SHSD provides diagnostic and support
services to meet students’ emotional, physical, and developmental
needs. Professional and paraprofessional specialists
(guidance counselors, speech and hearing therapists, health
professionals, social workers, and psychologists) use diagnostic
methods and tools to evaluate physical, emotional, and cognitive
needs. When a student has been identified as needing
diagnostic or support services, professional services staff, in
conjunction with parents, use diagnostic findings to develop a
Student Development Plan (SDP) outlining an action plan to
address the student’s needs. Specialists collaborate with faculty
and staff to enhance student learning and to meet federal- and
state-mandated standards