Student Services

English Language Learner (ELL) - The goal of Shippensburg School District’s English as a Second Language (ESL) program is to facilitate the acquisition of English language skills of students whose native or first language is not English. Core program instruction in social and academic English and appropriate support is important so these students are not at risk of losing educational opportunities.

Guidance -

Gifted Services -

The following services are available to all Shippensburg Senior High School students with a Classification of Gifted.  These services do not require specially designed instruction, and therefore do not require a GIEP.

1.  Progress Monitoring by their assigned Gifted Coordinator

2.  Scheduling conference with the Gifted Coordinator and/or Guidance Counselor

3.  Priority Scheduling

4.  Access to College coursework; paid by the school district.  {Guidelines for selecting college classes must be followed}

5.  Yearly meeting with the GIEP team to determine if a GIEP is needed

Homeless Services - In 1987, Congress passed the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to aid homeless persons. The Act defines the term “homeless children and youths” as individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. In December 2015, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was enacted amending McKinney-Vento.

The Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Basic Education Circular – Education for Homeless Youth further provides categories of children who are homeless and entitled to the protections of the federal law. These categories include (but are not limited to) students who are:
Sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship or a similar reasons;
Living in motels, hotels or camp grounds or are unsheltered due to lack of alternative adequate accommodations;
Living in emergency or transitional shelters;
Unaccompanied homeless youth who are not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian

Health Services - The School Nurse is a resource to students and families in assisting to maintain the student's optimum level of health so that they can grow physically, emotionally, and academically.

Our School Nurses work alongside parents and guardians who have the primary responsibility for the health of their child.  They often partner with local health care providers to be sure students receive well-managed care.