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Special Education at Pleasant Valley High School includes the ACCESS program, Extensive Support Needs, Mild/Moderate Special Needs and the Adult Program classes
 
Mild to Moderate Support Needs includes providing specially designed instruction to access grade level California Content Standards in the Least Restrictive Environment. The education specialist provides instruction and supports 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 and 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 supports 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 and 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

Name Classes Taught
Galen Anderson Mild/Moderate Special Needs
Kat Bone                                  Adult program
Sarah Carlson                                  ACCESS program
Jeff Carr                                       Extensive Special Needs
Lacey Coulson Extensive Special Needs
Cateena Davis               Mild/Moderate Special Needs
Diane Ippisch,                              Mild/Moderate Special Needs
Lloyd Hightower (Dept Chair)  Mild/Moderate Special Needs
Caroline Ledeboer,  Adult program
Misty Ludwig Mild/Moderate Special Needs
Dan Nelson Mild/Moderate Special Needs
Gayle Olsen Mild/Moderate Special Needs
Russell Olson Mild/Moderate Special Needs
Erin Suttles Extensive Special Needs
Jessica Ulvang ACCESS program

 
 
 

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