Resource Services

 What are resource services at Morton?

Students are enrolled in core classes for one or more periods of the day and need additional support to be successful in these classes.

• Students are assigned a resource period in place of their supervisory period.
• During the 30 minute resource period, the resource teacher will review progress in core classes, re-teach, review or modify curriculum, reinforce study skills, and work on improving student deficit areas, as delineated in the IEP.
• The resource teacher will provide testing accommodations either through a pull out or push in model, whichever is appropriate, as delineated in the IEP.
• When needed, the resource teacher will work with the student and parent to monitor progress on a daily basis.
• Resource teacher will assist student with organizational skills.
• Resource teacher will work with students to improve self-advocacy and communication skills, so as to be successful in a post-secondary setting.
• Students may work to reduce the number of minutes of resource services required per week, so as to appropriately meet the needs of each student, keeping in mind least restrictive environment.  The goal is for each student to access the minimum amount of resource minutes in order to be successful and make progress toward their IEP goals.