Special Services Re-Boot

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.

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

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

Process

• October -December

Research

• January -March

Design• June -

September

Implementation Planning

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

https://www.skschools.org/depts/oss/special_services_re-_boot_committee

Link to our Minutes from the Re-Boot Committee