She’s leading the Puma Pals meeting. She’s organizing another Leo Club charity project. She’s teaching a lesson in SPED. She’s raising her hand, answering another question in the back of the AP...
Sophie Barkett, Reviews/ Opinions editor
• December 1, 2021
Many Perry students dedicate every Thursday night to spending time with those within the special needs community. SNAP, meaning Special Needs Activity Programs, allows for teens to act as peer facilitators,...
On Friday, Oct. 29th, Puma Pals held two talent shows during 2nd-5th periods in the auditorium. The program featured and the audience consisted of peers from both Perry and surrounding schools. The first...
As of Dec 18, the board for the Chandler Unified School District changed their guidelines for acceptable face masks.
According to the CUSD website, this update requires anyone on campus to use a mask...
As Halloween and fall time are approaching, Special Education is gearing up to celebrate fun holidays and traditions. One way special education is celebrating Halloween this year is with a costume party....
The student of the special education program have started coming back, but not without precautions and changes made. Transferring back to in-school learning is a challenge for anyone, but the special education...
After schools were shut down by Governor Ducey, as a step towards stopping the spread of COVID-19 and protecting Arizonians, most students took a week to adapt to online schooling platforms and have established...
Special Education is an integral part of education, not a separate ordeal. The function of Special Education Program (SPED) is to “provide appropriate instruction using alternate academic state standards...
An integral part of this school is the special education program. Shara Billings, the special education department chair, boasts “the special education program at Perry is number one in Arizona.”
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Kids with disabilities such as autism and Down syndrome are often outcasted in schools and in society. In some schools, students with disabilities are pushed to the furthest corners of the campus, but...
