The Benefits of Student Support Teams in Education

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Student Support Teams (SST)

The Student Support Team (SST) is an interdisciplinary group of professionals and parents who attempt to address the needs of students who are having academic and or behavioral difficulties at school. SSTs are mandated by the Georgia Department of Education as a result of a legal decision Ollie Marshall case, 1984. The ruling address concerns that minority students were being disproportionately referred to and placed in special education programs. As a result, the SST model involves viewing students from a holistic perspective. It is also based on the premise that “two heads are better than one” when developing plans for students who are having difficulty in school.

The selection of the School Support Team (SST) is the responsibility of the school. Members who make up the student support teams vary from school to school. Three is the minimum number of SST participants as defined by Georgia Board Rule 160-4-2-.32. These may include an administrator, counselor, regular education teacher, special education teacher, school social worker, parent, ESOL teac...

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