Who is the Support Team?

Helen Schaefer: Special Ed Teacher
*Support Team Leader
(703) 714-5576
Helen.Schaefer@fcps.edu

Case Manager for:
A+
Advanced Business
Criminal Justice
Network Administration

Carol Ferson: Special Ed Teacher
(703) 714-5514
Carol.Ferson@fcps.edu

Case Manager for:
Aerospace Science
Chinese
Cosmetology
Culinary Arts
Engineering Physics/Systems
Entrepreneurship
Hospitality Management

Joseph McDonald: Special Ed Teacher
(703) 714-5614
Joseph.McDonald@fcps.edu

Case Manager for:
Automotive Collision Services
Automotive Servicing
Automotive Technology



Melissa Steinhilber: ESOL Teacher
(703) 714-5613
Melissa.Steinhilber@fcps.edu

What is the support team?

The Academy Support Team is a special needs resource team assigned to the Marshall Academy. The Support Team provides assistance necessary to allow special needs students to successfully participate in Academy classes. The team provides a continuum of special education and ESOL services to those students in need while they are attending classes at the Marshall Academy. This is done through working closely with Academy teachers, administrators, high school special education and ESOL departments, parents, and Career and Transition Services personnel to achieve their goals.

Benefits

The Support Team provides technical support to Academy instructors, and by acting as liaisons to the special education departments at students' base schools, parents, and to Career and Transition Services. Accommodations are based on the individual needs of each student.

Special Education and ESOL Resources

Parent Resource Center:
http://www.fcps.edu/ss/prchomep.htm

VA College Quest for Students with Disabilities:
http://www.vacollegequest.org/

English Speakers of Other Languages:
http://www.fcps.edu/DIS/OHSICS/esol/index.htm

About Testing:
http://www.fcps.edu/testing.htm

Career and Technical Education (CTE):
http://www.fcps.edu/DIS/OCTE/index.htm

Council for Exceptional Children
http://www.cec.sped.org

How-To-Study.Com:
http://www.how-to-study.com