Gloversville High School 

Inclusion Classes/12:1 Special Classes/Resource Room/Consultant Teacher

Patricia Osborne
Joanne Hernigle
Duane Hicks
Carol Meinecke
Jennifer Gillis
Kimberly Tyrell-Pepper
Deborah Zabella 

• The Inclusion classes offer students with disabilities the opportunity to receive instruction in regular education classes with non-disabled peers. The special education inclusion teacher team teaches with the regular classroom teacher to provide direction instruction and support within the regular classroom. Curriculum is adapted and modified, when appropriate, to meet the individual needs of each student. 
   
• The 12:1 Replacement classes provide primary academic instruction to students for specific classes such as English, Math, and Social Studies as opposed to receiving them in the regular education classroom. This program provides a gap for the higher level functioning students who are struggling with one or two particular subjects in the regular education classroom and require small group instruction but who are not appropriate for a full-day, self-contained special class. These students are on track for earning a local or Regents diploma.
   
• Resource Room and Consultant Teacher services provide direct and indirect supplementary academic instruction in and out of the general curriculum to disabled students in Grades 9-12. The purpose is to reteach/reinforce concepts that are taught initially in the regular education classrooms and provide necessary remediation of skill deficits. This program provides the opportunity for students to receive instruction in the regular education classes with non-disabled peers and learn in the least restrictive environment. 

Self-Contained Special Classes

The Gloversville High School has seven self-contained classrooms available for students needing a smaller, more structured learning environment than the regular education classroom can provide. These classes are designed to meet the needs of significantly low-functioning students, students with mild to severe learning disabilities, and students with emotional and behavioral difficulties.

1. Low Functioning/Severely Learning Disabled Classes 
   Grade 9: Andrea Smithers
   Grade 10: Rebecca Benson
   Grades 11-12: Susan Nares 
   
   These 15:1:1 mixed special classes are designed for the low functioning and severely learning disabled students in Grades 9-12 who have significant cognitive impairments and severe learning disabilities. The core academic areas are woven into projects and activities appropriate to the level of ability of the students and accentuate practical daily living skills. Students may enroll in work study programs, Educational Employment Programs, and Career and Technical programs through the HFM BOCES in conjunction with these classes to prepare them for future employment. These students are on track for earning an IEP diploma.
    
2. Lifeskills Classes (Terri Carlson and Andrea Warner)
   These 15:1:1 self-contained special class are designed for the lowest functioning students in Grades 9-12 who have significant cognitive impairments. These classes are designed to teach and assist students in all aspects of living as independently as possible. Basic academics, pre-vocational skills, and functional daily living skills are taught at varying sites in the high school and surrounding community. Work study programs and Educational Employment programs through HFM BOCES may be offered in concert with our Lifeskills program to enhance employment opportunities as our students transition from school to work. These students are on track for earning an IEP diploma.
    
3. Emotional/Behavioral Classes (Wendy Zeh, Shawn Cleland, Millie Bearden)
   These 8:1:1 self-contained classes provide specialized instruction of the general curriculum to students in Grades 9-12 who require a small, highly structured learning environment with a behavior management component. These classes consist primarily of students with emotional and behavioral disorders. A counselor from Family Counseling Center is in the classroom to counsel and work with the students and their families. These students are on track for earning a local or Regents diploma.

GHS Building Psychologist: 
Anne Drummond, BOCES 3 days/week

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