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Jackson County Schools Special Education Program

Child Find, Confidentiality, AAA, Sp Ed Process, Role of Gen Ed teacher

Positive Behavior Supports

Makes Sense Strategies

 

JACO Teacher SPED Site

Cody Brown, Special Education and Health Services Supervisor 

Tammy Moore, Administrative Assistant

Sheila Fairbanks, Administrative Assistant

Felicia Harding, Program Specialist (Eligibility, ReEvals, TSEC)

Kendall Crabtree, Program Specialist ((Speech, PreSchool, Early Intervention)

Chante Starkey, Program Specialist (Psychometrist)

Melanie Geiger, Program Specialist (Psychometrist)

Carla Dulaney, Program Specialist (Psychometrist)

Donna Bishop, Gifted Specialist

Tab Arnold, Gifted Specialist

Tonya Gowers, Certified Academic Language Specialist

Christine Potts, Intervention Specialist

Jessica Owens, Vision/Hearing Impaired Specialist

Lori Robles, Behavior Specialist (BCBA)

Ashlee Patton, Behavior Specialist (BCBA)

Crisis Support and Intervention

Jackson County School's Crisis Counseling Services:

Alyson Williamson: williamsona@jacksonk12.org

 

Crisis textline
Text SHARE to 741741 to reach a crisis counselor, 24/7, for free, confidential support.
Crisis Text Line counselors are available to connect about anxiety related to the novel coronavirus, isolation, students’ concerns about school, financial stress, and other concerns. 

 

 

Managing Anxiety and Stress Related to the Coronavirus

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Tips on stress and coping, with specialized advice for parents, responders, and people who have been released from quarantine.

 

How To Avoid Stress During School Closures

Disruptions to routine can trigger stress and anxiety for kids and adults.

 

Teens Facing a New Normal

UNICEF

Strategies for teens to protect their mental health while facing a (temporary) new normal. 

  • Child Find, Confidentiality, AAA, Sp Ed Process, Role of Gen Ed teacher

    Positive Behavior Supports

    Makes Sense Strategies

     

    JACO Teacher SPED Site

  • Cody Brown, Special Education and Health Services Supervisor 

    Tammy Moore, Administrative Assistant

    Sheila Fairbanks, Administrative Assistant

    Felicia Harding, Program Specialist (Eligibility, ReEvals, TSEC)

    Kendall Crabtree, Program Specialist ((Speech, PreSchool, Early Intervention)

    Chante Starkey, Program Specialist (Psychometrist)

    Melanie Geiger, Program Specialist (Psychometrist)

    Carla Dulaney, Program Specialist (Psychometrist)

    Donna Bishop, Gifted Specialist

    Tab Arnold, Gifted Specialist

    Tonya Gowers, Certified Academic Language Specialist

    Christine Potts, Intervention Specialist

    Jessica Owens, Vision/Hearing Impaired Specialist

    Lori Robles, Behavior Specialist (BCBA)

    Ashlee Patton, Behavior Specialist (BCBA)

  • Crisis Support and Intervention

    Jackson County School's Crisis Counseling Services:

    Alyson Williamson: williamsona@jacksonk12.org

     

    Crisis textline
    Text SHARE to 741741 to reach a crisis counselor, 24/7, for free, confidential support.
    Crisis Text Line counselors are available to connect about anxiety related to the novel coronavirus, isolation, students’ concerns about school, financial stress, and other concerns. 

     

     

    Managing Anxiety and Stress Related to the Coronavirus

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Tips on stress and coping, with specialized advice for parents, responders, and people who have been released from quarantine.

     

    How To Avoid Stress During School Closures

    Disruptions to routine can trigger stress and anxiety for kids and adults.

     

    Teens Facing a New Normal

    UNICEF

    Strategies for teens to protect their mental health while facing a (temporary) new normal. 

Child Find

Since all students are unique, the goal of the Special Education Program is to provide a challenging educational program designed to meet the needs of individual students. To accomplish this goal, instructional efforts are focused on developing academic and life skills that will help young people become successful adults.


For further information regarding special education services in the Jackson County School System, please call the Special Education Department at 256-259-9500.

If you are aware of a child with a disability between the ages of 0-21 who lives in the Jackson County School District and who is not receiving educational services, please contact the Special Education Supervisor, Cody Brown, at (256) 259-9507.