Student Services Department Information
Student Services Office Personnel:
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James McFarland | Director of Student Services | |
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754 East 4th Street Franklin, OH 45005 |
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Phone: | 937.743.8602 x1438 | |
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Barbara Lee | Student Services Secretary | |
Office: |
754 East 4th Street Franklin, OH 45005 |
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Phone: | 937.743.8602 x1438 | |
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Student Services Program
A full explanation of FCS Special Education Services and Procedures can be found in the department handbook: FCS Special Education Department Handbook
Franklin City Schools offers a continuum of services to meet the needs of its student population. This includes RtI, Title I, Section 504, and Special Education services. For those students who are evaluated and found eligible for special education services, a variety of supports are provided.
This continuum includes Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III classroom supports. At the elementary level, Tier I special education supports are provided at all five elementary schools serving students from kindergarten through 6th grade. Preschool-age services are provided at Schenck Elementary. For students needing additional support beyond those provided within the Tier I framework, Tier II classrooms (located at Pennyroyal Elementary) are available. The IEP teams determine placement within these classrooms. For our students with more complex educational needs, our Tier III (MD) classrooms provide intensive support and are located at Gerke Elementary. At the junior high and high school levels (7th through 12th grade), the full continuum of supports exists within each building.
Franklin City Schools presently employs 39 intervention specialists, 4 school psychologists, 4 speech-language pathologists, and contracts with the Warren County ESC for preschool services, occupational therapists, physical therapists, additional speech-language pathologists, transition coordinator services, and behavior support personnel. The district's special education staff serves approximately 600 identified PK-12th-grade students.
School Psychologists
In Franklin, the school psychologist chairs evaluation teams, including interpreting information and recommendations. The school psychologist works to respond to new referrals in a timely manner, complete initial referrals and reevaluation within timelines, work with parents to guide them through the evaluation/re-evaluation process, work collaboratively with teams to complete the evaluations, and work with parents and teams to accept and/or reevaluate transfer students. The psychologist uses a wide range of psychological instruments and procedures to evaluate students’ cognitive, academic, adaptive/functional, and behavioral skills.
Phone: (937) 743-8602
Franklin School Psychologists Assignments:
Tiffany Hackney
- Anthony Wayne Elementary
- Hampton Bennett/Early Childhood Center
Rebecca Sargent
- Franklin Junior High School
- Pennyroyal Elementary
Heather Schneider
- Gerke Elementary
- Schenck Elementary
Jaymi Shroder
- Bishop Fenwick High School
- Franklin High School
- Hunter Elementary
- Warren County Career Center
Additional information about the role of school psychologists:
https://www.nasponline.org/about-school-psychology/who-are-school-psychologists