Department of Special Education

1. Department of Special Education Tier Four

2. Interrelated Special Education Program An Interrelated Special Education Program serves special education students with mild disabilities which can include Specific Learning Disabilities, Emotional Behavior Disorders, Other Health Impairments and Mild Intellectual Disabilities. Interrelated Special Education Teachers service students in a Interrelated Special Education Classroom and/or General Education Classroom.

3. Interrelated Special Education Teachers at Mary Lin Carey Rogers Lead Special Education Teacher Interrelated Special Education Teacher Carol Patterson Interrelated Special Education Teacher Faustina Thompson Interrelated Special Education Teacher

4. Other Special Education Services at Mary Lin Speech and Language Pathology: Melissa Moore Deaf/Hard of Hearing: Eileen Barrett

5. Related Service Providersat Mary Lin Occupational Therapy: Colleen Schmidt Adapted Physical Education: Vanessa Morton Audiology: Tina Thomas

6. Continuum of Services • General Education with Consultative Services • General Education with Collaborative Service • General Education with Co-Teaching Services • Special Education Small Group

7. General Education with Consultative Services • Minimal academic support needed • Student can follow teacher directions and classroom rules within the normal context • Minimal testing/classroom accommodations necessary • Transitional phase as student moves to less restrictive environment • Student performance is monitored

8. General Education with Collaborative Service • Current performance is not on grade level • Requires some direct instruction • Student can function independently • Requires frequent progress monitoring and formative assessment

9. General Education with Co-Teaching Services • Requires specialized instruction throughout the class period • Requires supplemental activities to reinforce grade level standards • Requires alternative summative assessment • Requires more frequent progress monitoring and formative assessment

10. Special Education Small Group • Requires specialized instruction throughout the class period using supplemental materials • Significantly below grade level • Requires a focus on essential standards • Requires more frequent progress monitoring • Requires more formative and summative assessment

11. Current Co-Teaching Models 2nd Grade Reading/ELA Mrs. Lippert and Mrs. Patterson 2nd Grade Math Mr. Kimball and Mrs. Thompson 3rd Grade Reading/ELA Ms. Starks and Mrs. Rogers 5th Grade Reading/ELA Ms. Partridge and Mrs. Thompson