SPECIAL NEEDS

We offer educational opportunities and diverse learning for all children.

St. Ann-Bartlett LIFE Program

Learning Individualized for Excellence (LIFE) Grades 1-8

The LIFE program at St. Ann School is offered in the areas of math and reading in conjunction with the regular classroom program. Instruction is given at a pace commensurate with the student's ability. The program uses the same texts as the regular classroom. Multi-sensory approaches are used in small group settings.

Contacts:
Mrs. Patte Peterson
Mrs. Linda Hamric
Mrs. Tricia Tarsi
(901) 385-3328

St. Anne-Memphis Study Corner

Study Corner is an early intervention program designed to assist students in achieving academic success. Its origin is a pro-active approach that provides intermittent assistance early in the educational experience, thus reducing the likelihood of developmental delays in language arts and math. This program is designed to enhance and reinforce classroom instruction through multi-sensory techniques which maximize learning and student memory in a positive educational climate for alternative learners.

For more information call St. Anne School 323-1344

Holy Rosary Learning Lab

The Learning Lab program is offered to students experiencing significant academic difficulty. Learning Lab for grades K-4 is a supplemental class to enhance the regular classroom curriculum. The student meets with a certified Special Education teacher at least three times each week for Math and/or Language Arts. Students in grades 5-8 who have been recommended by a teacher, phychologist and/or administration and have parental permission, meet with a certified Special Education teacher for Language Arts and/or Math daily during the regular schedule. Our goal for each student is to build on his strengths, help him to be successful and transition back to the regular classroom. Learning Lab is divided into three groups: K-3, grades 4-6 and Junior High.

Contact:
Mrs. Anne Gardino, Assistant Principal
(901)685-1231

St. Benedict at Auburndale/St. Francis of Assisi PLUS Program

Positive Learning Utilizes Strategies (PLUS) Grades 2-12

The PLUS Program is an academic course of study for students with learning differences. This program provides an exceptional educational program for a limited number of students with diagnosed learning disabilities in Grades 2-12. Students receive individualized attention under the guidance of specially trained teachers. The highly structured classroom environment prepares them for gradual transition into the traditional class setting. The primary goal of the PLUS program is to prepare students to graduate from high school and to pursue a college degree.

Contact: Cathy Bird
PLUS Program Principal
(901) 260-2840

Memphis Catholic High School and Middle School

Academic Advantage

The Academic Advantage Program is for learning disabled students and others with unique needs in Grades 7-12. An individual education plan is developed for each student participant.

Contacts:
Jim Pohlman, Principal
(901) 276-1221

Sister Ruth Ann Program

The Sister Ruth Ann Program is a diocesan special education program housed at the new St. Benedict at Auburndale High School. The SRA program provides young adults between the ages of 16 and 21 years of age with mild mental retardation an opportunity to continue secondary education in a Catholic School.

Contact:

Michelle Corvette Spears

260-2840