Mountain View's Main Special Education Website can be found here.
Meet Our Staff Cindy Shugart, Severe Special Needs Teacher Leah Waznik, Mild/Moderate Special Needs Teacher Sarah Canivez, Speech and Language Teacher Marissa Williams, Counselor Christopher Hughes, School Psychologist (Monday only) Amy Rochford, Occupational Therapist Emily Montgomery, School Social Worker (Thursday only) Andrea Leisenger, School Social Worker (Thursday only)
Douglas County School District Special Education Mission Statement
Student Focused, Service Oriented
The Special Education Department provides a variety of quality educational programs dedicated to meet the unique needs of all learners by creating optimum learning experiences and providing a world class education supported through research-based interventions and quality staff development.
"When inclusive education is fully embraced, we abandon the idea that children have to become ‘normal’ in order to contribute to the world. … We begin to look beyond typical ways of becoming valued members of the community, and in doing so, begin to realize the achievable goal of providing all children with an authentic sense of belonging.” - Norman Kunc -
Mountain View Special Education Team
The Special Education Team at Mountain View is a multidisciplinary team of educational professionals who work together to meet the special needs of our diverse learners. Each of our team members comes with different background, perspectives and expertise. We provide services in multiple areas, including academics, speech and language skills, fine and gross motor skills, and social/emotional skills.
Useful Links
Parent Resources
https://www.dcsdk12.org/special-education/parent-resources
Frequently Asked Questions
https://www.dcsdk12.org/special-education/special-education-faqs
Community Resources http://douglascountylibraries.org/files/douglas-county-youth-and-family-resource-guide.pdf
Parent Rights https://www.dcsdk12.org/sites/default/files/specialeducation/2011proceduralsafeguards%20%284%29_0.pdf
504 Information
https://www.dcsdk12.org/special-education/504-information
Autism Information
https://www.dcsdk12.org/special-education/autism-information