Special Education

Editor's note: There are a lot of people you see around town that you recognize, but don't know anything about. People like ... Peggy Stanford Age: 45 Occupation: Supervising teacher at Maryland Correctional Training Center Hometown: Oil City, Pa. Where would you see Stanford? As supervising teacher at MCTC, Stanford's responsibilities are similar to that of an assistant principal. She deals with discipline and attendance issues for the 14- to 21-year-old inmates who are required by law to attend MCTC's school while incarcerated.

HAGERSTOWN - The six candidates running for three open seats on the Washington County Board of Education fielded questions Monday night for about two hours. They touched on security, federal No Child Left Behind legislation, special education, growth and other topics during the often tense discussion. The candidates took questions from about 30 people Monday during the event at South Hagerstown High School sponsored by the local school PTAs that make up the Washington County Council of PTAs.

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. - Citing shortfalls in the school's special education program, the state Department of Education has determined that Charles Town Middle School's accreditation is "seriously impaired," Principal Charles Hampton said Wednesday. The seriously impaired accreditation status means that a team from the state Department of Education will be sent to the High Street school to help correct the situation, said Hampton, who announced the findings during a press conference at the school Wednesday afternoon.

Make discipline work Families Plus! and Frederick County Public Schools' Community Agency School Services will present the following programs on the topic of discipline: Kathy Ahalt, school counselor at Brunswick Elementary School, will present "1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline" from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18, at Brunswick Elementary School, 400 Central Ave., Brunswick, Md. The program is free. Also, the program "Love and Logic: Successful Discipline" will be presented from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. - Shepherd University has added 14 new full-time faculty members for the fall 2006 semester. · Keith Alexander, Martinsburg, W.Va., has been appointed visiting assistant professor of environmental studies in the Institute for Environmental Studies. He received a Ph.D. in modern European history from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 2003. · Tauna Cole, Berkeley Springs, W.Va., has been appointed assistant professor of education in the Department of Education.

at Marshall Street School 1350 Marshall St. Hagerstown Phone: 301-766-8451 Principal: Francis X. Murray III The Washington County Job Development Center program serves the vocational training needs of special-needs students ages 14 to 21. The students live at home and are served educationally through this public school program. Each student is placed in the JDC program through special-education guidelines. All students receive vocational and academic training, including language arts, math, computer skills and handwriting.

Hartle-Faidley Amanda Sue Faidley and Phillip Matthew Hartle were married Saturday, June 10, 2006, at Berlin Brethren Church in Berlin, Pa. The bride is the daughter of Sharen and George Faidley Jr. of Berlin. The bridegroom is the son of Phillip and Cheryl Hartle of Boonsboro. The bride is a 2002 graduate of Shanksville-Stoneycreek High School in Shanksville, Pa., and received a bachelor's degree in journalism from University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (Pa.) this year.

WAYNESBORO, Pa. - The educators who provide special education services in southcentral Pennsylvania are considering a strike and also saying it could come before the end of the school year. The Lincoln Intermediate Unit Education Association, through its strike team, will provide 48 hours notice to members, other employees, the Lincoln Intermediate Unit administration and public, representatives said. The union represents about half of the 629 employees who work in 25 school districts in Franklin, Adams and York counties, Association President Holly Musselman said.

HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. - Hedgesville High School is recognized for its academic excellence, provided by the teachers who work to help struggling students and who emphasize good writing, Berkeley County Schools officials said. School Principal Don Dellinger said he noticed that a group of middle-school students entering Hedgesville High School did not have the necessary skills to be successful, so he came up with the idea of "a school within a school" to give those students an extra dose of the curriculum they needed.

Shaffer-Lingenfelter Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Shaffer of Frederick, Md., announce the engagement of their daughter, Samantha Erin Shaffer, to William Spackman Lingenfelter, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Lingenfelter of Hagerstown. Ms. Shaffer is a 1998 graduate of Frederick High School, received a bachelor's degree in psychology from St. Mary's College of Maryland in 2002 and a master's degree in curriculum and instruction in special education from Hood College in 2005. She is employed with Frederick County Public Schools in Maryland as a special education teacher at Ballenger Creek Middle School.