What is the job of an educational support team (EST)?
Its job is to act as a “think tank” and help solve the puzzle of what is going on for a student and determine what he/she might need to be more successful. It is also the job of an EST to review, revise and monitor the effectiveness of interventions. The focus is on what school staff can do differently by changing strategies, adjusting the environment, altering expectations, etc. Based on the teams experience with individual student referrals, a schools EST is also able to identify trends and patterns of student needs in the school. The team can use the information to inform the schools Action Plan with data and recommendations for systemic interventions.
