Exceptional Education

• The Exceptional Education department offers a continuum of services designed to meet the individual needs of each student served through the department. This continuum includes:
  
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    Self-contained classrooms
    program for children with Autism
    program for children with Emotional Disabilities
    program for children with Intellectual Disabilities
    
    

Resource classrooms

Cooperative teaching classrooms (one general education teacher and one exceptional education teacher)

General education classrooms (with appropriate accommodations and realted supports)

Student programming focuses on academics/functional academics and post-seconary transition. Certain programming may include a focus on social-communication skills, language development, self-help skills, orientation and mobility, motor skills development, and socio-emotional/behavior skills. Community-based instruction may also be embedded into certain daily schedules.

Resource classes offered within the department include:
Essential English
Essential Math
Essential Social Studies
Academic Core (Transition Focus)
On the Job Training (OJT)
Career Investigations

Self-Contained classes include:
Resource Programming (as applicable)
Applied Fundamental Math
Applied Social Studies
Applied Healthy Lifestyles
Applied Family and Consumer Science
Applied English/Reading
Study Skills

Rodriguez, Suzanne	suzanne.rodriguez@tusd1.org	Ex. Ed. Teacher Assistant
Babcock, Theresia	theresia.babcock@tusd1.org	Ex. Ed. Aide
Banhie, Jessica	jessica.banhie@tusd1.org	Ex. Ed. Dept. Chair
Bowman, Robert	robert.bowman@tusd1.org	Ex. Ed. Teacher Assistant
Buckner, Herbert	herbert.buckner@tusd1.org	Ex. Ed. Teacher Assistant
Cardenas, Lisa	lisa.cardenas@tusd1.org	ASL Interpreter
Chaney, Margaret	margaret.chaney@tusd1.org	Teacher
Church, Jeremy	jeremy.church@tusd1.org	Teacher
Church, Taava	taava.church@tusd1.org	Teacher
Daniels, Patrick	patrick.daniels@tusd1.org	Teacher
Darko, Stacey	stacey.darko@tusd1.org	Teacher and Ex Ed Aide
Flanagan, Tamara	tamara.flanagan@tusd1.org	Interpreter
Ganz, Deborah	deborah.ganz@tusd1.org	Ex. Ed. Teacher Assistant
Gonzales, Marie	marie.gonzalez@tusd1.org	Ex. Ed. Teacher Assistant
Johnson, Charles	charles.johnson@tusd1.org	Ex. Ed. Teacher Assistant
Lubers, Breelan	breelan.lubers@tusd1.org	Ex. Ed. Teacher Assistant
Macias, Ericka	ericka.macias@tusd1.org	Teacher
Marafino, Christina	christina.marafino@tusd1.org	Ex Ed Teacher Assistant
Mares, Nicholas	nicholas.mares@tusd1.org	Ex. Ed. Teacher Assistant
Matson, Krisen	krisen.matson@tusd1.org	Ex. Ed. Teacher Assistant
McKenna, Armida	armida.mckenna@tusd1.org	Teacher
Mendiola, Jesus	jesus.mendiola@tusd1.org	Ex. Ed. Teacher Assistant
Parker, Steven	steven.parker@tusd1.org	Ex. Ed. Teacher Assistant
Quintanar, Diana	diana.quintanar@tusd1.org	Teacher
Ramos, Katrina	katrina.ramos@tusd1.org	Teacher
Runge, Robin	robin.runge@tusd1.org	ASL Interpreter
Small, Daitra	daitra.small@tusd1.org	Excep. Aide
Zaccagnini,Cindy EdD	cindy.zaccagnini@tusd1.org	Itinerant HI Specialist