- Falmouth Public Schools
- Special Education
Special Education
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NAME POSITION EMAIL PHONE Dr. Joan Woodward Director of Student Services jwoodward@falmouth.k12.ma.us (508) 548-0151 x143 Anne Barnes Assistant Director of Special Education abarnes@falmouth.k12.ma.us (508) 548-0151 x 141 Audra Reilly Falmouth High School Special Education Building Admininstrator areilly@falmouth.k12.ma.us (508) 540-2200 x3017 Kathleen Pokraka Falmouth High School Special Education Secretary kpokraka@falmouth.k12.ma.us (508) 540-2200 x3017 Dr. Margaret Valdes Lawrence School Special Education Building Administrator mvaldes@falmouth.k12.ma.us (508) 548-0606 x545 Debra Lynch Lawrence School Guidance-Special Education Secretary dlynch@falmouth.k12.ma.us (508) 548-0606 x503 Katelyn Hergt Morse Pond School Special Education Building Administrator khergt@falmouth.k12.ma.us (508) 548-7300 x403 Ursula Bohnenberger Morse Pond School Special Education Secretary ubohnenberger@falmouth.k12.ma.us (508) 548-7300 x403 Lori Andrade East Falmouth Assistant Principal/ Special Education Building Administrator landrade@falmouth.k12.ma.us (508) 548-1052 Lucia DaSilva East Falmouth School Special Education Secretary ldasilva@falmouth.k12.ma.us (508) 548-1052 x7201 Anne-Marie Iandoli Mullen-Hall School Special Education Building Administrator aiandoli@falmouth.k12.ma.us (508) 548-0220 x416 Francine Daggett Mullen-Hall School Special Education Secretary fdaggett@falmouth.k12.ma.us (508) 548-0220 x402 Denise Larner North Falmouth Assistant Principal / Special Education Building Administrator dlarner@falmouth.k12.ma.us (508) 563-2334 x302 Venera Cocks North Falmouth School Special Education Secretary vcocks@falmouth.k12.ma.us (508) 563-2334 x301 TBD Teaticket School Assistant Principal/ Special Education Building Administrator mconant@falmouth.k12.ma.u (508) 548-1550 x110 Brooke McCarthy Teaticket School Special Education Secretary bmccarthy@falmouth.k12.ma.us (508) 548-1550 x101 The goal of the Special Education Department is that all students are educated in classrooms that accommodate their diverse learning needs, styles and abilities. Differential instruction, modified environments, adaptive equipment and the full use of technology are the norms. Acceptance of all differences is paramount and seen as enriching the community of learners as well as the community at large.
Effective and efficient special education services are provided in an array of programs ranging from inclusion in the general education classroom to partially and substantially separate settings as appropriate to meet the needs of eligible students. Specially designed instruction and related services are readily available to help disabled students benefit from special education.
Identification of children at risk is made through regular screening. Diagnosis for special education eligibility determination is completed by highly trained staff who are members of a multidisciplinary education team. Programmatic recommendations are then forthcoming.
Parents are full partners in educational decision making for their children. They have knowledge of educational options, resources to contact regarding any questions they may have, and participate as active members in the Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC). Partnering with collateral agencies allows the schools to provide programs to homeless or transient children.
For further information about the Special Needs services available, please contact the Special Education Building Administrator at your childs' school.