Bennington Public Schools

The Problem Solving Team (PST) is a collection of educators, including administrator(s), teachers, and specialists that meet regularly as a means to collaborate on interventions to best meet individual student needs. Students are referred to the PST process by a teacher. Parents are notified when a teacher enters a student into the PST. See below for the steps to this process. A special education evaluation is separate from this process and you, as the parent, will be notified if/when the team deems it appropriate to evaluate for special education. The purpose of the PST process is to allow all students to remain in their Least Restrictive Environment to meet their needs. Placement into this process adheres to state and federal laws ensuring the student receives necessary support in their Least Restrictive Environment and this is why the district opts to honor this process before evaluation to ensure all necessary steps have been taken to allow adequate gains in the area(s) of concern.