Learning Resource Center

To help students with diagnosed learning differences realize their own potential and teach them how to achieve academic success without modification to the college preparatory curriculum.

The program includes the following:  

• Classroom observation and support
• Documentation that STCS is accommodating students’ needs
• Math and reading programs, as needed
• Parent support program
• Consultation and assistance in resolving learning difference issues
• Individualized accommodation plans
• Academic strategies assistance
• Intervention instruction through one-on-one or small group intervention
• Extended time and /or small group/individual testing as indicated from formal education evaluation

“All are Welcome.”  St. Theresa Catholic School has a history of welcoming students from Houston and its surrounding areas, as well as from around the world.  STCS students reflect the diversity of life including their learning styles.  “To Teach as Jesus Did,” we seek to include students with special needs in our school to the extent that their needs can be met within the scope of the programs and available resources.  

In 2012, St. Theresa Catholic School began a concerted effort to help students who found learning difficult.  For more than a decade, STCS has accepted students with diagnosed learning differences, fostering their success in our school’s traditional college preparatory program.  

Students who have realized their potential in the STCS Learning Resource Center have been accepted into the following high schools:
 

• St. Thomas High School
• Incarnate Word Academy
• Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart
• St. Pius X High School
• St. Agnes Academy
• Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
• Memorial High School
• Bellaire High School
• Lamar High School
• Houston’s High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA)

Least restrictive environment (LRE) is an important part of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the U.S. special education law.  LRE applies to a student’s entire education program, including services.  

• Least restrictive environment (LRE) means students who receive accommodations should be in the same classrooms as other students as much as possible.