Resource Support Team

Ken Turcotte – Intervention Specialist

I provide staff development and individual student consultations for students on the Autism spectrum throughout Sumner School District. At Emerald Hills, I provide social, behavioral and crisis support and conduct social/behavioral evaluations for students

Danielle Losinski - Learning Specialist
My duties include:
* Acting as the case Manager for all resource IEP students
* The primary contact for our ELL & LAP programs.* Planning & implementing academic support programs  
* Collaborating with staff members to provide ongoing interventions to enhance student success.

Jeannie Larburg, Counselor

·      Implement elementary counseling guidance curriculum in the classroom.

·      Assist students with immediate needs and concerns that impact their educational success.

·      Assist students in their development of educational, social/personal and career plans.

·      Consult with teachers, staff and parents regarding meeting the developmental needs of students.

·       Refer students to appropriate community resources in consultation with their parents.

Allison Coleman, School Psychologist
As a school psychologist at Emerald Hills, I collaborate with parents, teachers and other staff members to help identify learning and behavior problems that interfere with school success.  As part of this process, I conduct evaluations and assessments to determine if a child is eligible for special education services.

Hilary Morland, Speech/Language Pathologist
Speech-language pathologists, or speech therapists, assess, diagnose, treat, and help to prevent disorders related to communication.  Speech therapists work with children who have difficulty producing speech sounds and children who have language delays, such as delays in vocabulary and syntax/grammar. Children who have difficulty comprehending language, such as word meaning, sequencing and problem solving, may receive speech therapy as well.  Other children who might come to speech therapy: those who have pragmatic or social language disorders, hearing impaired children, children who have difficulty chewing and swallowing and those with fluency disorders.