Student Services Centre
Phone: 604.792.1321, Fax: 604.703.1774
Chilliwack School District has a number of programs and services that meet the diverse needs of students.
Special Education Resource Manual
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Online Student Services Forms
- MS Word Format (Modifiable)
- PDF Format (Fixed)
- Proposed Cycle
- MS Word Format (Modifiable)
- PDF Format (Fixed)
- Proposed Cycle
Special Needs Transition Form
Elementary to Middle School
Secondary
Administration
Provides assistance in all areas of Student Services
- Susan Edgcombe (Local 1757) – District Principal, Student Services
- Brenda Frisse (Local 1740) - Student Services Co-ordinator
- Versha Oza (Local 1743) - ESL Coordinator, Student Services
Counsellors
Provide services to all schools in the areas of counselling, coordinating, consulting and education.
- Glen Preston (Local 1765): FG Leary, Greendale, Promontory, Rosedale, Vedder
- Bernard Klop (Local 1756) - Central, Cheam, East Chilliwack, Little Mountain, Strathcona
- Alice Stein (Local 1760) - All Middle and Secondary Schools, Chance, Sto:lo, Education Centre
- Trish Lewis (Local 1759) – Bernard, McCammon, Robertson, Tyson, Yarrow
- Liz MacKenzie (Local 1719) – Cultus Lake, Evans, Sardis, Unsworth, Watson
School Psychologists
Provide psycho-educational assessments for student programming and placement. Referrals are through School Based Teams.
- Jane Ullyot Local 1715 - Greendale, McCammon, Tyson, Unsworth, Vedder, GWG, MSMS, VMS, Sto:lo
- Laura Beatty - (Local 1752) - Central, Cultus Lake, Evans, Little Mountain, Promontory, Sardis, Watson, Yarrow, SSS, Ed Centre
- Ann Saunders (Local 1751) – Bernard, Cheam, East Chilliwack, FG Leary, Robertson, Rosedale, Strathcona, ADR, CMS, CSS, RMS, CHANCE
Teacher of the Gifted and Talented
- Wendy Nelson Wendy Nelson, (Local 1729) - All schools
Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Provide the necessary support services to meet the needs of the hard of hearing students within their school setting.
- Doris Eichstadt (Local 1769) - All Schools
- Wendy Johnson-Bird (Local 1768) - All Schools
Teacher of the Visually Impaired
Assist teachers in developing programs for students who have major visual impairments.
- Gail Gilchrist (Local 1772) - All Schools
District Resource Teachers
Assists teachers and parents in the integration of Low Incidence Students in Elementary Schools.
- Gary Mason (Local 1762) – Strathcona, Yarrow, Greendale
- Leah Kelley - Cheam, Rosedale, East Chilliwack
Teacher of Students with Learning Disabilities
- Tracy Taylor – (604) 795-7000
Hospital / Homebound
Works with students who are confined to the hospital or home for an extended period of time
- Cathie Sessions (Local 1771) - All Schools
District Child & Youth Workers
Assigned to designated elementary behaviour students and elementary schools based upon consultation with District Counsellors and School Based Teams.
Speech and Language Pathologists
Provide service to children with speech and language difficulties as well as consultative support to classroom and learning assistant teachers.
- Inga Mah (Local 1747) - Central, Promontory, Unsworth, Watson
- Janet Pelser (Local 1744) – Bernard, FG Leary, Robertson, Tyson
- Jacquie Rowe (Local 1754) – Greendale, Strathcona, Vedder
- Carolyn Vogt (Local 1746) - Cheam, East Chilliwack, Rosedale
- Audrey Cheney (Local 1748) – Cultus Lake, Evans, Little Mountain, Sardis, Yarrow
Occupational Therapy
Assists in meeting the needs of students with motor and sensory challenges.
- CDC, Physio/Occupational Therapist(s) (824-8760) - CMS, CSS, RMS, Central, Cheam, East Chwk, Leary, Little Mountain, Rosedale, Strathcona
- Marilyn Cram, Physio/Occupational Therapist (Local 1770) – CHANCE, Sto:lo, GWG, MSMS, SSS, Cultus, Greendale, Promontory, Unsworth, Vedder , Watson
- Cheryl Vinchoff, Occupational Therapist (Local 1726) – A.D. Rundle, Robertson, McCammon, Bernard, Tyson, Yarrow, Evans, Vedder Middle
- Kelly Bradley, Occupational Therapist (Local 1716) - TBA
Physiotherapy
- Marilyn Cram (Local 1770) – GW Graham, Promontory, Vedder Elementary, Sardis Secondary, Chance
- Anne Walker CDC - Various Schools
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Provides itinerant service to ESL students, supports ESL site schools and conducts initial intake of ESL students in the district.
- Versha Oza, Coordinator (Local 1753)
- Michelle Tisza (Local 1728) – East Chilliwack, Evans, Greendale, Little Mountain, McCammon, Promontory
- Julie-Anne Taylor (Local 1734) - Bernard, Cultus Lake, Robertson, Unsworth
- James Baird - FG Leary, Tyson, Vedder, Watson
Early Literacy Intervention Teachers
- Audra Schroeder Bernard Elementary: 604-795-7840
- Karen Angelucci Watson Elementary: 604-858-9477
Administrative Support
- Lisa Ball – (Local 1741)
- Heidi Schmidt (Local 1745)
- Judy Simmill (Local 1742)