Student Support Teams (SST) are school-based committees charged with helping local schools provide all students with opportunities to learn and progress in the general education curriculum. The SST process recognizes that many variables affect learning. The primary purpose is to help general education teachers and/or other school staff to meet diverse student needs within general education settings. Help may be requested for an individual student or groups of students.

 Teachers and school-based personnel, parents, and students themselves may request SST assistance. SST members—school counselors, general education teachers, administrators, other support staff, and parents—use a collaborative problem solving process to assess the needs of students who are struggling academically and/or behaviorally. The process is data-driven—that is, team members consider evidence that the SST collects to document the concern.

The SST process can address such issues as:

• Learning difficulties
• Poor attendance
• Discipline problems
• Health related issues, including substance abuse
• Graduation/promotion concerns; and
• Potential conditions that may indicate a disability

• A Teacher's Guide to Student Support Teams -- Middle School, Junior High and Secondary Schools*
• A Teacher's Guide to Student Support Teams -- Elementary Schools*
• Student Support Teams Brochure for Administrators*
• Student Support Teams Brochure for Families*
• Student Support Teams Brochure for Teachers* 
• Student Support Teams Manual*