS-Ecole-Euro-2020-2021-2.pdf\",\"align\":\"center\"} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/divi:file --><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Any requests for learning support up to the end of S5 are made and decided upon by the School Management and Learning Support coordinator.\u00a0 The procedure is detailed below.<\/p>\n<p>Requests for any alterations to the format of the European Bac exams in S6 and S7 are decided by the inspector responsible for Learning Support, together with a team of experts.\u00a0 Parents must submit the relevant forms to the school management by the end of September of S5.\u00a0 The school will give their opinion and then scan and send the documents to the European Schools Inspectors in a secure manner.\u00a0 All information is treated in a strictly confidential manner.\u00a0 Once the request has been studied (in Brussels), the school will be notified of the outcome.\u00a0 This is then communicated to the family and the pedagogical team.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><!-- divi:heading {\"level\":3} --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Special Arrangements up to and including S5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When a student would benefit from a special arrangement in order to compensate for a physical or learning difficulty, teachers or parents can request this from the Director of Studies. Parents are informed that special arrangements have been recommended for their child and parents are asked to provide a medical\/psychological\/psycho-educational\/multidisciplinary report explaining the need for special arrangements. The Director of Studies takes the final decision to allow special arrangements and to define in which subjects these can be applied. Any special arrangements taken are recorded in the student\u2019s file.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Medical Reports<br \/> <\/strong>Medical reports should include the original test results as well as the recommendations based on the impact the test results show regarding the student\u2019s learning. Approval of requests will depend on the original test results.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Criteria for the Reports<br \/> <\/strong>Reports must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be legible, on headed paper, signed and dated<\/li>\n<li>State the title, name and professional credentials of the expert(s) who has\/have undertaken the evaluation and diagnosis of the student<\/li>\n<li>Through medical\/ psychological\/ psycho-educational or multidisciplinary report, state specifically the nature of the student\u2019s medical and\/or psychological needs and the tests or techniques used to arrive at the diagnosis<\/li>\n<li>Report for learning disorders need to describe the student\u2019s strengths and difficulties (cognitive assessment) and their impact on learning (educational evidence) and the tests or techniques used to arrive at the diagnosis.<\/li>\n<li>Report for medical\/ psychological issues need to specify the student\u2019s medical\/ psychological needs and their impact on learning (educational evidence).<\/li>\n<li>All reports need a summary or conclusion and stating the accommodations required as well as where appropriate, recommendations for teaching\/learning for the school\u2019s consideration.<\/li>\n<li>This documentation must be regularly updated and not be more than two years old. In case of permanent and unchanging disability and when the Support Advisory Group agrees, no retesting other than regular updates will be required.<\/li>\n<li>In order to avoid possible conflict of interests, the expert assessing students will be neither an employee of the European School nor a relative of the student.<\/li>\n<li>If not written in one of the working languages, be accompanied by a translation into French, English or German.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Procedures<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">A need for<strong> Intensive Support<\/strong> is identified either on enrolment or during the school year by a student\u2019s legal representatives or teachers.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">A written request is made to the Learning support coordinator for Intensive Support by the teachers or a student\u2019s legal representatives.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The support coordinator contacts the student\u2019s legal representatives and requests documentation (as outlined above) so that a meeting of the Support Advisory Group can be held.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The Support Advisory Group meeting is held to discuss how best to meet the student\u2019s needs and to advise the Director on the arrangements to be put in place.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The Support Advisory Group meeting is chaired by either the Director or his\/her delegate.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The support coordinator prepares the minutes of the Support Advisory Group meeting and the Intensive Support Agreement for signing by the Director and the student\u2019s legal representatives.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Following the signing of the Intensive Support Agreement the support coordinator organises the Intensive Support and any other arrangements required.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">An ILP is written by the support teacher(s) in cooperation with the subject\/class teacher and\/or support coordinator.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The Intensive Support Agreement is valid for one school year only and a full Support Advisory Group meeting should be held each year to begin, renew or terminate Intensive Support.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">If necessary, a meeting of the Support Advisory Group, in either plenary or restricted session, may be held at any point during the school year to evaluate and\/or amend the Intensive Support Agreement.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">When the school cannot provide an appropriate education for a child it can declare itself unable to meet the child\u2019s needs.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">In such cases, the Director takes the final decision, taking the Support Advisory Group\u2019s opinion into account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/divi:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/divi:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/divi:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- divi:file {\"id\":2469,\"href\":\"https:\/\/ecoleinternationalepaca.