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The Little Chute Area School District's special education department offers high quality services to students with disabilities. We take great pride in being able to offer an extensive variety of services, programs, and placements that meet the individual needs of students, ages three through twenty-one. We strive to collaborate with parents to ensure that each student's Individualized Education Program (IEP) is tailored to the student's specific needs, which results in the student receiving a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE). It is our belief that all children deserve a quality education, that all children learn from each other, and that all children are an important part of the Little Chute Area School District community.

Laura S. McCormick
Director of Pupil Services

LCHS Special Education Policy, Goals and Vision

Special Education Policy
The school board recognizes its responsibility to provide a free and appropriate public education to children with disabilities as identified in state and federal statutes. The Board shall provide a broad spectrum of programs and services based on the child's individual needs. The Board ensures that supportive and related services to assist an individual child to benefit from special education programming will be available.

Full Education Opporutnity Goal
It is the goal of the Little Chute Area School District (LCASD) to provide full educational opportunities to all children with disabilities who reside within the LCASD. The LCASD has available to all its children with disabilities the variety of educational programs and services available to its non-disabled children, including art, music, vocational education, family and consumer education, or any other program or activity offered to non-disabled children. The LCASD provides nonacademic and extracurricular services and activities that afford children with disabilities an equal opportunity to participate.

Transition Vision Statement
The Little Chute Area School District's vision for the transition of students with disabilities is that the student will exit secondary education to live, work, recreate, and pursue lifelong education and training in the community alongside non-disabled peers.

Pat Nikolay
Phone: (920)788-7600 ext. 7222
Email:  pnikolay@littlechute.k12.wi.us

Pat Nikolay has taught at Little Chute High School since 1988. She is certified in both Learning Disabilities and Emotional Disturbance and works with all types of exceptionalities. Mrs. Nikolay teaches Pre-Algebra, Pre-Geometry, Pre-Biology and Pre-American Studies, which are all classes that support regular education classes for students with disabilities. She has a B.S. in Elementary Education/Learning Disabilities from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio and an M.A. in Special Education with a concentration in Emotional Disturbance from UW Oshkosh in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Mrs. Nikolay earned National Board Certification in 2002.

Dan Miller
Phone: (920)788-7600 ext. 7223
Email:  dmiller1@littlechute.k12.wi.us

Dan Miller is certified and teaches students with Emotional Behavioral Disabilities. He teaches a variety of courses serving many different students including Study Skills, and offers a Study Hall for students to work on different subjects. He assists in teachers and students in the regular education classroom and works with students in small groups as well. He has a BA in Science, Physical Education, Minors and Health, Coaching, and a Graduate Degree in Special Education. Mr. Miller attended UW Oshkosh where he was first team all American. He has also coached the girls basketball team here at LCHS in the past.

Lori Lohry
Phone: (920)788-7600 ext. 7234
Email: llohry@littlechute.k12.wi.us

Lori Lohry has taught at Little Chute High School for 22 years. She is certified in both Learning and Cognitive Disabilities. For the past 14 years her primary responsibility has been that of School-to-Work Transition Coordinator. Setting up job shadows, supervising the Youth Internship Program, assisting both regular and special education students secure employment, and helping special needs students get ready for life after high school are her major job responsibilities. Mrs. Lohry has a B.S. degree in Special Education from UW Oshkosh