My Practicum For School Psychology

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My practicum for school psychology is at Brinckerhoff elementary school in the Wappinger’s Central School District. Brinckerhoff is one of fifteen schools within the district where students can enroll in kindergarten through sixth grade. Brinckerhoff is a large school of approximately an average of 470 students. This school has a diverse student population, yet majority of student population ethnicity identify as Caucasian and has a roughly an equal percentage of males and females that form the student body. Brinckerhoff has a high academic achievement success rate. The school offers different programs for students that provide assistance to students that are foreign, have disabilities or classified. Foreign students are provided with English Second Language (ESL) to help the students succeed in school. The school promotes a positive interethnic relationship and reminds students and staff on daily basis the importance of respect and taking care of each other.
Students who struggle in academic areas such as reading or math have a Flex Time program. This program pulls students out of their general education classroom into a more constrained classroom and focuses on their area of weakness. It was found that “small classrooms offer friendly environment and climate that is more conducing to learning” (Okpala, Smith, Jones, & Ellis, 2000). The school also has a crisis prevention team in case of emergencies that may arise in a school. When walking through the school you can see Bronco’s logos, the school mission, the district mission, and I-Care posters throughout the school to teach students the importance of helping and respecting other students.
At Brinckerhoff Elementary school, the atmosphere overall is very welcoming ...

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...aluated with high degree of attention to the data and information gathered”. The lack of teams in the school limits the collaborative efforts to help the students in need and may hinder consultation process.
Brinckerhoff Elementary school is a school that cares about their students. The teachers, support staff and administrators all have a good relationship where collaboration and consultation takes importance. In my opinion, having teams can build a more collaborative environment for all the staff members and help service the children even better. Teams can build a trusting relationship with parents that can help facilitate the collaboration process. Without teams, children have a possibility of falling between the cracks and not receiving the service they may require. Teams help build a positive environment and greater achievement among students in a school.

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