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Welcome to Special Education at Hoffman-Boston Elementary School
We have 7 self-contained classrooms, 2 general education classrooms, 5 resource teachers, and 5 related service providers.
Self-contained classes can have from 6-10 students. General education classes can go up to 16 students. Resource teachers help 1-2 grade levels of students with IEPs.
Related service providers are our OT (Occupational Therapist), PT (Physical Therapist) and SLP (Speech Language Pathologist). IEP is an Individualized Education Plan. IEP caters to the child’s needs and has goals that the student works on for a year.
Our goal is to support your child with their individualized needs. We look forward to working with your child this school year!
Special Education Team
Community Peer Pre-K
Teacher
morgan.aylor@apsva.us
My name is Morgan Aylor and I teach the Community Peer Pre-K Class. This will be my second year of teaching! I attended George Mason University where I received my Bachelors of Arts in Integrative Studies. I also attended GMU to received my Masters of Education for Early Childhood. When I am not teaching, I enjoy going on walks, riding my bike, spending time with my three rabbits and two chinchillas, and painting! I am excited for this school year!
Teacher
Ms. Doaa
doaa.elamin@apsva.us
Habiba Rahman
Instructional Assistant
habiba.rahman@apsva.us
My name is Habbea Begum and this is my second year as an instructional assistant in the Community Peer Program. Outside of school I enjoy spending time with my family!
Ashley Sanchez
Instructional Assistant
ashley.sanchez@apsva.us
Resource K-2
Teacher
elaine.fargo@apsva.us
Katy Price
Teacher
katy.price@apsva.us
Elementary MIPA K – 2
Keyda Walker
Teacher
keyda.walker@apsva.us
Velissa Jones
Instructional Assistant
velissa.jones@apsva.us
Fozia Maqbool
Instructional Assistant
fozia.maqbool@apsva.us
Lourdes Rosales
Teacher
lourdes.rosales2@apsva.us
Samson Amaniel
Instructional Assistant
samson.amaniel@apsva.us
My name is Samson Amaniel. This is my second year at Hoffman Boston Elementary school in MIPA. Fun fact I attend and graduated from Hoffman Boston. Outside of work I am a student and an athlete. Am currently enrolled in the Advanced George Mason program majoring in special education. I play for Alexandria Reds a semi professional team in UPSL.
Resource 3-5
Sabrina Christy
Teacher
sabrina.christy@apsva.us
Payal Arora
Teacher
payal.arora@apsva.us
John Williams
Teacher
john.williams@apsva.us
Guadalupe Benites
Instructional Assistant
guadalupe.benites@apsva.us
Nichalette Jackson
Instructional Assistant
nichalette.jackson@apsva.us
Self Contained Special Education K-2
Zahra Rikan
Teacher
zahra.rikan@apsva.us
Pricilla Hopkins
Instructional Assistant
pricilla.hopkins@apsva.us
John McMahon
Instructional Assistant
john.mcmahon@apsva.us
Rutha Ghebremicael
Instructional Assistant
rutha.ghebremicael@apsva.us
Self- Contained Special Education 3-5
Patricia Harvey
Teacher
patricia.harvey@apsva.us
Hello, my name is Ms. Harvey and I am so excited to be your teacher this year! We are going to have a lot of fun and learn a lot! I like the colors bright pink, green, yellow and blue. My favorite foods are salmon and sweet potato fries. Hidden Figures is my favorite book. I like to drink coffee and water and I love walking, reading and spending time with my family. I will always DREAM, BELIEVE, Wonder, Inspire, Love, Nurture and listen.
Tarica Mason
Instructional Assistant
tarica.mason@apsva.us
Safwa Mohamed
Instructional Assistant
safwa.mohamed@apsva.us
Zineb Benemmane
Instructional Assistant
zineb.benemmane@apsva.us
Related Services
Welcome to Related Services!
“Related services” includes Speech and Language, Occupational and Physical Therapy. Services are provided through a team approach. Strategies are integrated into the classroom.
Definition of ” Related Services” from VDOE “Related services” means transportation and such developmental, corrective, and other supportive services as are required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education.
Definition of “Speech and Language Impairment” under IDEA: “(11) Speech or language impairment means a communication disorder, such as stuttering, impaired articulation, a language impairment, or a voice impairment, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance.” [34 CFR §300.8(c)(11]
Role of a School Based Speech Language Pathologist according to VDOE: The focus of school-based speech-language pathologists is the communication abilities of students. . The school-based speech-language pathologist’s goal is to remediate, improve, or alleviate student communication problems within the educational environment.
Meet the Team!
Occupational Therapist
carmela.delvecchio@apsva.us
Instructional Assistant
kenneth.mifflin@apsva.us
Speech Language Pathologist
gloria.alvarez2@apsva.us
Speech Language Pathologist
kristi.bezy@apsva.us
Hi All-Stars!
My name is Kristi Bezy and I am one of the Speech Language Pathologists at Hoffman-Boston Elementary School. I grew up in Southern Indiana and attended Ball State University for my bachelor’s and master’s Degree. This is my second year at Hoffman-Boston Elementary and 13th year as an SLP. When I’m not at school, I enjoy exercising, spending time with my two dogs and traveling with my husband.
Speech Language Pathologist
christy.tolevski@apsva.us
Physical Therapist
jill.baird@apsva.us
Autism Specialist
deborah.hammer@apsva.us
