Student Support Services

The American School of Bombay’s Student Support Services’ (SSS) philosophy is based upon the belief that every child learns at a different pace and in different ways.  Our goal in the SSS Department is to provide services for students with specific learning needs and exceptionalities whose needs we can meet with our current structure and available programming.

Currently, we are able to support students a continuum of services for mild learning differences, mild language difficulties, and students needing extra assistance in specific academic areas.  Our current SSS Department is comprised of: School Psychologist (EC3-G12), Academic Support Specialists (EC3-5 and G6-G12), Reading Specialist (EC3-G5), School Counselors (EC3-G5, G6-G8, and G9-G12), and ESOL Specialists (G1-G5, G6-G8, and G9-G11).  Our models of service include a mixture of push-in and pull-out support for eligible students based on their specific needs.  

For Prospective ASB Families:
If you have a child with known or suspected learning, emotional, behavioral, or language needs the most important question when looking at ASB is: Are the current support services available enough to provide my child with the education and environment they need?

During the admissions process it is important to be open about your child’s specific needs as early in the process as possible.  We will ask that you provide the school with as much information regarding their needs as possible, including but not limited to past testing, support plans (IEP’s, behavioral contracts, etc), as well as narrative comments from previous schools.  

A good resource when tackling the transition to an international school with a child with special needs is published by the United States Department of State, entitled “Transitioning to an Overseas Assignment with a Child with Special Needs”.  It is a useful pamphlet that raises many of the questions you should be asking when looking at a school for your child.