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
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
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
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
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
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
David Diener with President, Missouri NEA and Regional Representative for Horace Mann Insurance Company The Missouri NEA announced that Special Education Foundation is the 2019 recipient of its Horace Mann… Read More
by Ellen Birch For the last five years, I have worked closely with the fourth-grade teachers at New City School to plan a Circle of Friends Field Day at… Read More