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IRONWOOD AREA SCHOOLS
  • Home
  • About
    • History >
      • Administration
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    • Alumni
  • Board of Education
    • Meeting Dates
    • Agendas
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    • Dean of Students
    • Elementary Staff
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  • Departments
    • Elementary >
      • PreSchool
      • Kindergarten
      • First Grade
      • Second Grade >
        • Mrs. Trier
        • Mrs. Boyd
      • Third Grade
      • Fourth Grade >
        • Mrs. Moore
        • Mr. Negro
        • Mr. Foley
      • Fifth Grade
      • Sixth Grade
    • Title
    • Middle School/High School >
      • Language Arts >
        • Reading
        • English
      • Math
      • Science >
        • Mrs. Jacisin
      • Social Studies
      • Fine Arts >
        • Music >
          • Band
          • Choir
        • Art
      • P.E. & Health
      • Woodshop
      • JROTC
    • Special Education
    • Career & Technical Education
    • Athletics >
      • Sports Hall of Fame
      • Football
      • Volleyball
      • Cross Country
      • Tennis
      • Boys Basketball
      • Girls Basketball
      • Skiing
      • Baseball
      • Softball
      • Track
      • Golf
      • Soccer
      • Cheerleading
  • Parent & Student Information
    • Enrollment
    • Transportation
    • Parent & Community Organizations >
      • Watch Dogs
      • Booster Club
      • PTO
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      • Ironwood Area Schools Scholarship Foundation
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  • LLW Teachers
IRONWOOD AREA SCHOOLS
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Meet Our Special Education Team

Elementary Teachers

BARB AHNEN

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Grades K-2
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JEAN SANDELL

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​Grades 3-4​

ASHLEY STELLA

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Grades K- 6 PBIS Program

Middle & High School Teachers 

SHELLY BRAUER

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Grades 5-7

VICKI WATSON

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Grades 8-10

BONNIE BISSELL

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Grades 11-12

Special Education Paraprofessionals 

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Katina Newberry 

Special Education Paraprofessional 
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Stewart Bentley

Special Education Paraprofessional 
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Therese Rollins

Special Education Paraprofessional 
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John Lorenson

​Special Education Paraprofessional 
Stephanie Berry -
Substitute for Jean Sandell 
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Special Education Paraprofessionall/Health Aide ​


Pamela Lorenson

Special Education Paraprofessional/Health Aide ​
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Ally Ledin                                      Angela Gallo

​Special Education                                                   Special Education
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The Ironwood Area School District is committed to providing quality special education programming and services. Ironwood administration and teachers work with families, the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District (GOISD), and outside agencies to individualize students' programs, enabling them to make progress in their grade-level curriculum in their least restrictive environment.
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Ironwood Area School District Programs
Elementary: Our elementary department has four resource rooms to service our K-6 students. A resource room is designed for students who need support in the general education curriculum. The four elementary resource room assignments for the 2018-2019 school year are divided by the following grade levels and need: grades K-2, grades 3-4, grades 5-6, and a resource room that meets the needs of K-6 students who benefit from highly structured, positive behavior supports. In addition, GO-ISD therapists and a school social worker support these programs.

Middle School:  Our middle school program offers a combination of resource rooms and teaming with general education teachers. This is done to allow for the greatest number of options in programming for the diverse needs of students. In addition GO-ISD therapists and a school social worker support these programs.

High School:  Our high school program operates a combination of resource rooms and teaming with general education teachers. The focus is to help students with skill development, high school graduation, and transition to the world beyond high school. ISD therapists and a school social worker support these programs.

GOISD Programs and Related Services 

​Evaluations
Over one hundred of the already eligible Ironwood students require a review every three years to determine if they are in need of comprehensive, multi-disciplinary re-evaluation. The GO-ISD diagnostic staff and Ironwood special education teachers conduct re-evaluations in addition to evaluating students who are initially referred for special education services. ​

Programs

Three-Five Program: The Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) program services our children aged 3-5. This GO-ISD program, currently housed in Sleight School, also services Bessemer and Wakefield students. Please contact the GO-ISD for further information at (906) 575-3438, ext. 3. 

Center-based Programs for Students with a Moderate Cognitive Impairment: The GO-ISD services our students with a moderate cognitive impairment (grades K-age 26). These programs, currently housed in our LLW and Sleight School buildings,  also service Bessemer and Wakefield students. Please contact the ISD for further information at (906) 575-3438, ext. 3. 

Related Services 
Occupational Therapy 
Physical Therapy
School Social Work
Speech and Language Therapy
​Transition Services


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Contact Us 906-932-0932
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