ESS Team

The City Academy ESS Team:

Kelly Birch, Co-Teacher

Melissa Falleroni, Co-Teacher

Colleen Mitchell, Speech-Language Pathologist

Alex Nygard, Co-Teacher

Karen Petersen-Kunigk, Co-Teacher

Susie Pickelner, Co-Teacher

Deanna Taylor, Coordinator

Cassidy Warren, Co-Teacher


Description

Educational Support Services (ESS) Department encompasses a variety of special support services at City Academy.  ESS provides the following:

 

  • Diagnostic screening assessments in reading, writing and math for all students in grades 8 and 9.
  • Diagnostic assessments for students who are speakers of other languages.
  • Identification of, placement for and monitoring of students needing Basics and/or Foundations level classes.
  • Monitoring of students who have been identified as at-risk.
  • Academic assessment and diagnostic testing to identify needs of students who demonstrate significant difficulty in class after implementing interventions.
  • Services for students with disabilities who require Individual Educational Plans (IEP) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). City Academy IDEA Policies and Procedures are posted below.
  • Services for students with disabilities who require Section 504 plans under the Americans for Disabilities Act (ADA)
  • English as a Second Language (ESL) Services for students who qualify.
  • Functional Behavioral Analysis and Behavioral Intervention Plan development and implementation for students with behavioral issues.
  • Support for teachers in implementing accommodations for students on IEP, 504, and ESL plans, including in-services and trainings, class observations by ESS personnel, and in-class support by co-teachers for IEP students.


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Eligibility for Special Education Under IDEA

1. The student must meet the eligibility criteria for one of the 14 IDEA classifications.

2. The disability must adversely affect the student’s educational performance.

3. The student must require special education and related services.

If feel your student may have a disability that qualifies her/him for special education services, please contact deanna@cityacademyslc.org

 


ANNOUNCEMENTS

Special Needs (Carson Smith) Scholarship

The Special Needs Scholarship provides tuition assistance for eligible special needs students enrolled in eligible private schools.
Prospective applicants may view detailed program information at

http://www.schools.utah.gov/admin/specialneeds.htm.

Child Find

Read about City Academy's Child Find Procedures in the CA Special Education Rules and Policies Handbook (in Documents folder below), page 8.


DOCUMENTS

LINKS AND RESOURCES

FEDERAL ACTS

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FOR STUDENTS

Just For Utah Youth With Disabilities

FOR TEACHERS

FOR PARA EDUCATORS

PARENT RESOURCES

FOR EVERYONE

  • The Disability Law Center  - Private non-profit organization that enforces and strengthens laws that protect the opportunities, choices and legal rights of people with disabilities in Utah.
  • Wright's Law  - Parents, educators, advocates, and attorneys come to Wrightslaw for accurate, reliable information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities.
  • Project Gutenberg is a site where you can download free books. Millions are downloaded every month:
  • Free Natural Reader - After downloading a free book from Project Gutenberg, you could you use this  Text to Speech software program, that can read the books with natural sounding voices. Paste in a book, news article or the story of a students, an hyou can have NaturalReader read that article or story in a computer ovice. You can download a free version of this software at:Free Natural Reader

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DISABILITY RESOURCES

AUTISM

FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders  (CDC website)

National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES

  • The President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID) - initially organized as a blue ribbon Panel by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 and formally established as a Committee by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966 under an Executive Order. Eight years later, in 1974, new goals for the Committee focusing on deinstitutionalization, prevention and legal rights were established by President Nixon. In 1996, a new set of goals for the Committee encouraging full community inclusion and citizens’ rights were created by President Bill J. Clinton.
  • Think College.net:  The New Frontier - provide information and links to anyone interested in finding out more about the possibilities for post secondary education opportunities for youth with intellecutal disabilities

LEARNING DISABILITIES

MENTAL ILLNESS

ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENT

MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH RESOURCES

  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Administiration for Children and Families: 

    The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is responsible for federal programs that promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities

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FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES