Department Overview
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2021-2022 – Special Education Department Goals
Goal #1: Facilitate the District Comprehensive Plan during the 2021-2022 School Year.
- Work in collaboration with District Administration, members of the Special Education Department, and community members to maintain and report compliance in all areas of academic and behavior support services.
- Provide professional development to support our district mindset for the implementation of Universal Design for Learning that includes Co-teaching and continuous collaboration among professional and support staff on behalf of our students.
- Encourage, support, and model effective communication with families of students with special needs.
Goal #2: Facilitate and support the implementation of an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) K-6 grade Program.
- Seek and provide applicable professional development in ABA for the Special and General Educators.
- Provide support to staff involved in the implementation of ABA during the 2021-2022 SY.
- Oversee the collaboration between Mercer staff with PATTAN and Midwestern Intermediate Unit staff for successful implementation of ABA K-6 grade.
Contact Us
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Mrs. Shirley Spiegel
Special Education Coordinator
724-662-5102
sspiegel@mercer.k12.pa.usMrs. Laura Shillito
Special Education Secretary
724-662-5102 ext. 3002
lshillito@mercer.k12.pa.us
Helpful Documents
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Click on each category title below to access the appropriate files
Public Awareness Notices
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Student Assessments
The Mercer Area School District intends to assess more than one percent of the total number of students assessed on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA), Keystone Exams, and Pennsylvania Alternate System of Assessment (PASA) using an alternate assessment during the 2019-2020 school year.
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Notification of Destruction of Student Special Education Records
Notification of Record Destruction - Mass Letter for December 18 2017 destruction of records.pdf 482.42 KB (Last Modified on November 1, 2017) -
Annual Public Notice of Special Education Services & Programs
2016-2017 SD Annual Public Notice of Special Education Services and Programs_3.pdf 247.21 KB (Last Modified on February 24, 2017) -
Services for Students in Non-Public School
Services for students in Non - Public School - 2018.pdf 108.1 KB (Last Modified on November 30, 2018) -
Special Education Plan Report
17-18 Special Education Comp Plan Mercer Area School First Reading.pdf 866.65 KB (Last Modified on March 20, 2018)
Services Provided Through The IU4
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Physical & Occupational Therapy Support
Related Service Occupational and Physical Therapy - 2018.pdf 188.71 KB (Last Modified on November 30, 2018)
Parent Resources
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Derechos De Los Padres - Como Entender la Notificacion de Salvaguardas Procesales
Derechos De Los Padres - Como Entender la Notificacion de Salvaguardas Procesales.pdf 2.66 MB (Last Modified on November 30, 2018)