Elk Mound Area School District - Elk Mound Special Education

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Elk Mound Special Education

Elk Mound Special Education Staff

Director of Special Education: Jennifer Olson
School Psychologist: Mike Miller
Special Education Secretary: Jennifer Robbins
Mound View Elementary Certified Staff: Kim Thompson-Accola, Emily Crossman, Janis Larson, Stacy Powell
Middle School Certified Staff: Becky Cater, Meg Marmitt, Nicole Rygiel
High School Certified Staff: Karin Javanovich, Jonathan Langreck, McKenzie Bratner
Speech and Language Pathologists: Megan Bonnell (MV), Sarah Reiter (MS/HS)

Related Service Providers: Katie Auth (Occupational Therapy), Shannon Birkholz (Physical Therapy)

Mound View Special Education Paraprofessionals: Carmen Benson, Bobbi Carothers, Cindy Haldeman, Kayla Jackson, Liz Wik
Middle School Special Education Paraprofessionals: Shawn Gilbertson, Ellen Noe
High School Special Education Paraprofessionals: Emily Bourget, Angie Nechanicky
Virtual Support Paraprofessional: Lisa Yakesh

JOIN OUR TEAM!

We are currently looking for energetic and dynamic people to join our special education team!
Available positions include:

Substitute Special Education Paraprofessionals

Substitutes are called when our regularly employed staff are unable to attend. You may be a substitute at any of our buildings. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about working in the field of special education. Prior to starting, a substitute must obtain a DPI Special Education Aide License. To apply, complete the "Substitute Support Staff Application"found under Employment Opportunities on our website (http://www.elkmound.k12.wi.us/district/EMPLOYMENTOPPORTUNITIES.cfm) and turn into the district office or email to Jennifer Olson at jolson@elkmound.k12.wi.us.

What’s New in Elk Mound Special Education?!?

Communications Options for Families

Frequently Used Acronyms and Terms

Comprehensive Screening

The Elk Mound Area School District has a comprehensive screening program to locate and screen all children with suspected disabilities who are residents of the district. Children are referred for special education evaluations by school staff including the classroom teacher, parents and other community service agencies (such as St. Croix County Birth to Three, Head Start, area preschools and day cares). Below are different set procedures the Elk Mound Area School District utilizes to identify students with suspected disabilities:

Three Year Old Screening - Each year the Special Education Team conducts pre-school screenings for three and four year olds who are not yet enrolled in school. Parents may register to attend and learn about child development and for the child to be screened for potential need areas. These screenings allow for district staff to assess a child’s social, emotional, cognitive, motor and speech development as well as vision and hearing. Please watch the district newsletter and special education web page for upcoming Screening Days. If you have a concern regarding the development of your child ages 3-5, please contact the Director of Special Education or School Psychologist. You do not need to wait for the next Child Development Day for a screening.

Universal Screening – Universal Screeners are utilized in all grade levels, starting with four-year-old kindergarten. Universal Screeners allow our teachers to identify students who may be in need of additional academic support. Typically students who are two or more grade levels behind their peers in reading/and or math are identified as needing interventions in those content areas. Please see more information below about Response to Intervention.

Response to Intervention Team - The district offers assistance to students struggling academically, physically, emotionally, and behaviorally. An intervention team model/problem-solving team is available at each school building. The role of the team is to review data provided regarding the student and to plan interventions for success. Each school building principal, school counselor and school psychologist are active team members in data evaluation process. Dependent on the child’s needs, the team could determine that an evaluation is in need or that further interventions are needed to meet a child’s needs prior to a referral.

Special Education Resources

An Introduction to Special Education – An overview of special education, great for parents who have newly identified children

Special Education in Plain Language -- A User-friendly Interactive Handbook on Special Education Laws, Policies and Practices in Wisconsin

Parents Rights Brochure – A brochure summarizing your rights as a parent of a child with a disability

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction – The DPI’s special education topic index

Communication Options for Parents – Contact information of local support for parents who have questions regarding special education process, procedures or decisions

Early Learning Resources

School-Age Resources

Transition Resources

Tips from your School Psychologist

General Support Services

Questions

If you have questions regarding the needs of your child and/or the special education process, please contact Jennifer Olson, Director of Special Education or Mike Miller, School Psychologist at 715-879-5744.

Annual District Notices