Kirkwood Special School District
July 2022 Edition
Family Leadership Institute hosted by PEDA
The highly successful SSD Parent Leadership Institute that has had more than 280 participants since 2007 is once again being offered under a new name of Family Leadership Institute (FLI).
The Institute will be Wednesday evenings from 5:30-8:30pm at SSD Central Office: October 12, 19, 26 and November 2.
If you are a parent or family member who makes the educational decisions for a child with a disability, investing the time to attend these four Wednesday evening sessions will provide:
VISION: for the future of your child.
KNOWLEDGE: to help effectively participate in your child's education.
LEADERSHIP SKILLS: to improve the educational climate for all children.
ACCESS: to new resources, friends, and experts to help you on your journey.
Apply today https://SSDPEDA.as.me/FALL2022FLI
Extended School Year
Welcome New Staff!
Chandra Heinlein-OT-KHS and Robinson
Jennifer Blanks-Para-KHS
Jennifer O'Connell-SLP-Keysor
JoAnn Woodworth-SLP-Robinson
Katie Sharp-Teacher-Nipher
Lindsay Amen-School Pysch-KHS
Meg Swihart-Teacher-Nipher
Melinda Barry-Para-Keysor
Sara Herrera (Dodson)-SLP-KHS
Sarah Giger-School Psych-NKMS and Westchester
Therese Stain-Teacher-Tillman
STAFF SPOTLIGHT
Katie Makurat (Mueller)
Jenny Clark
My husband is Rod and I have two sons, Nolan and Bennett. My furry daughter is my Goldendoodle Shirley. I'm a born and raised St. Louisan. We love to travel as a family. We recently got back from Turks and Caicos. It was breathtaking. Put it on your bucket list!
I love to cook, garden, listen to music, birdwatch(no laughing), go to movies, go to fun new restaurants, and spend time hanging and laughing with family and friends. This week I'm going to attempt to make homemade pasta…cross your fingers for me!
I began my education in Deaf Education which led me to wanting to be a SLP. I love coming to school and working with kids. I learn so much from them and I think they are hilarious! My Co-workers and I love celebrating our students unique personalities, talents, strengths, resilience, progress, and the amusing things that say and do.
I’m lucky enough to work with students in Kindergarten and many times continue to see them through 5th grade. Seeing how students can grow their communication skills over time is so incredible. I love learning about everyones unique communication needs and sharing those differences with my students. My students and their classmates often discuss how our communication, social-emotional, sensory, motor, and academic needs all affect each other. I love hearing them asking for what they need as well as advocating and supporting their peers!
Jaime Woehlke
I love working with students of all abilities. It is a joy for me to work with teachers and staff that give their whole hearts. I worked in Early Childhood for 10 years before joining SSD. I'm going on five years with special school district.
I worked three years at North Kirkwood Middle School and this will be my second year at Kirkwood Highschool as a paraprofessional. I am service dog trained, trained in PAES lab and coffee shop.
In my spare time I love doing crafts, reading and listening to music. My favorite activity is watching my five year old son experiencing the joys of life.
Helpful Links
Upcoming Events
SSD Board of Education Meetings:
July 12, 2022 Board Work Study Session 5:45 PM
July 12, 2022 Board of Education Meeting 7:00 PM
Please visit the SSD Board of Education for more information.
Kirkwood School District Board of Education Meetings:
July 25, 2022 Board Meeting 7:00 PM
Please visit the Kirkwood Board of Education for more information.
July 4-District Closed
Contact Us
Special School District of St. Louis County
12110 Clayton Road
Town & Country, MO 63131
Phone: 314‐989‐8100
Taneal Davis
- Director of Special Education-Robinson
- tmdavis@ssdmo.org
- taneal.davis@kirkwoodschools.org
Colleen Card
- Special Education Coordinator-KHS
- COcard@ssdmo.org
- colleen.card@kirkwoodschools.org
Bridget Duke
- Special Education Coordinator-North Glendale, Tillman, Nipher
- baduke@ssdmo.org
- bridget.duke@kirkwoodschools.org
Emily Meuth
- Special Education Coordinator-Keysor, Westchester, NKMS
- ELMeuth@ssdmo.org
- emily.meuth@kirkwoodschools.org