BISD Severe Cognitive Impairment Program

CI Classrooms/BISD West Learning Center
Housed in the West Learning Center, the CI classroom offers students with severe and moderate cognitive learning impairments a stimulating learning environment. Instruction and experiences expose the students to learning in the areas of fine motor/sensory learning, pre-academics, self-help and responsible behavior. We use the multiple intelligences approach, differentiating and accommodating instruction for each student. With our close proximity to the Young Adult Program Workshop, we are able to introduce the older students to pre-vocational skills. We regularly attend assemblies with local elementary schools and interact with the community through fieldtrips and recess at Tangletown in Bob King Park.

Staff

Sally Shuster Shoff
Sally has a B.S. degree from Mankato State University and a M.Ed. from Aquinas College. She has endorsements in Learning Disabilities (k-12) and Cognitively Impaired (K-12). She has worked with special needs populations since she was in 7th grade as a student assistant. She has been with BISD since 1999. You can reach Sally by e-mail.

JoAnn Werkema
My name is JoAnn Werkema. I have worked for Barry ISD since 1997. Two years were spent in a sub-teaching position. I became a permenant teacher in 2000 where I worked in an MoCI classroom for one year. I then worked for four years in an Early Childhood classroom setting. I am now teaching and working with the SCI students entering my second year in this role. You can reach JoAnn by e-mail