Special Education
serving as the voice, advocate, and visionary for our students.
- SPED Department
- Educational Rights
- Student Standards
- A Life of Independency
- Resources
- Staff Directory
SPED Department
Mission Statement
The mission of the TPSS Special Education Department is to
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serve as the voice, advocate, and visionary for our students, ages 3-21, with special and unique needs
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improve the excellence of identification, evaluation, service, and training
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provide the supports that are needed for each child to achieve his or her potential level of education in order to promote independence and productivity after graduation
Educational Rights
Student Standards
A Life of Independency
Students work together to pick fresh vegetables from a garden which they helped to plant, water, and grow.
Student works in PAES Lab to acquire job readiness skills.
Students craft Christmas trees and sleighs out of candy.
Students learn important life skills and job skills while working in the Unique Learning System Curriculum.
Resources
Resources
- Ability Path - inspiring inclusion
- AdLit - Study Skills & Homework Tips
- American Foundation for the Blind
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
- Autism Speaks
- CAST: Center for Applied Special Technology
- CHADD
- Do2Learn - a resource for individuals with special needs
- Homework Louisiana - free online tutoring, test prep, job search assistance and resources.
- LD Online - All about learning disabilities and ADHD
- National PTA - Special Education Toolkit
- Reading Rockets - Reading Tips for Parents
- Tar Heel Reader - a collection of free, easy-to-read, and accessible books.
- Text to Speech (TTS) Software Programs and Online Tools
- U.S. Department of Education - SPED Resources for Parents
- Very Well Mind - Homework Help for Students with ADHD
Staff Directory
- Director of Special Education
- Pupil Appraisal Coordinator
- Special Education Coordinator
- Child Search Coordinator
- IEP Program Facilitators
- Special Education Secondary Program Facilitator
- Special Education Elementary Program Facilitator
- Coordinator of School Wide Intervention Program
- Special Education Technology Facilitator
Director of Special Education
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Accountability
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Athletic Verification
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Budgets (SPED)
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Child Specific Attendants (CSA)
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Class Projections PreK-12
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eGrant, Self Review Monitoring
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Interagency Agreements
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Inventory/Fixed Assets
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Payroll
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Personnel Activity Report
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Professional Services Contracts
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Purchase Requisitions
Immediate Supervisor to SPED: Pupil Appraisal Coordinator, SPED Coordinator, Program Facilitators, Clerical Staff
Pupil Appraisal Coordinator
Catherine Lofton
Pupil Appraisal Coordinator
Phone: 310-2135 or 52135 Fax: 542-9947
catherine.lofton@tangischools.org
- Pupil Appraisal
- Discipline (SPED)
- Interim Placement
- Mileage (Pupil Appraisal)
- Disproportionality Issues
- Child Find
- Bulletin 1508: Pupil Appraisal Handbook
- Evaluations/Reevaluations
- Student/Parent Handbook (Special Education Section)
- Surrogate Parents
- Talented Evaluations
Immediate Supervisor to SPED: FBA Social Workers, Coordinator of School Wide Intervention, Pupil Appraisal, Behavior Intervention Specialists, Speech Diagnosticians, SPED Facilitator
Special Education Coordinator
| Rachel DiBenedetto Special Education Coordinator Phone: 310-2121 or 52121 Rachel.dibenedetto@tangischools.org
Immediate Supervisor to: OTs, PTs, ATs, APE, Teacher of Private and Parochial Schools, Teachers of Visually Impaired, Elementary and Secondary Program Facilitators |
Child Search Coordinator
Carla Wainwright
Child Search Coordinator
Phone: 310-2122 or 52122
carla.wainwright@tangischools.org
- Community Outreach
- Evaluations: Home Schooled and Non-Accredited Schools
- ODR: Headstart IEPs
- Preschool Special Education Program
- Itinerant Preschool
- AEPSI
- Oversees Transition: Ages 2-3
- Referrals: Ages 3-5
- Transition Compliance Report: Part C, Child Search Annual Report
- Mileage: Child Search
Immediate Supervisor to: Child Search
IEP Program Facilitators
IEP Program Facilitators
Fax: (985) 277-5004
Akira Cowart
Phone: 310-2140 or 52140
akira.cowart@tangischools.org
Tara Kinchen
Phone: 310-2142 or 52142
tara.kinchen@tangischools.org
Willisia Tillery
Phone: 310-2163 or 52163
willisia.tillery@tangischools.org
- Receive Request Forms for Student Attendants (Initial and Review)
- IEP Compliance and Monitoring
- Service Plans
Special Education Secondary Program Facilitator
Special Education Secondary Program Facilitator
Phone: 310-2121 or 52121
rachel.dibenedetto@tangischools.org
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Supplementary Curriculum Materials
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Curriculum Materials Request Forms: Fax: 542-9947
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Community Based Instruction
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Curriculum Grades: 7-12
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GEE Waivers
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HS Certificate of Achievement
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Special Education Testing Contact
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Pupil Progression: 7-12
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Transition
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Transportation Requests: CBI Field Trips
Special Education Elementary Program Facilitator
Shannon Cusimano
Special Education Elementary Program Facilitator
Phone: 310-2164 or 52164
shannon.cusimano@tangischools.org
- Supplementary Curriculum Materials
- Curriculum Materials Request Forms: Fax: 542-9947
- Curriculum: Early Intervention-6
- Class Projections: Pre-K
- Inclusion
- Pupil Progression:K-6
Coordinator of School Wide Intervention Program
Regina Roberts
Coordinator of School Wide Intervention Program
Phone: 310-2146 or 52146
regina.roberts@tangischools.org
- Literacy/Numeracy Intervention
- Multi-Tier Process
- eGrant (Early Intervening)
- Pre-Referral Intervention Activities
- Professional Development: Intervention Strategies, Data Analysis
- Response to Intervention-Screening
Special Education Technology Facilitator
Erin Rick
Special Education Technology Facilitator
Phone: 310-2150 or 52150
erin.rick@tangischools.org
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Computers/Technology Equipment
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Paraeducator Training
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SER Training, Contact Person
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Email Contacts/Correspondences
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Liaison to Technology Department
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Assist with AT, VI Programs
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SPED Resources
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AIM Liaison
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Technology Training/Inservices/Resources
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Special Education Website
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End-of-Year Closeout Procedures
Contact
Rachel Dibenedetto
Students with Disabilities Coordinator
(985) 310 - 2121