Students who struggle with learning are usually identified by their classroom teachers or referred by their parents for further analysis through testing to find out why the student is struggling in their learning process. Several steps are followed within the guidelines of our referral program. These steps are:

1. Teachers fill out observation sheets about the student.
2. Teachers contact parents to let them know about their child's struggles.
3. Teachers fill out a referral form about the student and give it to the Principal.
4. The Principal contacts the parents and discusses the referral.
5. The Principal then gives the referral to the Discovery Program Coordinator, who then contacts the parents about their options for further analysis of their child's learning difficulties.
6. A testing session can then be set up with the Program Coordinator and a qualified psychologist to identify areas of cognitive strengths and patterns of weaknesses.
7. The Program Coordinator will then meet with the parents to review the results of testing to determine whether or not the student has a learning disability and could benefit from educational therapy.
8. Parents can then decide whether or not to put their child in the Discovery Program.

The costs for this program are in addition to the normal tuition of NLCS.

Program Coordinator, Mrs. Lorraine Kemp.