School faculty members are specialists, certified in their respective fields. The administrative team consists of the Principal, Dean of Students, Assistant Dean, Assistant Principal, Clinical Coordinator, Coordinator of Student Services, and a Vocational Education Coordinator. Classrooms are staffed with Special Education Teachers and Classroom Counselors. The classroom teachers each hold at least a Type 10 PEL in Special Education or a Learning Behavior Specialist 1 certificate or a Permanent Substitute Teacher PEL. The Classroom Counselor a bachelor’s degree in a related field. The school has a full-time Physical Education Teacher who holds an Illinois State Certification in Elementary/Secondary Teaching with a Physical Education Endorsement.
Additional specialized school faculty members include master’s-level social workers who serve as liaisons to students’ families. For student support, there are master’s-level Clinical Specialists who provide pullout/push-in clinical services.
Related service personnel include a Speech and Language Pathologist and an Occupational Therapist. Both of these specialists utilize a pullout/push-in model in designated spaces and practice a multidisciplinary approach in reintegrating the learned skills back into the classroom in cooperation with the classroom team.
For the purpose of medication administration and ensuring that Britten School acts in compliance with Illinois State Board of Education regulations, the school has a nurse.
Britten School prides itself on being an active participant in the training of both graduate and undergraduate students in the fields of education, psychology, and social work. These professionals provide untold enrichment to our students and families in the form of intensive individual and specialized group therapy, parent-support group, family therapy, and additional assessments and community support.
The professional faculty of Britten School works as a multidisciplinary team to provide a comprehensive approach to students in both the academic and emotional/social realms. This group collaborates on implementing academic and emotional/social goals as part of our AdvancEd self-improvement cycle.