River City Christian School

Student Profile

River City Christian School specializes in educating students with learning differences which include:

Problems with reading, reading comprehension and/or math.
A sudden decline in grades or attendance.
A history of poor organizational and study skills.
Lack of motivation.
developmental brain disorder that targets motor skills and affects a person's ability to write.

THE PROGRAM AT RCCS IS APPROPRIATE FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH DISORDERS AND DISABILITIES SUCH AS: (*See Exceptions)

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- ADD and ADHD commonly display characteristics of distractibility and impulsivity that impact time on task, attention to relevant detail, and memory or retention.
Learning Disabilities
- Display a variety of difficulties evidenced in the learning process, many of them due to developmental lags.
Dyslexia
- Displays the inability to distinguish individual letters within a word and the impaired ability to read or understand what is read.
Dysgraphia
- Developmental disorder that affects the ability to write.
Dyscalculia
- Learning disability affecting mathematic operations.
Central Auditory Processing Disorder
- Displays difficulty listening to or comprehending auditory information; reduced or impaired ability to discriminate, recognize, or comprehend auditory information.
Asperger's Disorder
- High functioning with average or above average intelligence; is verbal; lacks some social skills - lacks ability to understand social cues; difficulty making friends at school.
- *(Students who are considered must have no problems with language; no dramatic behavior; no stemming, flapping hands, or rocking).
Tic Disorders such as Tourette's Syndrome
- Displays simple motor tics.
- *(Students who are considered must have no dramatic or disabling tics ; no swear words or word repetition i.e. coprolalia or echolalia; no motor tics that result in self-harm).

RCCS IS NOT SUCCESSFUL IN EDUCATING STUDENTS WHO HAVE THE FOLLOWING EMOTIONAL, COGNITIVE AND MEDICAL ISSUES OR DIAGNOSIS

Mood Disorders - Bipolar Disorder I or II, Unipolar Disorder, Dysthymia, Major Depression - recurrent episodes
Cylothymic Disorder
Emotional Disturbance (ED)
Psychotic Disorders (Schizophrenia, Delusional Disorder)
Personality Disorders - Borderline Personality Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Paranoid Personality Disorder
Conduct Disorder (CD)
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
History of Aggression
Have been placed on Lithium medication
Severe Cognitive Disabilities
Autism - with behavior issues such as aggression, or stemming, flapping hands, rocking, and/or IQ below 75
Mental Retardation (IQ below 75)
More than two grade levels behind their age-appropriate grade
Serious visual or hearing impairment
Unable to care for themselves
Immobile students and those who need assistance climbing stairs
Have chronic suicidal ideation, or who self-mutilate
History of Drug/Nicotine/Alcohol Abuse
Involved in chemical abuse or who are, or were, in a chemical abuse program
Have engaged in threats to harm or kill a teacher or another student
Have been placed in alternative school, juvenile detention, or who have been expelled from school, or convicted of a crime
Have been involved in the occult

If you believe your child may be a candidate for River City Christian School or if you have questions, please contact the Admissions Director to set up a meeting by calling (210) 384-0297 or email the Admissions Director at bmoore@rivercitychristianschool.com.

River City Christian School does not guarantee admission to any applicant. There are times when the applicant's special needs or other circumstances indicate that enrollment at RCCS is not in the best interest of the child.

River City Christian School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, athletics and other school administered programs.