Florence Unified School District No. 1
Adam Leckie
Director of Exceptional Student Services
January 2015
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Director’s Summary
Trainings
- Approach to the Young Brain Conference – Michaelina Goodwin
- STAR Training – Amy Curtiss, Pam Fesko, Paul Hatch, Amanda Kirkland, Pamela Santis, and
Cheryl Cargill
Materials & Curriculum
- JAWS screen reader for blind student
- STAR Materials for Apollo program (posters, manipulatives, etc.)
- Interpreter for deaf student
Medicaid
- Current Medicaid reimbursement for the year is $59,952.07
Unified Sports
- We will be starting our Unified Sports track season in January. This year will feature
students from our middle school grades as well.
Challenges
- The ESS Department is continuing to explore intervention programs and re-modeling
service delivery for special education students in an effort to reduce the gap between
students with disabilities and their non-disabled peers. Several schools have started to
implement inclusive classrooms into the continuum of services available for students with
specific learning needs.
Successes
- Response to Intervention (RTI) programs in speech have shown a reduction in special
education referrals for language and articulation concerns. Students are exiting RTI
services without the need for formal evaluations.
Adam Leckie
Director of Exceptional Student Services
Board of Education
Jim Thomas, President
Denise Guenther, Vice-President
Rose Marie M. Monks, Member
Bob Dailey, Member
Janeane Candelaria, Member