Special Education

Allyson KlabeAllyson Klabe
Department Lead and RSP Teacher
310-378-8471 x43616
[email protected]


Meet Our Special Education Staff


Important Course Decisions

At PV High we attempt to creatively design a program to meet each student’s needs. It is important to know the difference between the classes and which classes meet the A-G requirements. Course recommendations come from the middle school general education teachers and case carrier.

Typical Freshman Schedule

  • English
  • Math
  • Science
  • Physical Education
  • Elective
  • Elective

English Program

  • English 1 – A-G approved course, student is in the class independently.
  • English 1 Collaborative – A-G approved course, there is a general education English teacher and a special education
    teacher. MUST BE CONCURRENTLY ENROLLED IN GUIDED STUDY
  • Reading and Writing Skills 1 – NOT AG approved course – open to special education students only and taught by
    special education teacher. RSP course. We also offer a SDC version of the course as needed.

Math Program

Every student MUST pass Algebra in order to obtain a high school diploma.

  • Geometry – A-G approved course
  • Algebra 1 – A-G approved course
  • Essentials of Alg A – NOT A-G approved course
  • Essentials of Alg B – NOT A-G approved course
  • Consumer Math – NOT A-G approved course

Science Program

  • Biology – A-G approved course
  • Life Science – NOT A-G approved course

Electives

There is space in the Freshman schedule for two electives.

  • Visual and Performing Art – choose an A-G elective.
  • Guided Study – not an A-G approved course
  • AVID – A-G elective, not part of the special education program

Guided Study

Guided Study supports the student with accessing the general education curriculum by working on:

  • Additional instruction which addresses goals in the IEP
  • Organizational skills
  • Study skills
  • Self Advocacy
  • Behavior Support
  • Transition Goal Achievement
  • Assignments from other classes that require accommodations best applied in this setting.

Support

  • Guided Study
  • Bi-Weekly Grade Reports
  • Edmodo – Resource and Support
  • Page
  • Edmodo – Collaborative English
  • Page
  • Testing Center
  • Note taking Center

Accommodations/Modifications

  • The accommodations/modifications are reviewed every year.
  • Every year the team will determine if the accommodations are working; obtain feedback from the teachers to make sure
    that they are appropriate for the student.
  • Modifications alter the curriculum or testing environment – as a team everyone needs to understand this and make sure
    we are in agreement before making modifications.

Important Facts

  • A student MUST pass Algebra in order to earn a high school diploma.
  • A student MUST take two years of Physical Education in order to earn a high school diploma.
  • A – G Approved Courses
  • Transition Planning
  • Diploma vs – Certificate of Completion

Certificate of Completion

Specially designed program to prepare qualifying students to participate in a transition program through the age of 22.

FOCUS:

  • Functional Academic Skills
  • Social Skills
  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Executive Functioning Skills
  • Community Based Instruction

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Meet our Special Education Staff

Allyson Klabe Allyson Klabe
Department Lead and RSP teacher
Classes Taught: Essentials of Algebra,  Guided Study, Collaborative English 9, Collaborative English 10
Allyson is the Link Crew Coordinator also
[email protected]
310-378-8471 x43616
Kelly Moriarty Kelly Moriarty
RSP teacher
Classes Taught: Life Science, Collaborative English 9, Guided Study
[email protected]
310-378-8471 x43513
Colm Gallagher Colm Gallagher
RSP teacher
Classes Taught: Essentials of Algebra, Guided Study, Collaborative English 11, Colm coaches the JV Boys and Girls Golf team also.
[email protected]
310-378-8471 x43517
Leith Emery Leith Emery
RSP Teacher
Classes Taught: Guided Study, Collaborative RWS 4, RSP US/World History
[email protected]
310-378-8471 x43518
Hasmine Belmonte Hasmine Belmonte
SDC Teacher
Classes Taught: SDC English, SDC History, SDC Science, Consumer Math, SDC Guided Study,
Hasmine’s program also spends time cooking, gardening and teaching life skills in the community.
[email protected]
310-378-8471 x43627
Dr. Loren Albeg

Dr. Loren Albeg
School Psychologist
[email protected]
310-378-8471 x43218

Kristin Anderson Kristin Anderson
Speech and Language Pathologist
[email protected]
310-378-8471 x43292
Shelby Aranda Shelly Aranda
Special Education Secretary
[email protected]
310-378-8471 x43294
Daniel Kilpatrick Daniel Kilpatrick
Life Skills Center
[email protected]
310-378-8471
Rebecca Jessop Rebecca Jessop
RSP Teacher
[email protected]
310-378-8471 x43619