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Special Education at Pleasant Valley High School includes the ACCESS program, Extensive Support Needs, and Mild/Moderate Special Needs classes. 
 
Mild to Moderate Support Needs include providing specially designed instruction to access grade-level California Content Standards in the Least Restrictive Environment. The education specialist provides instruction and support in one or more of the following domains: academics, communication, gross/fine motor, social-emotional, behavioral, vocational, and learning environment access skills. The supports may also include health, movement & sensory support. Mild to Moderate Support Needs practices may include lower student-to-educator ratio.
 
Extensive Support Needs include providing specially designed instruction to access grade-level California Content Standards in the Least Restrictive Environment. The education specialist provides intensive instruction and support in two or more of the following domains: academics, communication, gross/fine motor, social-emotional, behavioral, vocational and adaptive/daily living skills. The supports also often include health, movement & sensory support. Extensive Support Needs practices include lower student-to-educator ratio
 
Eligibility for Special Education classes is determined by the Individualized Education Program (IEP) team.

Teachers

     
Sarah Carlson ACCESS Program  
                            
Jeff Carr Extensive Special Needs  
Lacey Coulson Extensive Special Needs  
Erin Suttles Extensive Special Needs  
     
Galen Anderson Mild/Moderate Special Needs  
Josie Cain Mild/Moderate Special Needs  
Cateena Davis Mild/Moderate Special Needs  
Lloyd Hightower (Dept. Chair) Mild/Moderate Special Needs  
Diane Ippisch Mild/Moderate Special Needs  
Misty Ludwig Mild/Moderate Special Needs  
Dan Nelson Mild/Moderate Special Needs  
Russell Olson Mild/Moderate Special Needs  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 
 
 

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