Kirkwood School District
Special Education
October 2020 Edition
Kirkwood & Special School District
The Kirkwood Special Education Leadership Team
Westchester Elementary Achieved PBIS Gold Level Award - 15th year of recognition from the State of Missouri
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is an evidence-based three-tiered framework for improving and integrating all of the data, systems, and practices affecting student outcomes every day. It is a way to support everyone – especially students with disabilities – to create the kinds of schools where all students are successful.
PBIS isn’t a curriculum you purchase or something you learn during a one-day professional development training. It is a commitment to addressing student behavior through systems change. When it’s implemented well, students achieve improved social and academic outcomes, schools experience reduced exclusionary discipline practices, and school personnel feel more effective.
SSD Parent Education & Diversity Awareness Program
SSD Parent Handbook
The SSD Parent Education and Diversity Awareness program maintains an online Parent Handbook that aims to keep parents and the community informed about a broad range of special education and disability matters.
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month
For more information - on this and other information check out Missouri Assistive Technology - https://at.mo.gov/
Important October Dates
Elementary Important Dates:
October 14-16 - K-2 Transition Back to School
October 19 & 20 - No School K-12
October 21-23 - 3-5 Transition Back to School
Middle School Important Dates:
10/21 All virtual
10/22 All virtual
10/23 Pause Day - No School for Middle School Students
10/26 -10/29 All virtual
10/30 Pause Day - No School for Middle School Students
For more information on KSD Learning - https://www.kirkwoodschools.org/BACK2SCHOOL
Meet Our Team!
kim.lawson@kirkwoodschools.org
Colleen Card, Area Coordinator - Kirkwood High School
colleen.card@kirkwoodschools.org
Taneal Davis, Area Coordinator- Nipher Middle School, North Glendale, Robinson
taneal.davis@kirkwoodschools.org
Travena Hostetler, Area Coordinator - North Kirkwood School Middle School, Keysor, Tillman, Westchester