Special Education

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

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
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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 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 RSP teacher Classes Taught: Life Science, Collaborative English 9, Guided Study [email protected] 310-378-8471 x43513
	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 RSP Teacher Classes Taught: Guided Study, Collaborative RWS 4, RSP US/World History [email protected] 310-378-8471 x43518
	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 School Psychologist [email protected] 310-378-8471 x43218
	Kristin Anderson Speech and Language Pathologist [email protected] 310-378-8471 x43292
	Shelly Aranda Special Education Secretary [email protected] 310-378-8471 x43294
	Daniel Kilpatrick Life Skills Center [email protected] 310-378-8471
	Rebecca Jessop RSP Teacher [email protected] 310-378-8471 x43619