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Student Support Services

CAL Academy is committed to helping students succeed in school and in life, as our commitment to the community goes beyond academic success. We know that high school can be a challenging time and whatever the issue, our staff is available and willing to guide you as you navigate school, family, and life. We are a tight-knit community that finds comfort, support and guidance in one another.

How do I access these services?

Students and families who would like to know how to access these services should talk to the student’s advisor.

Advisory

CAL Academy takes the term “home room” to a whole new level. Every student is part of an advisory class during each year of high school. This group becomes a refuge for students even within the tight-knit community the school already creates. In these special classes, students participate in important academic-related activities like state testing, college prep, and portfolio presentations, but also community building activities like trust games, field trips and sharing their high school experiences.  Students and families should always talk to their advisor first if they have a concern or question.

Special Education

Envision Schools’ Department of Special Education’s mission is to provide students with diverse learning needs to have access to supports that provide educational opportunity at a rigorous, college prep high school. Envision Schools supports all special education students according to state and federal laws.  No student is denied admission because (s)he is in need of special education services.  

  • We believe that special education is a service not a place and that all students have the right to be fully included in the general education classrooms with their typical peers for the greatest extent possible.
  • We believe in Individualized Education Program (IEP) team members collaborating to develop an appropriate plan that documents their areas of need related to their disability, culturally relevant supports the student needs, and goals associated with areas of need.
  • We believe all students can access a rigorous, college prep curriculum through thoughtful planning and collaboration.

Parent Guide to Special Education

What is Special Education?

  • Special education is a term used by the law to describe the specialized academic instruction that meets the unique needs of a child who has a disability that impairs his/her ability to succeed in the general education environment.  These services are provided by the public school system and are free.
  • Envision Schools and CAL Academy are part of the El Dorado County Office of Education (EDCOE) Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA). Here is the governance document. This means we do not belong to San Francisco Unified School District for the purposes of providing special education.  New students are processed as Inter-District Transfers and each student transferring to CAL Academy will have an IEP meeting in the first thirty days of the students attendance.

Download a PDF on Procedural Safeguards and Parental Rights.

RTI – Does your child need help?

  • Response to Intervention (RTI) is a way to help students experiencing difficulty in school.  RTI supports academic, behavioral, and social/emotional needs through systems of data analysis, problem solving, instruction and intervention.
  • RTI is not a program, but a process:  a way to identify students who are at risk, why they are struggling and how the family and school can support them together as a community.
  • A Student Study Team (SST) is centered around problem solving difficulties your child may be having.
  • All children develop at different rates and ways.  If you suspect that your child may have a disability or you are interested in learning more about our RTI process or Student Study Teams (SST) for your child, please contact your school’s Principal or Vice Principal of Student Support to discuss your concerns.

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