The St. Thomas the Apostle Learning Support Team manages the caseload of students deemed eligible for special education services per a psychoeducational evaluation.
The team provides both in-class support and pull-out instruction to students in grades K-8. Upon testing, individualized recommendations are shared with both classroom teachers and parents. The team then oversees the execution of needed accommodations within the general education curriculum and classroom setting.
In addition to supporting the learning support caseload, our Instructional Support Team (IST) is our home/school goal-setting team that addresses student needs related to academics, behavior, and/or social-emotional learning. When students are referred to IST, the team meets to brainstorm strategies and draft a plan of support.
The learning support team works in conjunction with the Delaware County Intermediate Unit (DCIU) personnel in a collaborative effort to meet the needs of our exceptional learners.
Our Learning Support Coordinator, Mrs. Laura Kuchler, is dual certified in special and
elementary education, holds a graduate degree in Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology in Education and is a Level 1 Wilson Dyslexia Practitioner. Mrs. Kuchler has over ten years experience teaching special education in various states, including Pennsylvania. To contact Mrs. Kuchler, please email: [email protected].
Ms. Cherie McGinley and Mrs. Marianne Constan are our part-time learning support teachers. Ms. McGinley is a former STA teacher and has over thirty years of teaching experience in our building. Mrs. Constan is a former librarian/elementary school teacher. Both Ms. McGinley and Mrs. Constan are active members of the our IST and support students in our primary grades.
The Delaware County Intermediate Unit (DCIU) is a regional education services agency. DCIU serves more than 70,000 school-aged students and more than 6,000 educators on a regional basis. Direct instruction is provided to more than 15,000 students enrolled in DCIU’s Sprcial Programs, Career and Technical Education and specialized programs.
The Delaware County Intermediate Unit is one of Pennsylvania’s 29 regional educational agencies. Established in 1970 by the State Legislature, IUs were charged with providing services in seven areas: curriculum development and instructional improvement; educational planning services; instructional materials services (technology); continuing professional development; pupil personnel services; management services; and, state and federal agency liaison services. Over the years, DCIU grew to meet Delaware County’s needs by providing these and other services best offered on a regional basis such as special education, technical education, services to nonpublic schools and technology.
200 Yale Avenue, Morton, PA 19070
PHONE: 610-938-9000
FAX: 610-938-9887
EMAIL: [email protected]
OFFICE HOURS: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
200 Yale Avenue, Morton, PA 19070
Phone: 610-938-9000 | Fax: 610-938-9887 | Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
DCIU STAFF
Lydia Greene, DCIU School Counselor
Email: [email protected]
Staff Psychologist assigned on an as needed basis
Lisa Glavin Reading Specialist
Email: [email protected]
Andrea Linn, Speech Therapist
[email protected]