About Special Education
Resources
- Special Education Mission
- Prereferrals ● Referrals ● Eligibility
- Child Find Information
- Preschool Program
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Department
- Visually Impairments Department
- Related Services
- Forms - [Teacher -Intranet Access]
- Forms- [Parents]
- Alabama Alternate Assessment (AAA) Blog
- Open Records Request (Special Education)
- 504 Section - Contact Special Education
- Chalkable SETS
- Psychological Services
- Private School Referral and Evaluation Process
- Professional Development - When PowerPoint opens, click SLIDESHOW > FROM BEGINNING. Confidentiality Agreement and Evaluation forms are accessible through this PowerPoint.This Power Point contains: Confidentiality;REM Process; ADHD Strategies
- Special Ed Mandatory PD 2017-18
School2Work
The School-To-Working Program is designed to prepare students for the workplace by providing them with opportunities to explore various industries, gain new job skills, and apply knowledge to real-world situations through Community Based Work Instruction and Job Shadowing. The School-To-Working Program also encompasses School House Granola and Young Adults in Transition programs.
Special Education and 504 Coordinators:
- Marla Aldrich, Ph. D. - Special Education & 504 Coordinator
- Sharyn Hillin - Special Education & 504 Coordinator
Program Area Specialists:
- Mendy Adams - Transition (Pre Employment Specialists / Work Instructors; The Growing Place)
- Virginia Carroll - Research Based Reading / Math Programs
- Susan Clark - Preschool Services; Speech Language Pathologists
- Ann Glass - Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education / ASL Interpreters
- Denise Houston - Behavior Units
- Carla Layton - Transition (Diploma Pathways; Project Search & Falcon Flight Post-Secondary Programs)
- Niurca Lockhart - Alabama Alternate Assessment
- Tami Moran - Psychometrists and Diagnosticians
Psychometrists:
- Mary Strawbridge - Psychometrist
- Heatherlee Woodard - Psychometrist
- Jamie Williams - Psychometrist
Behavior Specialists:
- Susan Peppenhorst - Behavior Specialist
- Amy Kirkland - Behavior Specialist
- Taylor Norris - Behavior Specialist
Preschool Diagnostician:
- Julie Robinson - Behavior Specialist
The Growing Place
The mission of The Growing Place is to give young adults with disabilities the skills they need to be productive and independent citizens, while helping them build the self-confidence needed to use these skills. At The Growing Place, secondary students with disabilities participate in meaningful and functional activities in the areas of daily living skills, social interactions and occupational skills that will increase their independence and productivity within their communities
Learn more about the Growing Place
A special "Thank you" to our sponsors for their donations which support of our program!
Falcon Flight
Shelby County Schools, Department of Rehabilitation Services, and University of Montevallo Transition Program designed to teach functional life skills and entry-level work skills to special education students and to support their growth into adulthood.