In the Area of Special Services, the Special Education staff strive to assure our children with disabilities are afforded individualized instruction according to need. The Education of all Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142) was enacted in 1995 to assure all children with disabilities are guaranteed a free and appropriate public education. The Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), has mandated these guarantees.
Following is a list of Belpre’s Special Services staff members who work with Children with Disabilities to assist them in getting a well rounded education:
Ben Cunningham: Local District Coordinator/School Psychologist
Jason Haught: School Psychologist
Monica Digges: Special Education Secretary/Records Officer
Elaine Hissam: Guidance Counselor for Belpre High School (Grades 7-12)
Karen Waller: Guidance Counselor for Belpre Elementary School (Grades K-6)
Robbin Alton: School Nurse
Melissa Corcoran: Speech Pathologist
Belpre High School Intervention Specialists (Grades 7-12):
Shannon Brooker, Bill Cieslewski, Jo Ellen Cutright, Mark Fulmer, Jennifer Wells
Belpre Elementary Intervention Specialists (Grades K-6):
Corrine Bertsch, Julie Blaney, Judy Huddleston, Ashley Matheny, Barb Terry, Francie Whaley
The Washington County Board of Education also employs a person to run a Parent Mentor Program which helps parents of children with disabilities by providing support, information, and training services. You may learn more about this program by clicking here.