About our program:

Providers:

  • Amy Ferley: Superintendent/Co-Special Education Director (amy.ferley@k12.sd.us)

  • Connie Gorsuch: Co-Special Education Director/504 Coordinator/Case Manager (connie.gorsuch@k12.sd.us)

  • Mycalynn Cortney: Case Manager (mycalynn.cortney@k12.sd.us)

  • Kaytlyn Parks: Case Manager (kaytlyn.parks@k12.sd.us)

  • Christy Schaffan: Speech Language Pathologist

  • Michelle Lehman: Occupational Therapist

  • Katie Johnson: Physical Therapist

  • Dottie Clark: Behavior Counselor (in partnership with West River Mental Health)

If you have questions about services provided by a 504 or an IEP as necessary for students with special needs, please contact:

Connie Gorsuch
Special Education Director/504 Coordinator
605-662-7254
PO Box 29, Edgemont, SD, 57735
connie.gorsuch@k12.sd.us

This is our Comprehensive Plan, which includes the formally adopted policies and procedures related to meeting the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

Here is a copy of the South Dakota Parental Rights and Procedural Safeguards.

If you need more information about parental rights, please follow this link to find additional resources.

How to access our special services programs:

Are you concerned about your child's progress in the classroom? Are you concerned that your child may have a learning disability, but you are not sure what steps to take to get supports for your child's learning? We have a procedure for that!

Please speak with your child's teacher about your concerns. The teacher may refer your child to the SAT (Student Assistance Team) Process. in this process, the SAT team, a team of multi-disciplinary teachers and administrators creates a plan with interventions and supports for your child. Based on the success of these interventions, further interventions or supports may be implemented, or your child may be referred on for testing for special education supports or a 504 Plan. See below for a visual of the process.

If you would like to refer your student to the SAT (Student Assistance Team) Process, please fill out the Parent Referral Form and submit it to the office. We will get that form to the Student Assistance Team to begin the process.

flow chart indicating the process for the Student Assistance Team Process

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Notice of Nondiscrimination:

Applicants for admission and employment, students, parents, employees, and all unions or professional organizations holding collective bargaining or professional agreements with the Edgemont School District 23-1 are hereby notified that this school does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activities.

The superintendent has been designated by the school to coordinate efforts to comply with the regulations regarding nondiscrimination. The superintendent can be contacted for inquiries concerning the school's compliance with discrimination regulations at Edgemont School District 23-1, Box 29, Edgemont, SD 57735. Complaints may be filed with: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 10220 North Executive Hills Boulevard, 8th Floor, Kansas City, Missouri 64153-1367, Telephone: (816)880-4200, TDD: (816)891-0582, Fax: (816)891-0644.