L.A. Catholic schools accept more students with learning disabilities

Published: 2004-11-08

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- Catholic schools have traditionally lacked the resources to provide services to students with learning disabilities, but a group of Los Angeles Catholic educators is working to change that. "We have to change. We have to be on the cutting edge," said Jayne Quinn, principal of St. Charles Borromeo School in North Hollywood and a member of the archdiocesan inclusion committee. Her school is one of 93 in the Los Angeles Archdiocese that has implemented "student success teams" to help students with mild to moderate learning disabilities work with peers who do not have such disabilities. Nora Masterson, who was recently hired as a full-time learning specialist at St. Paul the Apostle School in Westwood, noted that each year "teachers become more and more receptive" to tailoring their lesson plans to accommodate different learning styles.

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