Special Services at
Brittan Acres
-Liz Green, RST
- Bakul Soman, SLP
Who are we?
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School Psychologist: Dr. Maria Del Rio
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Special Education Teachers:
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Miriam Siegel-Stern: 3/4
Melissa Juliano: K-2
Resource Specialist: Liz Green
Who are we?
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Speech-Language Pathologist: Bakul Soman
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Occupational Therapist: Peggy Shor
Who are we?
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Para-educators:
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Lyn Riley
Sonia Cronin
Sandra Tucker
Kathy Cross
Adrianna Squarzon
Marie Young
Who are we?
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Special Circumstances Instructional Aides
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Kathy Cross
Tracy Olazar
NPA personnel
Who do we work with?
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Students with an identified disability
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These students have an IEP
Students in general education classrooms
who need RTI2 support.
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These students do not have an IEP
The Process
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SST
RTI2
Referral
Assessment
IEP
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Initial
Annual
Triennial
Eligibility Criteria
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Autism
Deaf-Blindness
Deafness
Hearing Impairment
Mental Retardation
Multiple Disabilities
Orthopedic Impairment
Eligibility Criteria
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Other Health Impairment
Emotional Disturbance
Specific Learning Disability
Traumatic Brain Injury
Visual Impairment
Eligibility Criteria
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Speech or Language Impairment
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Articulation Disorder
Abnormal Voice
Fluency Disorder
Language Disorder
Eligibility Criteria
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Specific Learning Disability
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The student has demonstrated a severe
discrepancy between intellectual ability and
achievement in one or more academic areas.
The discrepancy is due to a disorder in one or
more of the basic psychological processes.
The discrepancy cannot be corrected through
regular education services.
How many students do we
work with?
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Resource Specialist:
 28 students with IEPs, RTI2
Special Education Teachers:
 13 students with IEPs
Speech-Language Pathologist:
 about 35 students with IEPs, 10 RTI2
Occupational Therapy
 Currently 35 students with IEPs, 19 RTI2