Elementary Intensive Support Classroom

EISC = Elementary Intensive Support Classroom

What is an EISC?

Regina Catholic Schools has Elementary Intensive Support Classrooms for students who require an additional learning space to meet their needs. Students who participate in EISC have individual goals to support development of both adaptive skills and academics. All students who require this level of intensive support continue to participate inclusively in mainstream classrooms for part of the day.

Students in EISC receive individualized support in communication, social development, personal care, transitions, and academics.

Who are the students in an EISC?

Students may access EISC support if they have, or are at risk of, a developmental disability and need support beyond the mainstream classroom to learn. Common developmental disability diagnoses students have in our EISC include, but are not limited to, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Developmental Disorder, Global Developmental Delay, and Down Syndrome. 

Who are the adults in an EISC?

Intensive Support Classrooms, similar to mainstream classrooms, have a classroom teacher. The teacher in the EISC is called an Intensive Support Teacher who has additional training and skills to support students with disabilities in their learning. Intensive Support Teachers develop Inclusion and Intervention Plans (IIPs) and academic learning plans for their students and monitor their progress. Intensive Support Teachers work in partnership with each student's family. 

RCSD Intensive Support Classrooms also have a team of Instructional Assistants (IAs) to help the students in their learning, social development, personal care, and to ensure each child’s safety. When students participate in inclusive settings, they are supported by the IAs from the Intensive Support Classroom.