Education
Child Study Supervisor
Catherine M. Thomas, Ph.D.
The Child Study Supervisor provides school district with technical assistance in the following areas:
- Coordinate with the Department of Education to maintain a real time Statewide and district-wide database that tracks the types and capacity of special education programs being implemented by each district and the number of students enrolled in each program to identify program availability and needs;
- Coordinate with the Department of Education to maintain a Statewide and district-wide list of all special education students served in out-of-district programs and a list of all public and private entities approved to receive special education students that includes pertinent information such as audit results and tuition charges;
- Serve as a referral source for districts that do not have appropriate in-district programs for special education students and provide those districts with information on placement options in other school districts;
- Conduct regional planning and identification of program needs for the development of in-district special education programs;
- Serve as a liaison to facilitate share special education services within the county including, but not limited to direct services, personnel development and technical assistance;
- Work with districts to develop in-district special education programs and services including providing training in inclusive education, positive behavior supports, transition to adult life, and parent-professional collaboration;
- Provide assistance to districts in budgetary planning for resource realignment and reallocation to direct special education resources into the classroom;
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Report on a regular basis to the commissioner on progress in achieving the goal of increasing the number of special education students educated in appropriate programs with non-disable students;
- Ph.D. Bryn Mawr College
- M.A. Bryn Mawr College
- B.A. Chestnut Hill College
- 32 years’ educational and administrative experience
Special Education Directors’ Meeting
2011-12 dates to be determined