Special Education Web Page Phone number to call with questions (860) 485-9029 Back To HCS Home Page      Collaborative Team From left to right: Collaborative Teacher Kathy Ryan School Psychologist Larissa Lavore Speech Language Pathologist Cheryl Lapointe Collaborative Teacher Nya Duncan Special Education Coordinator Cherie Lindquist Collaborative Teacher Joanna Vastola Collaborative Teacher Lisa Fragale  Special Education Teaching Assistants Sherrie Pilch Diana Derose Sherry Konopka Alicia Reichler Mary Boucher Terry Sabolcik Kim Wysocki Beth Reynolds Kellie-Ann Riker Suzanne Slabinski Kristen McNally  The Early Learning Center (ELC Preschool) Names from left to right: Mary O'Dell Paraprofessional Shannon Driscoll Pre Kindergarten Teacher Alicia Reicher Paraprofessional Kim Wysocki Paraprofessional Kelly Anne Riker Paraprofessional Kristen Phillips Pre Kindergarten Teacher For information on Occupational Therapy at Harwinton Consolidated School, Click Here. Case Manager - Collaborative Model The case manager is a Collaborative Team member assigned responsibility for specific identified students based on their disabilities. The case manager consults with the classroom teacher regularly and maintains communication with the identified student's parents. In the collaborative model the case manager provides support for the identified student in the classroom and provides individiualized instruction when needed in a separate setting.Referral Process When a classroom teacher has concerns about a student's progress she/he makes a referral to the Student Assistance Team which recommends strategies designed to assist the student's learning. If the student continues to show slow progress then a referral may be made to the Special Education Department. When a referral has been received, the Special Education Coordinator will arrange a Planning and Placement Team Meeting to review the referral and to plan assessment (see handbook for further details).Assessment Battery A variety of tests are available to assess a student's strengths and weaknesses. Each specialist recommends the tests to be used according to the needs of the student. Generally, assessment includes a measure of the student's intellectual ability, level of academic achievement, level of language competence and information processing capabilities.Acronyms -P.P.T. Planning and Placement Team -I.E.P. Individualized Education Plan -SLP Speech Language Pathologist -O.T. Occupational Therapist -P.T. Physical Therapist -ELC Early Learning Center -LD Learning Disability -SED Serious Emotional Disturbed -ID Intellectual Disability