Special Education - Sayre Area School District

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School District Demographics School District Sayre Area SD IU # BLaST IU 17 Superintendent # of Bldgs Dean Hosterman Total Enrollment 3 1074 172 Total Unduplicated SES Students District Special Education Contact: Name Title Phone Fax Email Tracy Wright Special Education Supervisor (570) 888-4892 (570) 888-8248 twright@sayresd.org Special Education Plan Team Members Name Affiliation Membership Category Appointed By Charles Carver Business Owner Dave Kinsley Special Education Teacher Dayton Handrick Dean Hosterman Deborah Wheeler Karen Rockwell Secondary School Administrator Business Representative Board of School Directors Special Education Teacher Administrator Board of Education Elected by Peers Superintendent Administrator Elected by Peers/Board of School Directors Community Member Community Representative Board of School Directors Parent Parent Elected by Peers Mary Cole High School Regular Education Teacher Michelle Murrelle Elementary School Administrator Administrator Paul Stropko Elementary School Special Education Teacher Rick Rava Director of Technology Administrator District Samuel Moore Stacy Richmond Community Member School Guidance Counselor Community Representative Ed Specialist - School Counselor Elected by Peers Elected by Peers Elected by Peers Board of School Directors Elected by Ed. Specialists Tracy Wright BLaST IU 17 Administrator Superintendent Tracy Wright Special Education Coordinator Special Education Representative Program Evaluation (P.L. 105-17, §612(2) and §613(a)) Current Program Strengths and Highlights Elected by Ed. Specialists
The Sayre Area School District (SASD) provides programs and services in accord with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and PA Chapter 14 Special Education Programs for students with disabilities. It is this district's goal to provide FAPE in the least restrictive educational placement according to federal guidelines and mandates. Sayre currently offers five elementary learning support classes and six at the high school. During the 2010-2011 academic year, SASD added a full-time highly qualifed Special Education teacher to provide a learning support classroom and services at Litchfield Elementary. The following paragraphs will highlight SASD's special education programming strengths: Staff and Programming: The SASD special education department works to include all students within the regular education setting to the maximum extent possible. SASD implements inclusive practices for all students and works to reduce the amount of pull-out services to a minimum. The Special Education teachers and paraprofessionals are highly qualified in special education and the content areas they teach. There are certified Reading Specialists at the elementary and high school level who assist in intervening with struggling readers. These teachers help to maintain students in the regular education setting with Wilson curricular reading support as a level of reading intervention. In addition, the guidance counselors, school psychologists, and special education supervisor work together to identify at-risk students and support them with inclusive interventions prior to a complete special education psychological evaluation when possible. Once a student is identified as being in need of specially designed instruction, the student receives an IEP developed by an appropriate team including the parent(s) and student as valued, contributing members. This school year, 2010-2011, SASD implemented a co-teaching model which further supports the district's vision of inclusion. Special education teachers and regular education teachers co-taught classes in all content areas grades 1-12. Over 80% of the students identified with IEPs in our district benefitted from this inclusion model. This inclusion model will continue to expand into a greater number of classes in the upcoming school years. Teachers all received inservice training from IU 17 educational professionals on co-teaching and inclusion during the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years. The SASD special education department is led by a certified Supervisor of Special Education contracted by BLaST IU17. During the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years, SASD has also added a contracted school psychologist from IU17 to assist with psychological services and evaluations for district students. In addition, SASD contracts with IU17 for itinerant emotional support, hearing support, audiological support, behavioral support, vision support, and social work services. SASD has certified Speech Therapist on staff to support all students needing speech and language services. Occupational and Physical Therapies are provided as related services. While it is the goal of SASD to provide FAPE in the student's home school district, there are some students who receive their education at other local school districts or approved private schools both in and out-of-state. Examples of such placements include Autistic Support, Emotional Support, Partial Hospitalization, Alternative Education, and multi-disabilities life skills classes. Professional Development: Sayre Area School District is proud to provide quality instruction by teachers who are deemed highly qualified. The paraprofessionals who work with students are also considered highly qualifed by state standards. In addition, the District provides tuition reimbursement so
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