Morton-Sioux Special Education Unit

MSSEU Demographics
The Morton-Sioux Special Education Unit (MSSEU) encompasses seven school districts and the North Dakota Youth Correctional Center. The superintendents of each district, except for Mandan who has two members on the board, represent the MSSEU board. The MSSEU board meets on the second Thursday of each month. Each school district in the MSSEU is responsible for hiring district level special education staff based on LEA need.

The MSSEU contracts the following services: Occupational Therapy, Paula Martin; Physical Therapy, Lisa LaFleur; Audiologist, Shelly Grossman; Technology Educator, Mark Kielpinski; Hearing Impaired Specialist, Bonnie Hogan; and Vision Impaired Specialist, Diane Chielens.

The policies, procedures, VI-B budget, long-range plans, and various compliance documents are the responsibility of the MSSEU central office. The unit policies are reviewed and approved through the board and implemented by all member school districts.

Overview Of Services Provided Through The MSSEU

  • Assistive technology training and support
  • Child Find obligation (locate, identify and serve)
  • Complete specified State and Federal paperwork/assist LEA members with requisite State and Federal reports
  • CSPD Comprehensive Staff Development Plan
  • Development of standardized forms to maintain compliance with State and Federal regulations
  • FEET - Family Educator Enhancement Team
  • Financial management of State and Federal fund sources
  • Legal guidance
  • Local projects
  • Maintain updated State approved procedures/policies/manual
  • MSSEU VI-B Application/Preschool Application
  • Onsite technical support for administrators and LEA staff
  • PT/OT services (contracted)
  • Speech Pathology Services (Contracted)
  • Oversight of State and Federal policy changes
  • Parent training
  • Personnel Training
  • Provide oversight/quality assurance of local practices
  • Recruitment and retention of staff (Incentives)
  • School psychological services
  • Vision Specialists/Hearing Specialist/Audiologist