Stories of Children’s Lives Changed

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Nov
28
A Positive Program Result

Redeemer Lutheran School in Verona, PA is one of our newer partnership programs. LSEM has been at the Oakmont Campus for 2 years now. Our teacher Megan Govan has been a great asset and we wanted to give you an idea of how her resource room functions. Megan is a full-time resource room teacher and […]

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Nov
07
A Kindergarten Wow Story

Sometimes a child will come to us needing an extra dose of support and encouragement. Maybe they’re behind in reading or struggling to keep up with the curricular demands of the grade level. Sometimes it takes just a little bit of special care in helping that child learn to make all the difference in their […]

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Oct
31
Technology is Opening Doors for LSEM Students

LSEM is the recipient of several grants recently, one of which was a grant from the Northern Illinois District LWML to purchase technology that would support local classrooms. The following story was written by Arlene Lapsansky, one of the teachers whose students directly benefited from the funding. — written by Arlene Lapsansky, LSEM teacher — […]

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Oct
24
LSEM Helps Establish Standards

LSEM has been blessed with the opportunity to start more than 20 new partnership school programs over the past 3 years. One of those new programs is at Central Lutheran School in New Haven, IN. Sometimes, the biggest challenge is just establishing a baseline for those who need help. Many schools do not necessarily have […]

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Oct
17
Honoring the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Two LSEM students from St. John’s Lutheran School in Chaska, MN were selected to have the honor of laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Every year, eighth graders from St John’s take a trip to Washington, DC in the fall. They visit memorials and learn about our nation’s capital and history. […]

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Oct
10
An Innovative Principal’s Mindset

— written by Candice Navas, LSEM teacher — When I began my LSEM journey here at St. Mark Lutheran School, Principal Dallas Lusk introduced the staff to the book “An Innovator’s Mindset” by George Couros. After that book study,  we knew as a team that we needed to create a new way of how LSEM […]

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Oct
03
It Takes A Team

Lutheran Special Education Ministries does not function alone. We work in partnership with schools across the country to best serve the individual needs of that student body. It takes a team – LSEM, the teacher, and the principal – working together to serve God’s unique learners. The LSEM program at Peace Lutheran School in Shelby […]

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Sep
26
High School Transformation

–written by Kathy Martin, LSEM teacher– This is my fourth year at Mayer Lutheran High School, so the students I started with are graduating this year. One of the seniors I have been working with since his freshman year has REALLY made some great growth over these four years, and I am so proud of […]

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Sep
19
Growing and Graduating

All children are fearfully and wonderfully made by God, and LSEM had a chance to share the unique talents of some of our students back in February. Matthew was a student at Zion Lutheran School in Cologne, MN who has a passion for agriculture. He loves the farm and taking care of his animals – […]

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Jul
27
Minnesota Principal Sees LSEM Impact

Todd Bentz has served in many Lutheran schools throughout his career, and is currently principal and 7thand 8thgrade teacher at Emanuel Lutheran School in Hamburg, Minnesota. Emanuel emphasizes “turning to scripture, trusting it for knowledge and wisdom, and witnessing our love for Christ in all we say and do.” One of the ways Emanuel witnesses […]

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