Integrated Services at Eagle Hill

Language Service Delivery Model

Upon entry into Eagle Hill School, each new student participates in a screening to assess their language skills. Results are then used to determine services provided by the Language Department. Students are seen in collaborative sessions (“push-in”) within academic classes, small group language sessions (“pull-out”), and/or pragmatic language groups depending on their language profile.

Language specialists serve as critical members of a student’s educational team and closely monitor individual progress through classroom observations and ongoing communication with teachers and educational advisors. Communication with outside providers is also maintained to broaden our understanding of the whole child and to facilitate the carryover of applicable skills to our academic setting.

All language specialists are certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and the state of Connecticut. Every classroom at Eagle Hill School is equipped with instructional audio systems, commonly referred to as soundfield or FM systems. Each teacher wears a microphone designed to filter out background noise which creates a more focused and optimal learning environment for all students.

Counseling

The Counseling Department at Eagle Hill is comprised of school psychologists, social workers, and school counselors.

The counseling staff provides services either indirectly via consultations with teachers, educational coordinators, and/or parents, or directly with the students themselves, either individually or in groups.

All students in Upper and Lower School take part in small group sessions weekly with a member of the Counseling Team. Some students are assigned to counselors based on previous history, parent discussion, and/or as a result of educational team/teacher recommendation.

Counselors meet with students according to a schedule determined by the nature and scope of the presenting issues, usually in weekly, 40-minute sessions during the school day.

Members of the counseling staff also frequently provide services in the classroom, facilitating discussions related to such topics as the nature and scope of learning disabilities, positive social relationships, conflict resolution, diversity, equality, and inclusion.