PUBLIC NOTICE – Special Education Plan

Lebanon School District – Special Education Plan – 2020-2023 – DRAFT

** Per Pennsylvania Chapter 4 – Planning Requirements for Schools – Every 3 years, each school district must develop and submit to the department a special education plan. The special education plan must be made available for public inspection and comment for 28 days, and then it can be approved by the school entity’s governing board and then submitted to PDE. Any comments can be sent to Mr. Joshua Coatsworth – Director of Special Education at jcoatsworth@lebanon.k12.pa.us.

Welcome to the Lebanon School District Department of Special Education. The primary goal of our department is to address each student as an individual with unique strengths and needs. Through the identification, re-evaluation, and IEP planning process, we strive to address these strengths and needs to provide opportunities for success academically, socially, and vocationally. Rather than focusing on students’ differences, we aim to include every student as an equal member of the Lebanon School District. We welcome and encourage all students to participate in all the activities our schools offer including clubs, student government, instrumental and vocal music, social activities, athletics, theatre, community service, and, of course, academics. Most importantly, we invite parents and guardians to be an active part of their child’s IEP team. A strong bond of cooperation and communication between the school, parents, and community is essential to maintain student motivation and success. On the following pages, you will find staff names and assignments. Please feel free to communicate with us regularly to keep everyone in touch and/or to schedule a visit to school.

Joshua Coatsworth
Director of Special Education

Jessica Evans
Special Education Supervisor

Betty Miller
Special Education Supervisor

Jan Wilson
Administrative Assistant

Professional Staff

Elementary Teachers	Building	Support	Grades
Amanda Quinn	Northwest	Supplemental Learning Support	K-3
Tammy Conners	Southwest	Itinerant Learning Support	K-5
Julie Blouch	District	Gifted Support	K-5
Kadie Dasher	Northwest	Supplemental Learning Support	4-5
Kyra Hackman	Harding	Itinerant Learning Support	K-5
Chris Fairbanks	Harding	Full-time Emotional Support	3-5
Danielle Palardy	Harding	Full-time Emotional Support	K-2
Alyssa Clemens	Southeast	Itinerant Learning Support	K-5
Joelle Hurst	Henry Houck	Full-time Life Skills Support	3-5
Jacob Bucy	Henry Houck	Itinerant Learning Support	K-5
Heather Shanfelder	Henry Houck	Full-time Life Skills Support	K-2
Kerri Snook	Northwest	Itinerant Learning Support	K-5
Danielle Martin	Northwest	Full-time Autistic Support	K-2
Danielle Truax	Northwest	Full-time Autistic Support	3-5
Michelle Ingram	Northwest	Supplemental Learning Support	3-5

Middle School Teachers	Building	Support	Grades
Alicia Moyer	LMS	Autistic Support	6-8
Kathryn Marinkov	LMS	Supplemental Learning Support	7
Amy Godshall	LMS	Itinerant Learning Support	8
Emily Miller	LMS	Full-time Life Skills Support	6-8
Mike McGuigan	LMS	Supplemental Learning Support	6
Nate Myers	LMS	FT/Supp Emotional Support	6-8
Nathan Luckenbill	LMS	Supplemental Learning Support	8
Erin Smith	LMS	FT/Supp Emotional Support	6-8
Paula Dougherty	LMS	Itinerant Learning Support	7
Ryan Johnson	LMS	Itinerant Learning Support	6

High School Teachers	Building	Support	Grades
Patty Leonard	LHS	Supplemental Learning Support	9-12
Megan Brown	LHS	Full-time Life Skills Support	9-12
Tara Maya	LHS	Itinerant Learning Support	9-12
Andre Dyer	LHS	Full-time Emotional Support	9-12
Elizabeth Heckard	LHS	Full-time Life Skills	9-12
Colleen Shay	LHS	Supplemental Emotional Support	9-12
Sara Martin	LHS	Supplemental Learning Support	9-12
Marci Soliday	LHS	Itinerant Learning Support	9-12
Glenda Peiffer	LHS	Supplemental Learning Support	9-12
Chloe Skylakon	LHS	Itinerant Learning Support	9-12
Rachel Strauser	LHS	Supplemental Learning Support	9-12

Speech Pathologists	Building	Support	Grades
Courtney Light	LHS and LMS	Speech and Language Pathologist	K-5
Beth Keaton	Harding	Speech and Language Pathologist	K-5
Lucille Wakefield	Southeast and Southwest	Speech and Language Pathologist	K-5
Kirsten Clemens	LMS and LHS	Speech and Language Pathologist	6-12
Erica Watson	Northwest	Speech and Language Pathologist	K-5
TBA	Henry Houck and LMS	Speech and Language Pathologist	K-8

District Staff	Support
Melanie Bennetch	Occupational Therapist
Laura Creek	Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Krista Andes	Social Worker
Daniel Gruber	Transition Coordinator

School Psychologists	Building
Ben Andrews	Northwest and Southwest
Adrian Basnight	Henry Houck and LHS
Jennifer Garver	LMS and Southeast
Kirsten Hurley	LMS and Harding

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