Student Services Team

Contact

Sherrill Fedor Associate Superintendent: Student Services Curriculum development and implementation Career Education: RAP and Work Experience Provincial Achievement Testing and Diploma Examinations Accommodations Home Education and Homebound Instruction Expulsion Hearings Risk/Threat Assessment, Crisis Intervention and Critical Incidence Student Health Initiative/Complex Cases Education Social Sector Committee Technology Project Moving and Choosing/Healthy Schools Project Mental Health Capacity Building Projects French Project ELL (Secondary) Student Education Placement (Secondary) Canadian Acheivement Test (CAT-4) administration and interpretation	Phone: 403-528-6741 Fax: 403-529-5339	e-mail
Nina Duncan Executive Assistant Secretarial services for Associate Superintendent of Student Services Coordinate and maintain referrals and reports for Psychological Services - Level B & C Assessments Ordering, distribution, scoring and shipment of Canadian Achievement Tests (CAT-4) Distribution and shipment of Provincial Achievement and Diploma Exams and maintain database for Exemptions and Accommodations Coordinate IPP and IEPT workshops Maintain Student Services Handbook District Staff Meetings and Student Services Team Meeting agendas and minutes	Phone: 403-528-6718	e-mail
Marian Biggins Director of Student Services Special needs and coding and assignments Program design support and implementation Attendance Officer Homebound instruction Co-ordinating with community agencies Student Health Initiative/Complex Cases Accommodations for Provincial Achievement Testing Individual Program Plans Staff Support Risk/Threat Assessment-Elementary Schools Consultation for education placement in elementary schools	Phone: 403-528-6742	e-mail
Judy Hillier B.Ed., Early Childhood Diploma (Special Ed. Specialization) Director of Primary Services Oversee Early Childhood services Collection and submission of documentation for Program Unit Funding pre-approval with AB Education Assist with Program Unit Funding applications Coordinate District Preschool Development Program (5 Preschool Development Program locations) Oversee interventions for children with assessed developmental delays Communicate information regarding individual children and funding with school personnel, contracted service providers and parents/guardians Teacher Assistant placement in Early Childhood programs Leadership role with Full Day Every-Day Kindergarten and Junior Kindergarten Provide in-service, training opportunities and support for parents and professionals in Early Childhood Individual Program Plans Staff Support Consultation for educational placement in ECS and primary grades	Phone: 403-528-6723	e-mail
Vicki Glass B.Ed., ECS Diploma. M.Ed. Preschool Special Needs Co-ordinator Oversee Program Unit Funding programs for children in community settings Coordinate support services to meet the special needs of children (severe or mild-moderate) Coordinate implementation of Individual Program Plans Provide support for teachers, administrators and children Coordinate Professional Development opportunities for all stakeholders	Phone: 403-528-6725	e-mail
Debbie Terlson Administrative Support - Student Services Administrative support for Psychological Services, Preschool Special Needs Services, Student Services and Primary Services Psychological Services Team Meeting agenda and minutes Data entry in Powerschool and Alberta Education Early Learning Branch Maintain files for Community, Preschool Development Programs and Kindergarten PUF and Mild-Moderate students Maintain Psychological/Student Services student files Data entry for Psychological Services Level B & C Assessments and Reports Maintain annual Early Childhood Services calendar and handbookMMaintainMaM	Phone: 403-528-67205	e- mail
Claire Petersen B.A. (Psych), Master of Counselling (Psych) Behaviour Interventionist Achievement testing and assessment of student's behaviour Resource person for teachers, administrators, and other specialists in data collection, intervention, and training Referral and triage to outside specialists and agencies
Nancy Pozzo B.A. Ed., M.A.A.S. Teacher/Diagnostician Select, administer and interpret appropriate formal and informal assessments and evaluations for educational needs regarding the cognitive, academic, communicative, social and emotional domains Determine further assessment needs Determine a student's needs in various curricular areas and make recommendation for intervention, instruction and transition planning Recommendation of instructional strategies, learning strategies, and resources available in school and community Recommendation of accommodations/adaptations within the learning environments Case conference with schools and parents		e- mail
Carla Thorogood B.Sc. (RSA), Master of Counselling (Art Therapy) Behaviour Interventionist Assessment of student’s behaviour and emotional health needs Counselling intervention, development of behavioural interventions in the school setting Referral and triage to outside specialists and agencies	Phone: 403-952-5054	e- mail
Allison Thornton Behaviour Intervention Consultant Provide direct, consultative support in managing students with challenging behaviours in elementary programs Work directly with teachers in developing behaviour management plans for individual students Make recommendations to staff and parents about behaviour management interventions Make classroom observations, collect data and report on student behaviour for diagnostic purposes	Phone: 403-528-6720	e- mail
Jerri-Lynne Worth Behaviour Intervention Teacher Provide direct, consultative support in managing children with challenging behaviours in early childhood programs: Preschool, Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten Work directly with teachers in developing behaviour management plans for individual students Make recommendations to staff and parents about behaviour management interventions Make classroom observations, collect data and report on student behaviour for diagnostic purposes	Phone: 403-529-1555 ext. 5451 403-529-1555 ext. 545144	e-mail
Tanis Bailey B.Sc. (Special Ed., Speech Language Therapy) Graduate Diploma in Education Behaviour Intervention Consultant Provide direct, consultative support in managing children with challenging behaviours in early childhood programs: Preschool, Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten Work directly with teachers in developing behaviour management plans for individual students Make recommendations to staff and parents about behaviour management interventions Make classroom observations, collect data and report on student behaviour for diagnostic purposes	Phone: 403-529-1555 ext. 5451	e- mail
Tim Johnson Technology Leadership Co-ordinator Provide professional development for administrators for technological integration in curriculum and provide current information regarding innovative technologies Incorporate new technologies in accessing and disseminating information Build partnerships to maintain currency with technological developments Attend Alberta Education conferences that relate to the Supporting Innovative Classrooms project Gather data and prepare reports for the project and to provide information to district administrators	Phone: 403-528-6700 ext. 6988	e-mail