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​Special Education
​Programs and Services



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Director of Pupil & Personnel Services 
@whd147.org


Ms. Jerrilyn Paker
Case Manager
jparker@whd147.org 
 
Mrs. Veronica Keel
Confidential Secretary,
Pupil & Personnel Services 
vkeel@whd147.org 
 
Office Information 
Phone: 708-339-9500
​Ext. 5509
West Harvey-Dixmoor School District 147 Pupil & Personnel Services

The West Harvey-Dixmoor School District #147 requires that all students with disabilities be provided with a high quality and appropriate education in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) as mandated by Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). The focus is to improve the school climate with a continuum of service to ensure that students with individualized education plans (IEPs) have greater access to the regular education environment. Children with disabilities must be educated with their grade level peers to the maximum extent appropriate with the use of supplemental aids and services needed. Any questions regarding the continuum of services, please feel free to contact the Pupil Personnel Service Department (PPS).
 
Continuum of Special Education Services
Early Childhood Special Education
Our Early Childhood Program supports students with identified developmentally delays. The program works closely with the State of Illinois Early Intervention (EI) program and conducts Preschool screenings throughout the school year.

​Speech & Language
Speech and Language services are provided to students who have been identified with an impairment which adversely affects their education performance in one or more of the following areas: Articulation, Voice, Fluency, and Language. The Speech and Language program is provided district wide. (Preschool - 8th Grade)

Support Services 
​
Support Services are offered to students who require special education services, based on their IEP (Individual Education Plan), when modification and accommodations in the regular education room do not meet their specific needs. Based on individual student needs, services may include:

  • Consultation between the special and regular teacher
  • Co-teaching in the regular education classroom
  • Individual or small group direct instruction as a pullout service in the Support Services Center
  • Special education teacher or paraprofessional providing support in the general education classroom (Push-In service)

Low-Incidence Program (Hearing, Visual, and Orthopedic Impairment)
​Programs for students with visual, hearing, and orthopedic impairments are available in cooperation with ECHO. Students could be serviced by an itinerant teacher who comes to the child’s school within the district or in a self-contained structure.

Exceptional Children Have Opportunities Programs (ECHO)
School District #147 is part of the ECHO Joint Agreement Cooperative. ECHO placements are utilized when a child’s needs cannot be met with the supports currently in place within the district. Specific programs include the following: Adaptive Behavioral Learning Environment Program (ABLE); Communication Development Program (CD); Deaf/Hard of Hearing Program (DHH); Providing Alternatives for Continuing Education Program (PACE); ECHO School: Physically/Health Impaired and Visually Impaired Program; ECHO Satellite; ECHO Early Childhood. All programs are locations vary throughout the south suburban area (Grades PreK-8).

Other Related Services
School District #147 also offers related services as needed for a student. Related services are listed with a child’s IEP when there is a need. Those services could include the following: School Health Services, Social Work Services (SW), Speech and Language Services (SLP), Occupational Therapy (OT), Physical Therapy (PT), Visual Itinerant, Hearing Impaired Itinerant, and Physically Impaired Itinerant (Grades PreK-8). 

Home/Hospital Instruction
 The West Harvey-Dixmoor School District #147 offers homebound instruction as deemed necessary in accordance with ISBE guidelines.

School Psychologist
The school psychologist provides diagnostic information about individual students including intelligence levels, learning styles, and personality characteristics and patterns. They also are heavily involved in the RtI/PBIS process.  They also confer with parents and teachers to interpret test results and offer recommendations for follow up.

Social Work/Counselor 
All schools either have a full or part time social worker/counselor on staff to support the social emotional well-being of all students in the general and special education setting through consultative, group, and individual services.

Private/Parochial Services
Students attending private or parochial school within the West Harvey-Dixmoor School District #147 boundaries may be eligible for special education evaluation and support services. 

West Harvey-Dixmoor School District 147 | 191 W 155th Pl. Harvey IL 60426


Hours

MON-FRI:
​8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Telephone

708-339-9500

Email

info@whd147.org
  • Home
  • About WHD 147
    • Administration
    • COVID-19 Information
    • District Information
    • District Report Card
    • FOIA
    • District Office Staff Directory
  • Board of Education
    • Board Members
    • Board Policy Manual
    • 2021-2022 Board Document
    • 2020-2021 Board Documents
    • 2019 - 2020 Board Documents
    • 2018 - 2019 Board Documents
    • 2017-2018 Board Documents
    • 2016-2017 Board Documents
  • Parents & Students
    • Registration
    • Breakfast & Lunch Menus
    • Community Events Backpack
    • Student Handbook & Calendar
  • Departments
    • Superintendent's Office >
      • Superintendent Coffee Talks
    • Business Services
    • Bilingual / ELL Services
    • Pupil and Personnel Services
    • Curriculum & Instruction
    • Human Resources
  • Schools
    • Lincoln Elementary >
      • About Lincoln
      • Lincoln Admin Corner
    • Martin Luther King Elementary >
      • About King
      • MLK Admin Corner
    • Rosa L. Parks Middle School >
      • About Parks
      • Parks Admin Corner
  • Contact
  • IAR Page