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Student Services

A Supportive Learning Environment
HBHA's Student Services team strives to provide learning assistance to all students in K-12. The Student Services team works to implement emotional, behavioral, and academic support and accommodations for varying learning styles and differences. 

The Student Services team is composed of a K-12 Child Development and Wellbeing Specialist, ELL & Learning Specialist, Enrichment Coordinator, Director of Student Services, School Principal, and appropriate grade level teaching team. 

MS/US Director of Student Services Laura Severin: (913)-327-4645 

K-5 Director of Student Services Wendy Snitz: (913)-327-8164 

K-12 Child Development & Well-being Specialist: Rachel Ryan (913)-327-8154

Learning Support
Student Services works to provide an appropriate response when academic and behavioral needs are demonstrated by the student in the form of:

  • Frequent data-based monitoring for instructional decision-making to empower each student to achieve high standards (collective data may result in a referral to a private evaluator or the student’s public school for problem-solving or possible evaluation and services)
  • Collaborative work with parents to design and implement Individualized Action Plans (Lower School), Behavioral Plans, School/Home Plans, 504 Plans (Lower/Middle/Upper School), and Alternative Diploma Plans (Upper School)
  • Pull-out and push-in services for Lower School from members of the Student Services team
  • Problem-solving support for grade-level teaching teams to help teachers adapt and modify assignments and assessments to meet students’ needs

LAUNCH Program
Learning and Understanding Nature through Creativity and Hard Work (LAUNCH) – supports the academic needs of high-achieving and gifted learners K-5. HBHA employs a part-time position to the LAUNCH program to help ensure that all high-achieving and gifted learners receive the rigor and challenge necessary for continued growth.

LAUNCH facilitator:

  • Supports high-achieving and gifted students through individual and small group pull-out instructional periods
  • Collaborates with the classroom teachers to address the advanced learning needs of high-achieving students and provide differentiated activities in the classroom
  • Works in the classroom in small learning groups as needed
  • Monitors students throughout the year to ensure appropriate student growth