Alpine

Laura Stuver                                                                             (801) 227-8739

            Vineyard Elementary                                        

            Specialized self-contained units for autism throughout the district

 

Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, Millard, Washington

Bob Wasden – Regional Autism Specialist                                 (435) 586-2865

            520 West 800 South                                       

            Cedar City, Utah 84720

            Email:  bob.wasden@m.sedc.k12.ut.us

            Website: http://www.sedc.k12.ut.us

Purpose:  Extensive lending library.  Hours of operation for general office procedures shall be from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Monday thru Thursday, 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Friday and closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and school holidays.

 

Box Elder

Kathryn Broughton, Special Education Director                        (435) 734-4800

            Box Elder School District Office                                  

 

Cache

Karen Filimoehala                                                                      (435) 750-7888

            Greenville Elementary School

            2450 North 400 East

            North Logan, UT 84341

 

Davis

Susan Blackham                                                                                    (801) 402-4169

            Davis District Office                                                    

            No autism self-contained units

 

Granite

Alene Devo – Autism Team Leader                              

Granite District has an Autism Team for Elementary Schools.  They will come out and help upon written request from the school.  Also have an Autism Library but parents can only get books through a request made by their teacher. 

            Autism problems need to go directly to the district office.

 

Jordan

Candice Dee – Behavior Specialist                                            (801) 567-8242

Echo Cunningham – Behavior Specialist

            Jordan School District Office                           

Jordan School District does not have an Autism Specialist but 2 Behavior Specialists.    

*Specialized self-contained units for autism throughout the district.

 


Logan

Mary Griffin, School Psychologist

            Call Logan District Office                                                          (435) 755-2300

Doesn’t have a dedicated autism unit – they have been able to provide appropriate services in the neighborhood school.  So far they have been successful with this model.   Currently they have about 15-20 students on the autism spectrum in the district.  The range of services is everywhere from consultation with classroom teacher to self-contained settings. 

 

Murray

Cathy Longstroth                                                                     (801) 245-9009

            Liberty Elementary                                                      

            No self-contained units.

 

Nebo

Launa Macomber                                                                      (801) 319-0574

            Specialized self-contained units for autism throughout the district

 

Ogden

Karen Harrop                                                                           (801) 737-7329

            Ogden School District

            Email: happopk@ogdensd.org

Ogden School District has an Autism Team that is available to assist schools who are in need of help/support with issues related to autism.  They do not have units specifically for children with autism.  Most of the kids can be served through our mild/moderate programs.  Children with greater needs would be considered for a placement in one of the severe units.

 

Park City

Pam Doyle and Nicole Todd                                                     (435) 645-5610 

            Do not have a special unit for children with autism

 

Provo

Carrie Peterson                                                                       

            Call District Office with problems

Have a specialized team trained in behavior and autism who keep currently updated for children with autism throughout the school district.

Specialized self-contained units for autism throughout the district

 

Rich, North Summit, South Summit, Morgan Districts (NUES)

Mary Vaughn, Special Ed. Director                                            (435) 336-5654

Wade Woolstenhulme, Spec. Ed. Dir.                                       (435) 783-4341

Coordinate the autism programs with the teachers in North Summit, South Summit, Rich, and Morgan Districts – don’t have autism units.  They serve the students in their neighborhood schools.

 


Salt Lake

Dr. Marilyn Price-Larson                                                           (801) 481-4819

            Emerson Elementary School

Email: marilyn.price.larson@slc.k12.ut.us

 

South Sanpete

Carolyn Durfee                                                                        (435) 851-0093

            Manti High School

            100 West 500 North

            Manti UT 84642

Does not have any special units for children with autism

All kids are supported within their own neighborhood schools

 

Wasatch

Patty Heisterman                                                                     

Email: patty.heisterman@wasatch.edu

No self-contained units

All kids are part-day in general education classes with help from special education staff – services depend on severity of Autism Spectrum Disorders

 

Weber

            Canyon View                                                                           (801) 476-3960

            Two specialized autism units

 

Utah State Office of Education

Jocelyn Taylor                                                                          (801) 538-7500

 

 

 

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