Additional Services Plan (ASP)
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The Pathways to Inclusion program is designed for students with significant special needs.
Pathways students require one-on-one assistance for most or all of the school day and typically
benefit from intensive and modified academic instruction, speech and behavioral therapy,
behavior plans and social skills instruction.
The Tier One program is for students with moderate to significant special needs. Tier One
students require one-on-one assistance at specific times during the classroom day and typically
benefit from speech and behavioral therapy, as well as intensive academic assistance,
behavioral plans and social skills instruction.
Tier Two students typically have moderate needs and benefit from two or more onsite
therapies. Students requiring a behavior plan or intermittent intervention for significant noncompliance also fall under Tier Two.
Tier Three students have mild needs and benefit from one or more onsite therapies while
requiring little in the way of outstanding intervention.
Tier Four students typically have very minor needs and are likely in the process of transitioning
out of the Additional Services Program. These students typically benefit from consultative
services, minor classroom or behavioral support, and mild accommodations. Coordination,
training, and academic assistance are provided by the Friends School Staff.
A set annual fee in addition to basic tuition is charged based upon the Tier assignment. Friends School
uses the fees collected to employ a full time Behavioral Therapist; a full time Speech and Language
Pathologist; Resource Teachers for the Preschool, Elementary, and Middle School programs; Teachers
for the Pathways Classrooms; coordinators for the Inclusion Program; and materials, curriculum, and
supplies to support students in the classroom.
Most therapies and services will be provided through a collaborative model, in which the therapists are
active in the classroom setting, training and role-releasing to teachers and assistants. In cases where
individual, pull-out speech therapy or one-on-one ABA discrete trials are warranted, Friends School will
make arrangements for the implementation of that therapy. It is important to note, however, that
Friends School is an inclusive program and advocates an inclusive, collaborative approach to onsite
therapies. Friends School will NOT bill insurance for these mandatory fees.