Special-Needs Schools
Coordinated Youth And Human Service
Special-Needs Schools · Granite City, IL
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Focus
Day School Autism Developmental Delay Emotional Disability Intellectual Disability Other Health Impairment Specific Learning Disability
Area
Granite City, IL
Description
ISBE-approved nonpublic special-education facility (day school), serving students with autism, developmental delay, emotional disability, intellectual disability, other health impairment, specific learning disability. Illinois districts can place and fund students here under Section 14-7.02.
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What this special-needs school offers
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Coordinated Youth & Human Services (CYHS) is a nonprofit social service agency in Granite City, Illinois that provides educational, health, and human services programs for youth, families, and vulnerable populations. Its Educational Enhancement Program serves students with special needs through an ISBE-approved non-public educational center model.
Leadership
Bobbie Smith — Executive Team (LCSW)
Kathy Sigmund — Executive Team (CPA)
April Butler — Executive Team
Staff
Julie Adams — Program Supervisor
Jennifer Hobson — Program Supervisor (RN, BSN, IBCLC)
Melinda Oxford — Program Supervisor (MSW)
Josh Moore — Program Supervisor
Thomas Schooley — Board of Directors
Cynthia Tolbert — Board of Directors
Robin Sampson — Board of Directors
Ken Miller — Board of Directors
Robert Martinez — Board of Directors
Rodney Lupardus — Board of Directors
Ron Simpson — Board of Directors
Mark Maynard — Board of Directors
Michael Parkinson — Board of Directors
Kyle Adams — Board of Directors
Gary Brook — Board of Directors
Donnie Harris — Board of Directors
Sherrie Hare — Board of Directors
Katie Schuetz — Board of Directors
Populations served
Youth and families Students with special needs Women and young children People living with HIV/AIDS and their families
Setting
Day
Ages
6–21 (Educational Enhancement Program)
Grades
K–12 equivalent (ages 6–21)
Services
Educational Enhancement Program (special needs education) Maternal Child Health Madison County AIDS Program (MadCAP) – HIV/AIDS education, prevention, and support Teen REACH WIC Program Family Case Management Healthy Families Illinois
Programs
Educational Enhancement Program Maternal Child Health Madison County AIDS Program (MadCAP) Teen REACH Healthy Families Illinois Family Case Management
Founded
1944
Accreditations & approvals
Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) approved non-public educational center United Way of Greater St. Louis affiliate
Phone
(618) 876-2383
Highlights
Founded in 1944; serves youth, families, and special populations across Madison County, Illinois through five core programs including an ISBE-approved special education center.
Approach
Equips learners with practical skills in making positive decisions that foster an improved sense of self-confidence; emphasizes total parental/guardian involvement in planning and implementation.
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- On-site therapies (OT/PT/speech/behavioral)
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