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The Owen J Roberts School District is proud to offer a comprehensive continuum of special education supports and services. In keeping true to our mission statement of inspiring each student for success today and greatness tomorrow, we take great care to ensure quality supports and services are available in all seven of our school buildings. Each building is staffed with highly qualified, certificated special education staff, who deliver learning, emotional, autistic, and life skills support services with care, compassion, and fidelity.
The special education management team has extended this continuum with the creation of specialized center-based programs within our District. These programs boast increased and specialized services that are specifically designed to meet the unique needs of those students who are unable to maximize their potential in their home buildings. These programs help insure that every student in the District has multiple opportunities for social, emotional, and academic success in their home District.
French Creek Elementary School offers both Life Skills Support and Autistic Support programs, while West Vincent Elementary also offers Autistic Support programming. These programs are supported through valuable partnerships with the Chester County Intermediate Unit and the PA Department of Education Autism Initiative. Such partnerships provide ongoing training and support for the teachers and paraprofessionals within these programs to maximize the potential for success. East Coventry Elementary School offers a specialized Emotional Support program. This program capitalizes on partnerships with the Chester County Intermediate Unit, as well as, Creative Health Services to help meet the unique needs of students requiring this level of intervention.
As students transition to the secondary program in grades 7-12+, the District maintains these specialized supports. The District continues to maximize partnerships with state and local agencies, as well as, deliver meaningful professional development opportunities for all staff. These partnerships and professional development opportunities support the District in developing, implementing and maintaining high quality programs that serve to meet the needs of students. At the high school, specifically we have developed an adult support program that allows us to meet the functional and transition needs of students through the year of their twenty-first birthday.
Developing, implementing, and maintaining a high quality continuum of special education services is a tremendously delicate process. There needs to be careful budget planning, focused recruitment efforts, collaborative professional development and training, and most importantly the flexibility to make adjustments to meet the ever-changing needs of students in our charge.
Information
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2021-2024 DRAFT Special Education State Plan
This is the most up-to-date version of the Special Education State Plan as required by PDE.
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My Child May Need Special Education Services
What can I do if I think my child is in need of special education services.pdf 13.70 KB (Last Modified on May 15, 2014)
Resources
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Chester County Mental Health/Intellectual Disabilities
Chester County Mental Health/Mental Retardation, 601 Westtown Road, Suite 340 West Chester, PA 19380 610-344-6265 or 1-800-692-1100 ext 6265
Chester County Special Olympics
Local Chapter of the Pennsylvania ARC: ARC of Chester County, 900 Lawrence Drive West Chester, PA 19380 610-696-8090
Chester County Intermediate Unit - Pre-school Special Education Services
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Contacts: Name
Title
Email
Phone
Role
Cristin Burke
Supervisor of Special Education East Coventry, French Creek & West Vincent
610-469-5620
Supervisor
Geoffrey Ball
Supervisor of Special Education East Vincent. North Coventry & Middle School
610-469-5391
Supervisor
Joe Milnes
Supervisor of Special Education 9-12
610-469-5687
Supervisor
Linda Swavely
Administrative Specialist
610-469-5167
Psychological Svcs.
Heather DeVito-Berry
Secretary
610-469-5165
Special Education Secretary
Lynn Keisel
High School IEP Facilitator
610-469-5863
IEP Facilitator
Shannon Mooney
Elementary IEP Facilitator-EC-FC-WV
610-469-5226
IEP Facilitator
Erica Wood
Middle School, EV-NC IEP Facilitator
610-469-5678
IEP Facilitator