{"id":239,"date":"2020-03-25T00:55:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T00:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lance-staging-new\/?page_id=239"},"modified":"2026-05-04T11:29:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T16:29:01","slug":"special-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lance\/information\/houses-departments\/electives\/special-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wisconsin\u2019s rule for identifying students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) has changed.\u00a0 No later than December 1, 2013, all initial SLD evaluations of public school students will use information from interventions to make eligibility decisions.<\/p>\n<p>This is to notify you that beginning on 10\/28\/13 initial SLD evaluations at Lance Middle School will begin using information from a student\u2019s response to intensive, scientific research-based or evidence-based interventions when making special education eligibility decisions.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 63.313%;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 54.1899%;\"><strong>6th Grade<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 139.102%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 54.1899%;\"><a href=\"mailto:jjmiller@kusd.edu\">Ms. Miller<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Epic House<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 139.102%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16992 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Miller.jpg\" alt=\"Ms. Miller\" width=\"172\" height=\"228\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 54.1899%;\"><a href=\"mailto:hfreishe@kusd.edu\">Ms. Freisheim<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trailblazer House<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 139.102%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16962 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Freisheim.jpg\" alt=\"Ms. Freisheim\" width=\"172\" height=\"228\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 54.1899%;\"><a href=\"mailto:jfiscal@kusd.edu\">Ms. Fiscal <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pathfinders House<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 139.102%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16961 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Fiscal.jpg\" alt=\"Ms. Fiscal\" width=\"172\" height=\"228\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 54.1899%;\"><strong>7th Grade<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 139.102%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 54.1899%;\"><a href=\"mailto:mberry@kusd.edu\">Ms. Berry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Olympians House<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 139.102%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16942 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Berry.jpg\" alt=\"Ms. Berry\" width=\"172\" height=\"228\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 54.1899%;\"><a href=\"mailto:sdrake@kusd.edu\">Ms. Drake<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dynamite House<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 139.102%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17033 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Drake-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ms. Drake\" width=\"172\" height=\"228\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 54.1899%;\"><a href=\"mailto:tgann@kusd.edu\">Ms. Gann<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Discovery House<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 139.102%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16964 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Gann.jpg\" alt=\"Ms. Gann\" width=\"172\" height=\"228\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 54.1899%;\"><strong>8th Grade<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 139.102%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 54.1899%;\"><a href=\"mailto:jmclinn@kusd.edu\">Mr. McLinn<\/a><br \/>\nPhoenix House<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 139.102%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/08\/vacant-image.png\" alt=\"Mr. McLinn\" width=\"134\" height=\"134\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 54.1899%;\"><a href=\"mailto:twienke@kusd.edu\">Ms. Wienke<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Endurance House<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 139.102%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17027 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Wienke.jpg\" alt=\"Ms. Wienke\" width=\"172\" height=\"228\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 54.1899%;\"><a href=\"mailto:mstrand@kusd.edu\">Mr. Strand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Victory House<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 139.102%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17016 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Strand.jpg\" alt=\"Mr. Strand\" width=\"172\" height=\"228\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 54.1899%;\"><strong>EBD<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 139.102%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 54.1899%;\"><a href=\"mailto:dpassafa@kusd.edu\">Ms. Passafaro<\/a><\/p>\n<p>EBD Teacher (all grades)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 139.102%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17005 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Passafaro.jpg\" alt=\"Ms. Passafaro\" width=\"172\" height=\"228\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 54.1899%;\"><a href=\"mailto:asumpter@kusd.edu\">Ms. Sumpter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>EBD Social Worker<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 139.102%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17017 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Sumpter.jpg\" alt=\"Ms. Sumpter\" width=\"172\" height=\"228\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 54.1899%;\">Ms. Laken<\/p>\n<p>EBD ESP<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 139.102%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16984 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Laken.jpg\" alt=\"Ms. Laken\" width=\"172\" height=\"228\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 54.1899%;\"><strong>Fundamentals<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 139.102%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 54.1899%;\"><a href=\"mailto:aburke@kusd.edu\">Ms. Burke<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Math\/ English Fundamentals<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 139.102%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16946 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Burke.jpg\" alt=\"Ms. Burke\" width=\"172\" height=\"228\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 54.1899%;\"><strong>Independence House<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(IDS Classrooms)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 139.102%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 54.1899%;\"><a href=\"mailto:abarrett@kusd.edu\">Ms. Barrett<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 139.102%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16939 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Barrett.jpg\" alt=\"Ms. Barrett\" width=\"172\" height=\"228\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 54.1899%;\"><a href=\"mailto:jaharris@kusd.edu\">Ms. Harris<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 139.102%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16971 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Harris.jpg\" alt=\"Ms. Harris\" width=\"172\" height=\"228\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 54.1899%;\"><a href=\"mailto:adrechsl@kusd.edu\">Ms. Drechsler<\/a><\/p>\n<p>School Social Worker<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 139.102%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16677 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Drechsler.jpg\" alt=\"Ms. Drechsler\" width=\"172\" height=\"228\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 54.1899%;\"><a href=\"mailto:wbattenm@kusd.edu\">Ms. Batten-Morey<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speech\/ Language<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 139.102%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1_9ykuSadPomx2smW4hGg-64PttzXLdPt\/view?usp=sharing\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16664 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/10\/Batten-Morey.jpg\" alt=\"Ms. Batten-Morey\" width=\"172\" height=\"228\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 54.1899%;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:esturino@kusd.edu\">Ms. Sturino<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Program Support Teacher<\/p>\n<p>(PST)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 139.102%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" 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