Special Education

Angela Jackson
Director of Special Education Education
423-272-7629 Ext:2404
Email : angela.jackson@hck12.net
Child Find
Purpose
The purpose of child find is to locate and evaluate children who are suspected of having a disability interferes with learning, special education and /or related services may be recommended. related services may include (but are not limited to)
Speech /Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy.
Who May Refer Children?
Referrals for screening may be made be parents, teachers, physicians, public service agencies, or other concerned individuals.
What is the child Find Process?
Step 1
A screening process may occur to determine the possibility of delays in the development of the child.
Step 2
An evaluation may occur to assess eligibility for pre-school special education programs and to identify the child's strengths and needs.
Step 3
Once eligibility has been established, an individualized program is planned by an IEP ( Individual Educational Program ) Team, which includes the parent/guardian of the child.
Educational intervention may continue when the child enters school, and may be maintained until the age of 21, depending on the child's individual needs.
Eligibility areas are:
- Autism
- Deaf-Blindness
- Deafness
- Developmental Delay
- Emotional Disturbance
- Functional Delay
- Hearing Impairment
- Intellectually Gifted
- Intellectual Disability
- Multiple Disabilities
- Orthopedic/Physical Impairment
- Other Health Impairment
- Specific Learning Disability
- Speech/Language Impairment
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Visual Impairment
Resource Materials
- Resource Book Inventory - Autism.pdf
- Resource Book Inventory - Co-teaching Inclusion.pdf
- Resource Book Inventory - Data.pdf
- Resource Book Inventory - Teaching Strategies.pdf
- Resource Book Inventory Classroom Management - New Teachers.pdf
- Resource Book Inventory Leadership.pdf
- Resource Book Inventory Technology.pdf
- Resource Book Inventory- Behavior.pdf
Gifted Child Find
High Intellectual Potential Students
Intellectual giftedness is found throughout diverse populations and crosses all economic and cultural boundaries. Early identification and intervention are often required to meet the unique needs of these children.
Definition and Criteria for Eligibility for Giftedas defined by the Tennessee State Department of Education
Definition:
“Intellectually Gifted” means a child whose intellectual abilities and potential for achievement are so outstanding the child’s educational performance is adversely affected. “Adverse affect” means the general curriculum alone is inadequate to appropriately meet the student’s educational needs.
Criteria for Eligibility:
Eligibility for services as a gifted student is based on evaluation in each of the following component areas:
- Educational Performance
- Creativity/Characteristics of
- intellectual giftedness
- Cognition/Intelligence
Ten core attributes of giftedness may be seen in students regardless of socio-economic status, culture, or race. These Traits, Aptitudes, and Behaviors (TABs) were identified by Dr. Mary Frasier and are associated with giftedness of children with outstanding talent. Characteristics of creativity identified by Dr. E. Paul Torrance may be indicative of giftedness or outstanding talent.
Frasier-TABs and Definitions
1. Motivation: Evidence of desire to learn.
2. Interests: A feeling of intentness, passion, concern, or curiosity about something. 3. Communication skills: Highly expressive and effective use of word, numbers, symbols, and so forth.
4. Problem-solving ability: Effective, often inventive, strategies for recognizing and solving problems.
5. Memory: Large storehouse of information on school or nonschool topics.
6. Inquiry: Question, experiments, explores.
7. Insight: Quickly grasps new concepts and makes connection, senses deeper meanings.
8. Reasoning: Logical approaches to figuring out solutions.
9. Imagination and creativity: Produces many ideas, highly original.
Torrance-Characteristics of Creativity
1. Fluency: Ability to think of , or produce many , ideas or products.
2. Flexibility: Ability to think of many different kinds or categories of responses to stimulus.
3. Originality: Unusual or infrequent responses compared to age peers. 4. Abstractness of thought: the ability to capture the essence of something by going beyond what is seen or heard by telling a story, giving dialogue revealing thoughts, or suggesting meaning in an abstract way.
5. Elaboration: Imagination and exposition of detail.
6. Resistance to Closure: ability to delay closure long enough to make the mental leap that makes possible more original idea.
The Referral Process:
Anyone, including the parent(s), or guardian, or community professionals may refer a student for screening and possible evaluation. A screening team of educational professionals considers screening information, previous evaluations, and teacher/parent input to determine if a comprehensive evaluation is needed. The team’s decision is based on multiple data sources. An assessment team will determine the types of assessment needed. All procedural safeguards are followed to ensure evaluation procedures are non-discriminatory.
Services for Gifted Students:
Special services are often required to meet the unique needs of gifted children. A team of professionals and the child’s parent(s) plan the student’s educational program based on the assessment information obtained through the evaluation process.
Documents
- 331816_notice_proc_safeguards_spanish.pdf
- 331816_notice_proc_safeguards.pdf
- child_find_brochure_spanish_10.16.pdf
- child_find_brochure_revised_9.15.pdf
- Destruction_School_Records.pdf
- Gifted_Brochure.pdf
- Resource Book Inventory - Autism.pdf
- Resource Book Inventory- Behavior.pdf
- Resource Book Inventory Classroom Management - New Teachers.pdf
- Resource Book Inventory - Co-teaching Inclusion.pdf
- Resource Book Inventory - Data.pdf
- Resource Book Inventory Leadership.pdf
- Resource Book Inventory - Teaching Strategies.pdf
- Resource Book Inventory Technology.pdf
- SPED Manual.pdf
Contacts
Director of Special Education

Email : angela.jackson@hck12.net
Assistant Director Special Education
Email : tammy.gibson@hck12.net
Administrative Assistant

Email : jo.ferguson@hck12.net
Deaf Education

Email : mary.green@hck12.net
School Psychologist

Email : lori.miller@hck12.net
District Wide Interventionist

Email : becky.wilcox@hck12.net
Psychologist
Email : carole.fuller@hck12.net
Consulting Teacher Special Education
Email : linda.mashburn@hck12.net
Consulting Teacher Special Education
Email : karen.pearson@hck12.net
Special Education
423-272-7629 Ext:2409
Email : julie.newland@hck12.net
Diagnostician System Wide

Email : brenda.whitten@hck12.net
Vision Specialist
Email : tina.trent@hck12.net
Homebound Teacher
Email : leslie.fogleman@hck12.net
Occupational Therapist

Email : bernadette.needham@hck12.net
Occupational Therapist

Email : tammy.yeary@hck12.net
Physical Therapist
Email : laura.adkins@hck12.net