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Special Services Re-Boot
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Statement of Purpose
Utilizing the WASA management review and Stakeholder process as a foundation, we are planning a complete re-boot of the Special Services department.
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Committee Membership
Andy Rogers Executive Director of Special ServicesKimberly Shipp Director of Special ServicesCasey Ogan Assistant Principal – HSDerry Lyons Director of Information TechnologyRenee Murphy Assistant Principal – Marcus WhitmanKris Christenberry Principal – Orchard HeightsJacque Meddles PSE PresidentJohn Richardson SKEA PresidentShanelle Pfeiffer Instructional Specialist – SecondaryDanielle Gilchrist Instructional Specialist – ElementaryShannon Kelly Elementary Resource Teacher - SCBecky Welsh Middle School Resource Teacher - CHMSRonda Ramsey Middle School Resource Teacher - JSMSCally Jones Secondary Resource Teacher - SKHSAlicia Bennet-Veitch Speech Language PathologistAmy Baldwin Elementary Life Skills Teacher - HCMichelle Scheer Middle School Life Skills Teacher - JSMSMichelle Graziani High School Life Skills TeacherNoelle Mecl Transition Teacher - SKHS
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Committee Membership
Jessica Malley Psychologist
Julie Poole Psychologist
Martha Riley Elementary General Education Teacher – MR
Deanna Bush Middle School General Education Teacher – MW
Stephanie Winslow High School General Education Teacher
Bryan Amrine Special Services Counselor
Janna Viergutz High School Counselor
Andee Spehar Occupational Therapist
Kate McLellan Occupational Therapist
Tracy Hopkins Elementary Resource Para - OH
Jennifer Henson Secondary Resource Para - JSMS
Rebecca Johnson Secondary Life Skills Para - JSMS
Kat Drury Elementary Life Skills Para - Preschool
Katie Fox KIT Teacher - OH
Tiffany Buckley Nurse
Gretchen Stoddard Elementary Parent
Robin Christman Assistant Director of Special Services
Aleena Smith-Shoemaker Preschool Teacher
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Process
• October -December
Research
• January -March
Design• June -
September
Implementation Planning
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Summary of Recommendations
Develop a new continuum of services that includes the following programs:
➢Resource Support➢Academic Adaptive➢Social Communication➢Emotionally/Behavioral (KIT)➢Functional Adaptive
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Summary of Recommendations
Curriculum, Instructional Materials and Supplemental Supports
➢Core Curriculum Solution for Academic Adaptive➢Styler-Fitzgerald Program for Functional
Academics for Functional Life Skills Program➢TEACCH Method for Social Communication➢Pro-ACT for behavior, de-escalation & restraint
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Summary of Recommendations
Increased support for social, emotional & behavioral needs in our elementary schools
Allocation of 2.0 FTE of School Psychologist time to support the social, emotional and behavioral needs of our elementary students with more intense behavioral & emotional needs. This will include social skills groups, individual work with students, and consultations and plan development with teachers.
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Summary of Recommendations
Adjust model and staffing to enhance high school program options
➢ Increase support for special education students in alternative programs➢Add co-teach model to English Language Arts➢Divide Functional Life Skills into smaller classes
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Summary of Recommendations
Develop support systems to support students on the Autism Spectrum
➢Create a Social Communication Instructional Specialist Position➢Implement the TEACCH model with training for
special education and general education staff.
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Summary of Recommendations
Enhance our Related Services to support the effective implementation of our new programs.
➢Increase of 1.0 FTE Speech Language Pathologist➢Increase of 0.8 FTE Occupational Therapist➢Increase of 0.3 FTE Physical Therapist
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https://www.skschools.org/depts/oss/special_services_re-_boot_committee
Link to our Minutes from the Re-Boot Committee