Sensory Oasis Calms Students
by Denise Inman Sensory room at Hazelwood West High School A sensory room is a therapeutic space with a variety… Read More
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Virtual Race – Actual Benefit
Mark running 10M race in Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs Mark Howell, Director of Technical Support for SSD, set a goal to run a 50K race in 2020. Covid-19… Read More
Congratulations to John Cary Winners
Special Education Foundation is proud to announce five 2020 recipients of the John Cary Scholarship. The scholarship, established in 2016, honors the late superintendent of Special School District of St. Louis… Read More
Congratulations to Diane Buhr Engelsmann
SSD has named Diane Buhr Engelsmann an Ambassador, the highest honor the district bestows on non-employees. Diane led the Foundation from 1997 to 2017, serving as executive director from 2003… Read More
Helping students engage in the classroom with hearing aids
Elise Schiller at Trinity College in Dublin Bone-anchored hearing aids (BAHAs) changed Elise Schiller’s life. In third grade, the BAHAs put her hearing in the normal range, and she was… Read More
35-Year Partnership
Have you ever wondered how Special Education Foundation (SEF) got its start? Joan Kaltenbach was a vice president of SSD’s board of education and an instructor at University of Missouri… Read More
Fun + Opportunity = Summer Camp
Lily came home with more than just new skills. She made these awesome accessories, too. Summer camp bridges the gap between school sessions and is especially helpful for kids with… Read More
In the End He Must Begin
From time to time, staff of Special School District submit items for our blog. The end of the school year has Wes Morgan thinking about students’ paths. Morgan is a… Read More