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Special Education Consultants
Special Education consultants, who serve as special
education representatives, support the instructional
components of the diverse learners in both the special
education and general education classrooms. Expertise is
available in all disability areas as well as in general
educational areas.
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Special Education Representatives
School psychologists, school social workers, and special
education consultants are individuals who serve as
special education representatives. They are assigned to
individual districts and provide a broad base of services
to their assignment areas.
Angie Hance, Osceola Regional Office
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• See Psychological Services
• See School Social Work
• See Special Education Consultants
Speech and Language
This program applies principles, methods and procedures
for an analysis of speech and language comprehension
and production to determine communicative
competencies and provides intervention strategies and
services related to speech and language development, as
well as disorders of language, voice, articulation and
fluency.
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Student Events
Each year, several student events are coordinated
through the AEA: History Day, Math Day, Senate Youth,
Student Media Festival and Oratory Contest.
Dawn Witt, Creston Regional Office
Substance Abuse Prevention
• See Community-Youth Connections
Substitute Authorization
GHAEA is an approved provider for the Substitute
Authorization program. Substitute Authorization allows a
person with a baccalaureate degree or a paraprofessional
certificate to substitute in the middle, junior high or high
school for a maximum of five days in one assignment.
The authorization is issued upon the successful
completion of a training program.
Michelle Lidgett, Glenwood Regional Office
Kathy Lockard, Creston Regional Office
Summer Media Services
Media services remain much the same during the
summer except staff is reduced and delivery is made to
local school districts weekly.
Julia Hood, Halverson Center
Surveys
GHAEA provides support for the development of local
needs assessment surveys. A variety of forms are
available including online surveys. The AEA utilizes a
scanner to score surveys and has the software to quickly
provide results in a variety of formats.
Jennifer Williams, Red Oak Regional Office
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Talented and Gifted
• See Gifted Education
Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing specialize in
the education, communication and auditory rehabilitation
of students (birth to 21) who are deaf or hard of
hearing. Services are itinerant and provided in the
student’s school or home. Instruction in the school is
either individual or within the classroom. Teachers of the
deaf and hard of hearing work with the student, parents
and school team to ensure success in the educational
environment.
Angie Hance, Osceola Regional Office
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Teachers of the Visually Impaired
This program is designed to serve children who are
visually impaired. The primary focus is the development
of skills required to participate in the general education
environment.
Cal Sinn, Peterson Regional Office
Title I
Kelli Berke, Glenwood Regional Office
Transition Planning Services
Transition planning services assist in the process to aid
students with disabilities to transition from high school
to the adult world and assist school districts to meet state
performance standards of Indicator B13 and B14.
West Region: Theresa Jozwiak, Halverson Center
North Region: Judy Kay, Atlantic Regional Office
South Region: Nancy Lindgren, Red Oak Regional
Office
East Region: Betty Grimes, Osceola Regional Office
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