SUPPORT FOR LEARNING NEEDS

Wichita Collegiate School recognizes each student as an individual learner who uses a variety of strategies to find success in meeting their personal learning needs and goals. The Student Support Team, composed of the Academic Support Coordinators and Director of Curriculum, works alongside families, teachers, and support staff in our school to identify the needs of each student and provide the necessary tools and strategies to help them succeed. In the event a student requires additional strategies and supports beyond the typical scope of the classroom, the division Academic Support Coordinator creates a Support Plan to outline the goals and accompanying strategies for the student, parents, and teachers to employ. The Student Support Team continually monitors and tracks the learning strategies that best fit each student, working cooperatively and collaboratively across divisions to provide coordinated, personalized support across a student’s entire educational journey at WCS.

We have had such amazing success with our two children in the program. Our teachers’ and tutor’s attention to detail is phenomenal and have left no stone unturned when it comes to our children’s accommodations, learning plans, tutoring sessions and after school tutorials. We are so very grateful to Collegiate for offering this assistance to learning different children!

Collegiate Parent

Lower School

Learn more about Wichita Collegiate School's commitment to supporting learning needs in our Student Support Handbook.

Meet the Student Support Team

AMBER CELESTIN

Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Innovation

Since 2005, Ms. Celestin has been working with students ranging in age from five to seventy-five. She has taught fourth grade, first grade, kindergarten, and college level literature, reading strategies, composition, and student success courses. She has a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education, a master’s degree in English, and Kansas state teaching certifications in Elementary General Education, English Language Arts, and ESOL. She has served as Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Innovation at WCS since 2021. At home, she’s usually found with a crochet hook, baking utensil, or birding binoculars in hand, and she enjoys camping and spending time with her husband and son.

THERESA NAUMANN

Academic Support Coordinator, Early Childhood and Lower School

Theresa Naumann has been a member of the faculty at WCS since 2022. She has been teaching pre-k students with varying exceptionalities since 2007. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Exceptional Student Education and a Master’s in Early Childhood Education, with additional certification in teaching English Language Learners. Theresa is excited to be working with the students and families at Collegiate, serving as an advocate for support and helping students access their education. When she’s not at school, she enjoys camping, reading, watching movies, going to baseball games, and spending time with her husband, son, daughter, and dog.

SHANNON FLACK '99

Academic Support Coordinator, Middle School

Shannon Flack has been part of the Collegiate community since 1988 as a student, graduating in 1999. She started as a Learning Lab Instructor for the Middle School in 2007. She has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a masters degree in both Elementary Education and Special Education. Shannon loves being a part of the Collegiate family, especially since it gives her the chance to watch kids grow up and experience the same traditions she did. When she is not working you will find her at home hanging out with her two sons and husband, reading a book, or taking a long walk with her dogs.

SARAH GRUETTER

Academic Support Coordinator, Upper School

Sarah Gruetter earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas and has been a high school math teacher since 2005. She joined the WCS faculty in 2011, most recently teaching Precalculus and AP Statistics. Sarah’s years as an educator have given her a passion for helping students with varied learning needs and fostering in them a love of learning. She enjoys helping diverse learners discover their strengths in order to reach their learning goals. She is excited to fully support students and parents in all aspects of their educational experience at WCS. Sarah cherishes family time with her husband and son. She loves spending time outdoors walking, playing sports, or tending to her garden.