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School Contact Information

  • Tel: +216-71-760-905 | Fax: +216-71-761-412

  • E-mail: school@acst.net | Website: www.acst.net 

  • Additional details on special needs support at post found on the School Summary Information Portal (must have OKTA login to access).  For more information, contact A/OPR/OS (overseasschools@state.gov / +1-202-261-8200), MED/CFP Child and Family Program Team (MEDCFP@state.gov/ +1-202-663-1815), or the school directly.

    “In addition to what is posted about mild to moderate learning issue, we also limit those needing learning support to 15-20% of any one classroom.”–ACST Representative

     

American Cooperative School of Tunis Opening Doors Hearts and Minds

Download the Special Needs Profile (2023 Special Needs- Tunisia, Tunis) for this school to learn more about their capability to support students with exceptionalities.

Infographic on special needs education in Tunis, Tunisia at the assisted school American Cooperative School of Tunis. In general, the school can support students whose learning support needs are MILD MODERATE. 

The school is able and willing to accommodate students within the following categories: 
hearing impaired-no
physically and orthopedically impaired- yes
visually impaired-no
autistic- yes
specifically learning disabled-no
intellectually disabled- no
behaviorally/emotionally disturbed- no
multiple disabilities- yes
other health impairment- yes
speech or language impaired- yes
traumatic brain injury-  yes

Special needs support services include: 
teacher accommodations-yes
teacher accommodations learning support teacher-  yes
learning support teacher- yes
co-teaching/team teaching in the classroom- no
academic support class secondary school- yes
support special needs preschoolers- no
use of IEP and ILP- yes

The school has a self-contained classroom for ELEMENTARY, Middle School, High school

Maximum hours per week per student for push in 1.5 for pull out 2.

Special needs support staff in the school include: 
Nurse-2
Psychologist-0
Social Worker-0
Special Needs Coordinator-0
Learning Support Teacher-7
Guidance Counselor-2

Services are available in English at post for the following: 
psychoeducational assessment- no
speech therapy-yes
occupational therapy- no
physical therapy-yes
behavior and/or autism specialist (ABA/Behavior Plan/Interventions)-yes
social skills group/social skills training-no
US credentialed reading specialist- no
reading remediation-yes
reading programs for Dyslexia (Ortho Gillingham etc.)-yes
math specialist-yes

The school can provide the following: 
1:1 classroom aide-yes 
special transportation- no
transportation paraprofessional- no

The American Cooperative School of Tunis (ACST) is a private, coeducational day school, which offers an educational program from pre-kindergarten through grade 12 for students of all nationalities. The school was founded in 1959. The school year comprises two terms from late August to mid-June.

This is intended to provide general information. Prospective users of the schools may wish to inquire further of A/OPR/OS or contact the school directly for more specific and up-to-the-minute information. Information and statistics are current as of September 2022 and provided by the school.

NOTE: School situations can change quickly, particularly as schools face cutbacks to learning support programs due to the pandemic, unrest, and economic uncertainty. For the most current information, work with the REO and school. Information in this document was collected by the Department of State’s Office of Overseas Schools directly from the school in fall 2022 and shows the availability of services rather than an assessment of the quality of the services. The profile is intended as a jumping off point for a conversation with the REO and school to understand the best fit for your child. Definitions may vary school to school.

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