Special Education

Services

Committee on Special Education (CSE)

Academic Intervention Services (AIS)

Response to Intervention (RTI)

CSE Evaluations

District Special Education Plan

Special Education Child Find

Parents Guide to Special Education

Procedural Safeguards Notice

NYSED Office of Special Education

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Contact Us

Dear Parents/Guardians:

The Special Education Department is dedicated to providing supports and resources to students and families within the Westmoreland School Community, including special education, CSE and CPSE services. This site will direct you to academic, social, emotional and physical growth development resources for your child.

Specialized staff and therapists contribute to the resources located on this site.

We encourage you to utilize the information provided here to promote continuity and resources between home and school.

Please click on this link to read the letter from our Director of Special Education and to take the survey.

Text-to-Speech Tutorial for Chromebook

Voice Typing Tutorial for Chromebook

Bryan Yurka
Director of Special Education/District Data Coordinator
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Sheila Nolan
CSE Secretary
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David Hoffmann
School Psychologist K-12
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Amy George Poplarski
School Social Worker
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Kristen Muir
School Social Worker
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Heather Nugent
Primary Elementary School - Grades K-2
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Dinah Poland
Special Programming - Grades K-2
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Marie Jasinski
Upper Elementary School - Grades 3 & 4
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Dan Rena
Upper Elementary School - Grades 5 & 6
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Melissa Morris
Jr./Sr. High School - Grades 7 & 8 
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Marcy Thompson
Jr./Sr. High School - Grades 9 & 10
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Tom Jennings
Jr./Sr. High School - Grades 11 & 12
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Click here for the Procedural Safeguards Notice.