Special Services

Mrs. Heather Williams M.Ed.,  Director of Special Services

All eligible children with disabilities beginning at age of 3, who are residents of the Bethany Public Schools District, have a right to a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) as mandated by the IDEA Act of 2004. A variety of services and placement settings are determined by the Individualized Education Program (IEP) team with input from parents and if possible, the child. We sincerely desire to challenge each student based on their individual levels of functioning and performance to be successful at school, home, and in their community.

Contact Special Services:

  • Phone: 405-499-4611

  • Fax: 405-499-4637

Bethany Public Schools provides accommodations and specialized instructions for students who qualify in the following areas:

  • Autism

  • Deaf-Blindness

  • Emotional Disturbance

  • Hearing Impairment, Including Deafness

  • Intellectual Disabilities

  • Multiple Disabilities

  • Orthopedic Impairments

  • Other Health Impairments

  • Specific Learning Disability

  • Speech or Language Impairment

  • Traumatic Brain Injury

  • Visual Impairment Including Blindness

Parents’ Rights

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) provides certain parental rights including consent, evaluation, and access to records. To learn more, click on Policies and Procedures For Special Education in Oklahoma. 

Parents As Teachers (PAT)

Parents As Teachers (PAT) is a free and voluntary program for Bethany Public School families with children from birth to 5 years old and expectant mothers wanting prenatal information. PAT supports parents as their children’s first teachers in building foundations for living and learning.

The program is designed to provide parents an opportunity to enhance their child’s development in all areas:

  • Language

  • Intelligence

  • Social and Emotional

  • Physical (fine and gross motor skills)

  • PAT means a brighter future for your child

There are many life experiences that will influence learning. We hope your experience with Parents As Teachers will help prepare your children for a successful future in school and beyond. Your school can help

School partnership should begin when learning begins, at birth. This is the philosophy of Parents as Teachers because parents are their children’s first and most influential teachers.

Bethany Public Schools is anxious to work with you as partners to help your child grow and develop to his or her maximum potential. Feel free to call the school for information.

The PAT program offers practical ideas and suggestions to make parenting even more fulfilling.

As a participant you will receive the following services:

  • Personalized in-home visits

  • Playdays with other parents and children to share parenting experiences, discuss developmental stages, gain information and activities to stimulate your child’s development.

  • A resource and referral network will be available if special services are needed.

For more information, please contact Mrs. Amie Sellers, Bethany PAT, 499-4611

Response to Intervention (RTI)

Deanna Troyer (Email Deanna Troyer) serves as the district Title I lead teacher and Response to Intervention (RTI) coordinator. Mrs. Troyer coordinates services for economically disadvantaged youth and serves as the manager for the RTI program. RTI is the process the district uses to identify and/or provide interventions for students in need of academic support due to a learning disability. 

Special Services Programs Offered

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