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Presentation-LS-Ecole-Euro-2020-2021-2.pdf\",\"align\":\"center\"} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/divi:file --><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Request for Special Arrangements in the European Baccalaureate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">All requests for special arrangements in the European Baccalaureate cycle must be accompanied by a justifying medical \/ psychological \/ psychoeducational and\/or multidisciplinary report. The reports must fulfill the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be up to date. It must not be more than two years old, i.e., it must not be dated earlier than October when in year S3 and not later than October when in year S5.<\/li>\n<li>Be legible, on headed paper, signed and dated.<\/li>\n<li>If not written in one of the working languages, be accompanied by a translation into French, English or German.<\/li>\n<li>State the title, name and professional credentials of the expert(s) who has\/have undertaken the evaluation and diagnosis of the student.<\/li>\n<li>Provide a clear diagnosis according to DSM-V or ICD-10.<\/li>\n<li>State the nature of the student\u2019s medical\/ psychological\/ psycho-educational needs.<\/li>\n<li>Contain a summary or conclusion stating the special arrangements required as well as where appropriate, recommendations for teaching\/learning for the school\u2019s consideration.<\/li>\n<li>Reports for learning disorders need to describe the student\u2019s strengths and difficulties through standardised scores (cognitive assessment) and their impact on learning (educational evidence) and the tests or techniques used<\/li>\n<li>to arrive at the diagnosis.<\/li>\n<li>Reports for medical\/ psychological issues need to specify the student\u2019s medical\/ psychological needs and their impact on learning (educational evidence).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>List of Special Arrangements and Codes<br \/> <\/strong>The special arrangements listed below may be authorised by the school Director for S6 and S7:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Separate room for the test\/examination\/assessment.<\/li>\n<li>Change of seating arrangements.<\/li>\n<li>Taking of medication and\/or refreshment in the case of a medical condition, for example, diabetes.<\/li>\n<li>An assistant to provide physical care for a student to ensure his or her well-being and safety. This assistant may not be a relative of the student or a teacher of the subject that is being examined.<\/li>\n<li>The use of a specific learning aid which is normally used in class, for example, a magnifying glass; a hearing aid; coloured overlay; a low vision aid; coloured lenses.<\/li>\n<li>For colour-blind students colours can be substituted with words on the test\/ examination paper or a reader can name the colours for the student.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The special arrangements listed below may only be authorised by the Board of Inspectors (Secondary) or the Inspector responsible for Support (Secondary). The justification for any of these arrangements needs to be contained in the specialist\u2019s report and\/or recommended by the school.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Modifications to the format of the examinations.<br \/> 1 Severe dyslexia implies a Standard Score of 85 or less on a standardised academic achievement test in reading and\/or writing.<br \/> 2 Severe dyscalculia implies a Standard score of 85 or less on a standardised academic achievement test in Maths<br \/> 3 Severe working memory deficits imply a standard score of 85 or less on a standardised cognitive test<\/li>\n<li>Additional time can be granted to students whose working pace is affected by their condition. For each hour of examination, a maximum of ten minutes can be granted. For 90 minutes\u2019 assessments, an additional 15 minutes can be granted. For oral\u00a0 examinations, a maximum of ten extra minutes can be granted only for the preparation. The oral examination will take 20 minutes in any case. The examination time will not be extended.<\/li>\n<li>Use of a computer or laptop or a typewriter to replace handwriting for students diagnosed with dyslexia, dysgraphia or any other disorder affecting written expression. School ensures that any computer\/laptop being used is cleared of stored information and the spell check function and is not connected to the Internet. It should be noted that in<br \/> examinations, other than language examinations, competences and not language errors, are assessed.<\/li>\n<li>Use of a spell checker because of severe dyslexia<sup>1<\/sup>. This request has to be confirmed by the school.<\/li>\n<li>A scribe to transcribe word for word the student\u2019s dictated answers and to read back the student\u2019s answers where necessary because of severe dyslexia.<\/li>\n<li>An audio recording of answers because a scribe is not available and because of severe dyslexia. A reader to read both the assessment paper and to read back the answers because of severe dyslexia.<\/li>\n<li>Use of a simple arithmetic calculator, whenever no calculator at all would be allowed, because of diagnosed severe dyscalculia<sup>2<\/sup>, because of diagnosed severe dyslexia, severe ADHD or severe working memory deficit<sup>3<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Rest period(s) \u2013 during this time a student may not read, write or take notes of any kind and may leave the room under supervision.<\/li>\n<li>A communicator to provide assistance to a hearing-impaired candidate through sign language or lip speaking.<\/li>\n<li>A prompter to assist a candidate with severe concentration difficulties or neurological disability in paying attention to the assessments tasks.<\/li>\n<li>Written instructions for a hearing-impaired candidate.<\/li>\n<li>Written answers for oral examinations for a candidate who has severe difficulties in oral expression.<\/li>\n<li>Others<br \/> The list above is not intended to be exhaustive. Where the student\u2019s needs cannot be met by any of these arrangements, further appropriate arrangements may be proposed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>These arrangements will be only applied if the school is able to provide them.<br \/> Once the request has either been accepted or denied, a Learning Support meeting is called with the student and family and an ILP produced. This is then sent to all teachers of the student, with recommendations from the Learning Support Coordinator. Any arrangements are monitored by the Support Advisory Group, the form teacher, and the secondary secretary\u2019s office, especially for implementing any special arrangements with regards to BTests or exams. 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