Christ Cathedral Academy (CCA) provides a Learning Support Program to identify, informally assess, and work with students who have learning differences and/or attention issues. The Learning Support program adheres to the process and procedures established by the Diocese of Orange for diversified education to support students’ learning needs. A clear process has been formalized to include a teacher or parent referral, a Learning Support team meeting, working with parents to guide the formal assessment process (either through the public school system or in partnership with a private practice), coordinating services with our SELPA, creating an Individualized Learning Plan (ILP) in collaboration with parents and teachers, working with the teachers to implement the accommodations and/or modifications in the ILP, and most importantly, working with students in an individualized manner. Students with ILPs are given priority in scheduling and are closely monitored to ensure successful outcomes.

In keeping with CCA’s Mission Statement in nurturing the whole child – spiritually, intellectually, academically, socially-emotionally, and artistically – as well as upholding the Dominican charisms of the school (with our hearts, we pray; with our minds, we learn; with our hands, we serve; with our voice, we preach the Good News), the Learning Support program responds to each child in kind and helps students achieve their learning expectations.

We partner with parents in the ongoing education of their children, viewing parents as the Church does, as primary educators of their children made in God’s image and likeness. We embrace the unique differences in our students and recognize their diverse learning styles. Parent communication is supported by a variety of digital means, face-to-face meetings, phone conversations, and written communication. We employ a flexible and holistic approach to responding to each child’s needs as they unfold organically throughout the year.