Chatham School District Decision-Making Flowchart

Student Success Team Process

Chatham School District uses a collaborative problem-solving model when addressing the needs of students. Our Student Success Team is a problem solving/progress monitoring team which assists students, families and teachers in seeking positive solutions for maximizing student potential once all school-wide Tier 1 and selected Tier 2 supports have been exhausted. It provides an opportunity for school staff, family members, and other important people in the life of the student, to present their concerns about behavior, academics, attendance, health or social/emotional issues; plan a positive course of action; assign responsibilities and monitor results.

 The team’s goal is to make recommendations that will facilitate the student’s progress, ideally in the general education program. The process is a general education brainstorming of ideas and is neither a function of special education nor an automatic process for assessment for special education services. However, should a special education referral be indicated, after all other interventions have failed, the SST serves as a process to document that the legally mandated regular education interventions, accommodations and modifications have been provided.