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Meet the Director of Staff and Student Success

Alexis Grossman serves as the Director of Staff and Student Success at Lakeland School Corporation, where we are deeply committed to fostering an environment where both students and staff can thrive. With a passion for educational equity and excellence, Alexis works tirelessly to ensure that every student receives the support they need to succeed and that every educator has the resources to excel in their roles.

Alexis oversees programs designed to enhance students’ academic performance and overall well-being while simultaneously cultivating a positive and professional atmosphere for staff. Her approach integrates innovative practices, ongoing professional development, and a focus on data-driven decision-making to support continuous improvement.

Alexis Grossman poses in front of a wooded background.

Alexis Grossman
Director of Staff and Student Success

Phone: (260) 499 - 2400
E-Mail: agrossman@lakelandlakers.net

Employment Contract (IC 20-26-5-4.3)

Dyslexia Screening

School corporations and charter schools must ensure that all students in kindergarten, grade one, and grade two are screened each school year for learning characteristics related to dyslexia. The selected universal screener must be approved by IDOE. Universal screeners are brief, designed for all students, and provide an indicator if students may be at risk or at some risk for learning characteristics related to dyslexia.

  • Schools must notify parents that universal screening for learning characteristics related to dyslexia will occur
  • Students who transfer or enroll after the start of the school year must participate in the universal screener for learning characteristics related to dyslexia only if they have not participated in such screening at their previous school.
  • Students may be exempted from screening if they meet one or both of the following
    criteria:
    • The parent (or legal guardian) of the student objects to the screening, or
    • The student is already receiving intervention services for dyslexia.

Students in grade three and beyond must participate in screening for characteristics of dyslexia if a classroom teacher identifies that the student struggles with all of the following six skills:

  • Phonological and phonemic awareness;
  • Sound symbol recognition;
  • Alphabet knowledge;
  • Decoding skills;
  • Rapid naming skills; and
  • Encoding skills.

Resources to support dyslexia interventions are available on the IDOE Dyslexia webpage.
For more information on Lakalend School Corporation’s dyslexia screening and intervention, see Policy 2462.

Authorized Reading Specialist

  • Alexis Grossman, Director of Staff & Student Success

Training the specialist completed:

Screener Used:

Intervention Programs Used:

  • IMSE OG+ Intervention
  • Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Strategies

The number of students identified with dyslexic tendencies: 44 after the Universal Screener

The number of students who received dyslexia intervention: 39 after the Level 1 Screener

  • School corporations and charter schools must ensure that all students in kindergarten, grade one, and grade two are screened each school year for learning characteristics related to dyslexia. The selected universal screener must be approved by IDOE. Universal screeners are brief, designed for all students, and provide an indicator if students may be at risk or at some risk for learning characteristics related to dyslexia.

    • Schools must notify parents that universal screening for learning characteristics related to dyslexia will occur
    • Students who transfer or enroll after the start of the school year must participate in the universal screener for learning characteristics related to dyslexia only if they have not participated in such screening at their previous school.
    • Students may be exempted from screening if they meet one or both of the following
      criteria:
      • The parent (or legal guardian) of the student objects to the screening, or
      • The student is already receiving intervention services for dyslexia.

    Students in grade three and beyond must participate in screening for characteristics of dyslexia if a classroom teacher identifies that the student struggles with all of the following six skills:

    • Phonological and phonemic awareness;
    • Sound symbol recognition;
    • Alphabet knowledge;
    • Decoding skills;
    • Rapid naming skills; and
    • Encoding skills.

    Resources to support dyslexia interventions are available on the IDOE Dyslexia webpage.
    For more information on Lakalend School Corporation’s dyslexia screening and intervention, see Policy 2462.

  • Authorized Reading Specialist

    • Alexis Grossman, Director of Staff & Student Success

    Training the specialist completed:

    Screener Used:

  • Intervention Programs Used:

    • IMSE OG+ Intervention
    • Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Strategies

    The number of students identified with dyslexic tendencies: 44 after the Universal Screener

    The number of students who received dyslexia intervention: 39 after the Level 1 Screener

Literacy Curriculum

K-2 : IMSE Orton Gillingham Plus (OG+) and Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA)

3-6 : McGraw-Hill Wonders Curriculum

7-8 : McGraw-Hill Study Sync Curriculum

9-12 : Teacher Curated Curriculum

To view the standards and other helpful information and resources, please visit: IN Learning Lab

  • K-2 : IMSE Orton Gillingham Plus (OG+) and Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA)

  • 3-6 : McGraw-Hill Wonders Curriculum

  • 7-8 : McGraw-Hill Study Sync Curriculum

  • 9-12 : Teacher Curated Curriculum

  • To view the standards and other helpful information and resources, please visit: IN Learning Lab

Human Sexuality Curriculum

  • Elijah Haven
  • Health Class – Standards  6-8.1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 2.3, 2.4, 2.7,2.8, 3.3, 4.1, 4.3, 4.5, 4.9, 5.5

High Ability Information

Kindergarten Readiness

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