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| Provides teams with information on how to proceed with special education referrals for "Students with a Primary or Home Language Other Than English" (PHLOTE) and "Students with Limited English Proficiency" (LEP). Other terms you may hear that are used in the ALS program are ESL - English as a Second Language and ELL - English Language Learners. |
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| Audiologists |
| Provides pure-tone and impedance hearing screening tests, comprehensive audiological evaluations with known losses, and instruction in the use of hearing aids and assistive listening devices. |
| Kathy Olympia, Team Leader (801) 412-2530 |
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| Augmentative Communication Specialist/UAAACT |
| Provides assessment and development of augmentative, alternative, and assistive communication systems for students who are non-speaking or who are severely limited in their quality of speech or written language. |
| Julie Brown, Team Leader (801) 565-7189 Voice mail: (801) 567-8469 |
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| Behavior Specialists |
| Consults with teams to provide behavioral interventions and strategies for managing challenging students. |
| Jenny Westcott (801) 567-8358 District Office |
| Candace Dee, PhD (801) 567-8242 District Office |
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| Inclusion & Transition Support Team |
| Provides consultative and direct support services to teams who are serving students with severe disabilityies in their local school as an alternative to self-contained cluster programs. |
| Karen DeKramer, Team Leader (801)412-2534 Michelle Daly (801)412-2533 Sue Ollerton (801) 412-2532 |
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| Motor Development Team |
| Provides consultative and direct services to teams serving students with physical and cognitive disabilities, to provide access to a meaningful and appropriate educational experience. |
| OT/PT: Voice mail: (801) 567-8674 Kelly Wood-Team Leader Adaptive P.E. Specialists: (801) 565-7189 Nancy Merrick-Team Leader |
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| Nurses/Special Education |
| Work with the district nurses to coordinate the development of healthcare plans, provides qualified interpretation of medical data and information, and trains and consults with regard to student health care needs (i.e. catheterization, seizures, emergency care). |
| Stacy Drew (801) 232-9822 |
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| Teachers for the Hearing Impaired |
| Assists students who are deaf or hearing impaired by consulting with school personnel in the student's home school and by providing students with hearing impairments with speech, language, and academic interventions. |
| (801) 565-7186, voice mail (801)567-8675 |
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| Teachers for the Visually Impaired |
| Provides instruction, materials and equipment for students who are blind or who have limited vision. |
| Tony Jepson, Team Leader (801) 565-7186, voice mail: (801) 567-8676 |
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| Traumatic Brain Injury Team |
| Provides consultation services to teams who are working with students with head injuries. Technical support is available in areas such as student assessment, IEP development, identification of accommodations strategies, and program implementation techniques. |
| Cheryl Hostetter Team Leader/contact person (801) 567-8294 |
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