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Virtual Tour of Discovery
School Location
Alexandria
For accessing our library resources at DMS please use the link below.
Access DMS Alexandria
Contact Us
10050 Brummitt Road
Granger, IN 46530
Phone: 574-674-6010
Fax: 574-679-4214
Elizabeth Cunha, Principal
Troy Kauffman, Assistant Principal
Kevin McMillen, Assistant Principal
Melissa Horvath, Treasurer
Jennifer Tebell, Secretary
Laurie Ruoff, Office Aide
P-H-M District Contacts
Click here for a list of school staff and Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation contacts.
Just FYI – Special Education Community Resources
Pediatric Study Group
Fall series hosted by Memorial Children's Therapy Center
Technology for Children with Special Needs:
Keeping It Simple
Innovation Café in the Navarre Building
100 Navarre Place, South Bend, Indiana
Just south of Memorial Hospital. Turn west off Michigan onto Navarre and into the Navarre
parking garage where you can park free. Drive to the second floor, turn left and park near
the west elevator. Take that to the first floor. Exit outside the building to the right and the
Innovation Cafe is towards the South Bend Medical Foundation with an awning over the door.
Session 1
Empowering the Pediatric Therapist in the Creation of
Presented by Kerry Jones, Rehabilitation Designer/ATP
Mobility and Seating Solutions
September 16, 2014, 6:00-7:30 pm
Please bring a bath towel, hand towel, and washcloth.
Session 2
Augmentative and Alternative Communication Accessibility Options
how AAC impacts everyday activities, demonstration, case study
Presented by the Children's Therapy Center AAC team
October 21, 2014 6:45-8:15 pm
following the Logan First Steps quarterly meeting
Session 3
Make and Take
a fun session where attendees make an easy to use access switch for practical application
using easy-to-put-together materials
November 18, 2014, 6:00-7:30 pm
For more information, contact Miriam Tribbett, PT, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center's Pediatric
Therapy department, at 574-335-6265 or tribbetm@sjrmc.com, or
Chris Wilson, OT, at Memorial Children's Therapy Center, at 574-647-5007 or
cnwilson@beaconhealthsystem.org
Asperger Autism Group of Goshen
(SECOND Monday)
Free and open to the public
Lending library available at 6:45 pm
Childcare available by reservation — contact Dena (below)
sites.google.com/autismgoshen
Little Star Where kids with Autism learn to live in the world. Where parents learn they are not alone
http://www.littlestarcenter.org/blog/excellenceindirectcare/
Visit www.logancenter.org
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Exceptional Education
Exceptional Education at Discovery Middle School
Contact us:
John Himschoot, Resource Teacher of Record – jhimschoot@phm.k12.in.us
Carly Hixon, Resource Teacher of Record – chixon@phm.k12.in.us
Melissa Shemanski, Resource Teacher of Record – mshemanski@phm.k12.in.us
Wendy Pierce, Speech Language Pathologist – wpierce@phm.k12.in.us
Kevin Runyan, School Psychologist – krunyan@phm.k12.in.us
Community Resources
Asperger Autism Group of Goshen
(SECOND Monday)
Free and open to the public
Lending library available at 6:45 pm
Childcare available by reservation — contact Dena (below)
sites.google.com/autismgoshen
Little Star Where kids with Autism learn to live in the world. Where parents learn they are not alone
http://www.littlestarcenter.org/blog/excellenceindirectcare/
Visit www.logancenter.org
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Positive Behavior
Positive Behavior & Instructional Support is a school–wide program in which positive behaviors are supported through instruction and acknowledgments.
Discovery Students AIM High
Attitude
Integrity
Make a Difference
Literacy Resources – Please go to the Canvas Module DMS Literacy Template
AIM High Teaching Lessons (Disk Version)
Current Openings
Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation, located in northwest Indiana, is seeking excellent candidates for these positions. The district is suburban and rural with nearly 10,500 students in 11 elementary schools, three middle schools and one high school. The community is 90 miles east of Chicago and offers a variety of cultural and recreational opportunities along with a very attractive cost of living.
Join our transportation team as a bus operator.
We have openings in our transportation department for bus operators. This is an opportunity to join a great group of drivers and work with young people. Salary and benefits are competitive. Training is provided. Part-time opportunities available. To apply, fill out the application below or call Anne Marie Brow at 258-9565 for more information.
(To be considered for a bus operator position, you must attach a copy of your driver’s license.)
Join P-H-M’s Food Service Department.
The Penn-Harris-Madison Food Service Department is now taking applications and interviewing for positions in our schools for the 2014-2015 school year. Your availability to participate in training this school year would be helpful.
If interested, please apply by using the online application process found under the Human Resources Applications tab,or contact the Food Service Department directly at srach@phm.k12.in.us.
Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act
The requirements of Public Law 99-519 better known as the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) have been met by the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation. Following an inspection for asbestos containing material by an accredited inspector, Penn-Harris-Madison had an approved asbestos management plan on July 9 1989. The plan and all records concerning its implementations are available for inspections at the office of the principal during regular business hours.