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Dr. Subrina Mason, M.Ed, LCMHT, Ed.S
Dr. Subrina Mason serves as the Assistant Superintendent of Education, Director of Exceptional Education, Director of Gifted Education, Title IX Coordinator, Section 504 Coordinator, Handbook Coordinator and District Public Notary.
Exceptional Education Services
- Exceptional Education Teachers
- Homebound Services
- Behavior Specialist
- Social Emotional Learning Coordinator
- School Nurse
- Section 504
- Pyschometrics
- School Psychologist
- Gifted Education
- Dyslexia Therapy
- Transition Services
- Child Find
- Fresh Start Academy
DISABILITY CATERGORIES
The following disabilities are identified under the IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act).
- Autism
- Specific Learning Disabilities
- Intellectual Disabilities
- Other Health Impairments
- Emotional Disabilities
- Hearing Impairments
- Visual Impairments
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Deaf-Blindness
- Developmental Delays
- Speech-Language Impairments
- Multiple Disabilities
- Orthopedic Impairments
Personnel
School Nurse:
Nurse Willetta Sylvas
Child Find/ Early Childhood Coordinator:
Lyndondria Harris
Cassandra Easterling-Preschool Teacher
HOW TO REFER A CHILD
Speech Therapy:
Kami Thompson
Dameron Lindsey
Amanda Ellis
Homebound Services and Case Manager:
Janice Cunningham
Section 504
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a federal law which prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities. For a student to qualify for Section 504 protection, the student must have a mental or physical impairment which limits one or more major life activities.
Dr. Subrina Mason,
Section 504 Coordinator
Psychometrics:
Linda Clark
Gifted Teacher/ Contact; Fast Track Academy
Maurice Haynes
Dyslexia Therapist:
Melanie Jackson
Transition Services:
Akimi Rhodes
Occupational and Physical Therapy:
Behavior Support:
Margaret Wallace- Behavior Specialist
Tricialyn Johnson- Social Emotional Learning Coordinator (SEL)
Special Education Policies and Procedures:
Volume I: Child Find/Evaluation and Eligibility https://www.mdek12.org/sites/default/files/documents/vol-i-cf-eval-elig-final-volume-09-22-2015_20160708142156_277140.pdf
Volume II: Free Appropriate Public Education/ Individualized Education Program/ Least Restrictive Environment https://www.mdek12.org/sites/default/files/documents/vol-ii-final-draft-8-29-15-b_v12_20160708142156_280765.pdf
Volume III: Procedural Safeguards/ Dispute Resolution/ Confidentiality https://www.mdek12.org/sites/default/files/documents/volume-iii-final-draft-8-30-15_v1_20160708142156_284372.pdf
Volume IV: Discipline https://www.mdek12.org/sites/default/files/documents/vol-iv-disciplineprocedures-9-1-15_v3_20160708142156_287964.pdf
Volume V: Secondary Transition https://www.mdek12.org/sites/default/files/documents/revised-volume-v---secondary-transition-1-28-16_20160128150950_219697_20160708142156_291779.pdf