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Special Services
Administrative Team
Josette Sirmon – Director of Special Services
As the Director of Special Services, Ms. Sirmon is a passionate advocate for every student in Lamar County Schools. With over 30 years of experience as an educator in special education, her mission is to ensure all learners have the tools and opportunities to thrive both in and out of the classroom. Josette leads the district’s dedicated team of special services professionals and believes that strong partnerships between schools and families are the cornerstone of student success. She is proud to serve the Lamar County community and are committed to fostering a collaborative culture that supports our exceptional students.
Special Education
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It is the policy of the Lamar County Schools (PSD) that the district-wide child identification, location and evaluation process in Lamar County be ongoing. Local school district personnel are continuing to search for unserved children with disabilities in the age range birth to 20.
Early identification of children in need of special education services is most important for each child. Furthermore, this information gathered from contact with parents and other agencies will be used to determine present and future program needs as progress is made toward the goal of providing free appropriate public education (FAPE) to all children with disabilities.
The child-find coordinator works with the local Head Start, Department of Human Services, Department of Health, and Mental Health agencies, as well as local education agencies, physicians, licensed daycare providers, local juvenile correctional facilities, and other individuals to identify and locate children both in and out of school who may need special education services. Information that could identify an individual child will be maintained by this agency and will be provided to other agencies only by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
The child-find coordinator is responsible for district-wide coordination of the planning and implementation of child identification, location, and evaluation efforts of children (birth-20) who have disabilities (regardless of the severity of the disability), and who need special education and/or related services. If you have questions regarding your student, find procedures or would like to make a referral, you may contact our office.
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