SPED/Gen Ed Support for Teachers
Co-op for Special Services
2023 - 2024 School Year
Special Education, Mental Health, & Behavior Resources
Welcome Ballinger, Coleman, Winters, and Miles Educators!
Resources for the following topics are included:
-Academic Supports
-Social/Emotional/Mental Health Supports
-Behavior
-Self-Care for Educators
We are here to support you, please contact us with any questions or concerns you may have. Thank you for all you do for our students! (We are updating regularly, so please check back!)
Coop for Special Services Parent Resource Page
Feel free to share this resource with parents of children with special needs. Several great SPED, mental health, behavior, academic, and community resources for families.
Self-Paced and Live Training Webinars covering: mental health, emotional/behavioral, and evidence-based practices for students with special needs. Offered through Region 15 and other various sources.
ACADEMIC SUPPORTS
STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS
Mental Health Matters Special Edition: Resources for Managing Crises
In light of the recent events in Uvalde we have created a Mental Health Matters Special Edition. Here you will find resources for how to communicate with children when crisis occurs, how to assist teens, adolescents, family, and community members, training ideas, and supports for staff.
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How Schools Can Foster Resiliency
Relevant and engaging online support for students, covering an array of topics (stress, depression, bullying, sadness, setting goals, sleep, body image, grief, and more).
BEHAVIOR & SENSORY SUPPORTS
Classroom Behavior Supports
Just to name a few...
Visual Schedules
Need visual schedules or routines for your classroom? We're more than happy to help. Visual schedules help to add predictability to your students' day, likely helping to improve behaviors. Visual schedules can benefit students at home, too.
Behavior Charts
Do your students need an extra boost of motivation? We can help you to create individualized behavior charts to help your students succeed both in the classroom and at home.
Social Stories
Social stories are a great way to help our students navigate certain situations, difficult times of the day, or to help improve specific behaviors they may be exhibiting in the classroom. We'd love to help create custom social stories for your students.
Click below for more options.
Physical Therapy with Ms. Ashley
Looking for some physical therapy activities for your students? Our very own occupational therapist, Ms. Ashley, has everything you need here on her Padlet! Find some of the best therapist-approved activities to help strengthen your students' core, or just help them to get up, be active and have fun in the classroom.
Occupational Therapy with Ms. Beth
An awesome website created by one of our favorite occupational therapists, Mrs. Owens. Here, teachers can get some of the very best exercises, OT-related activities, and more, to help keep their students active in the classroom.
Self-Care for Educators
Our AMAZING Co-op Staff!
Ballinger ISD
Kristi Cook - School Psychologist
Bridget Wakefield - Elementary Educational Diagnostician
Paige Grimes - Speech Pathologist
Missy Chapman - ARD Facilitator
Coleman ISD
Kristi Cook - School Psychologist
Vanessa Richards - JH/HS Educational Diagnostician
Denise Cervantez - Elementary Educational Diagnostician
Lee McKelvain - Speech Pathologist / Auditory Impairment Service Provider
Winters ISD
Kristi Cook - School Psychologist
Jackie Timmerman - Elem/JH/HS Educational Diagnostician
Kay Whitfield - Speech Pathologist
Miles ISD
Kristi Cook - School Psychologist
Shay Fischer - Speech Pathologist
Kristen Pruser - ARD Facilitator
Co-op For Special Services Office Staff
Ginger Speaks - Diagnostician's Clerk & Transitional Services Provider
Service Providers
Ashley Book - Physical Therapist (PT)
Robbi Hoelscher - Occupational Therapist (OT)
__________ - Occupational Therapist (OT)
School Psychologist, Child Advocate