Hearing Impairment Support Services
Hearing support services are provided for students whose hearing loss is such that it impacts their progress within the general education curriculum. According to IDEA, a hearing impairment is an impairment in hearing, whether permanent or fluctuating, that adversely affects a child's educational performance. A student who is deaf possesses a hearing loss that is so severe that the child is impaired in processing linguistic information through hearing, with or without amplification.
Service delivery models include consultative, direct itinerant individual or small group pull out, push-in and classroom-based programs.
With the intervention of comprehensive educational programming and the use of assistive listening devices, the instructional staff strives to optimize the student's communication skills and overall potential.
Contact Us
Educational Audiologist
Melanie Naylor
724-938-7396 ext. 10 (IU1 Educational Campus at Phillipsburg)
Itinerant Hearing Support Staff
Heather Berchin
724-239-3606 ext. 112 (Bentworth Elementary)
Brianna Cecil
724-222-1040 (IU1 Educational Campus at Laboratory)
Walter Fort
724-628-4497 (Connellsville Jr. High West)
Sue Klintegaard
724-736-4426 (Frazier High School)
Jeannine McCoy
724-745-2258 (Canon McMillan High School)
Rhonda Rockwell
724-437-3237 (Fayette Service Office)
Sarah Taube
724-222-2040 ext. 119 (IU1 Educational Campus at Laboratory)
Classroom Hearing Support Staff
Kristyn Malloy
724-223-5029 (Washington Park Elementary)
Paraprofessional at Washington Park Elementary
Debbie Roberts
724-223-5029 (Washington Park Elementary)
Interpreter at Washington Park Elementary
Jennifer Smith
724-222-5029 (Washington Park Elementary)
Interpreters
Kim Barkey
724-483-5554 (Charleroi Elementary)
Kelley Caruso
724-628-6330 (Dunbar Township Elementary)
Nikki Lamproplos
724-455-3191 (Springfield Elementary)
Julia Lough
724-455-3191 (Springfield Elementary)
Paul Tajc
724-736-4426 (Frazier High School)
Tracy Weaver
724-948-3323 (McGuffey Middle/High School)
Paraprofessional
Leslie Krater
724-246-8828 (Cardale Elementary)
