Instructional Technology Coordinator / Intervention Specialist
patty.ferrell@omeresa.net
740-283-3347

Patty Ferrell graduated from West Liberty State College with a bachelor’s degree in special education and physical education. Immediately upon graduation, she was employed by Edison Local Schools in Bergholz, Ohio, as a teacher in a cross-categorical unit of special needs students with discrepancies of learning disabled (LD), developmentally handicapped (DH), and severe behavior handicapped (SBH). She worked there nine years and during that time, completed a master’s degree in education from Mary Grove College.

In fall 2002, Patty joined the staff at the Jefferson County Educational Service Center (JCESC) as an intervention specialist to help special needs students enrolled in the Virtual Learning Academy. She assists points-of-contact, teachers, and students in accommodating, modifying, and adapting course work to meet students’ Individualized Education Plans (IEP’s). As an instructional technology coordinator, she trains teachers and points-of-contacts to use the online system.