High Road School of Bucyrus
At High Road School of Bucyrus serves students in grades K-12 with a variety of special education classifications who face significant learning and language challenges. We are a state- approved charter location. Our student-centered approach creates an individualized educational experience delivered in small, structured learning environments. We focus on fostering our students’ emotional growth; increasing their academic, language, and behavioral competencies, and enhancing their natural strengths.
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- (P) 567.525.4487
- 1630 E Southern Avenue
Bucyrus, OH 44820
Meet The Team
Hayden Ramsey – Program Director
Hayden Ramsey is our Program Director at our Bucyrus location. Hayden is a graduate of Ohio State University, where he received his bachelor’s degree in sport management. He later attended Mount Vernon Nazarene University and received his master’s degree in special education. From 2020 to 2022, Mr. Ramsey worked as a teacher at High Road School of Findlay. He currently serves as the program director at High Road School of Bucyrus, where he oversees the school’s programs and enjoys helping students with their academics. In addition to his work at the school, Mr. Ramsey also coaches football at the high school level. In his free time, Mr. Ramsey enjoys watching Ohio State athletics and spending time with his wife, Madison and daughter, Sutton.
Taylor Krause – Associate Director
Taylor Krause is our Associate Director at our Bucyrus location. Taylor has her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Brescia University, and is perusing a Master’s degree in Education Administration. Taylor has been with our company for six years, where she began her journey here as a Teachers Assistant. Taylor then became a Registered Behavior Technician in 2018 and still holds a valid RBT license. Taylor then moved into the Climate Manager role in 2022, and then stepped into the Associate Director role at the beginning 2023.
Ethan Percer – Director of Operations
Ethan Percer joined SESI in 2016. He is a graduate from the University of Memphis with a bachelor’s degree in Teaching All Learners which includes K-12 Special Education and K-6 Regular Education. Mr. Percer’s career as a teacher and coach started at Martin Luther King Jr. College Prep High School of Memphis. He previously served as the Co-Director at High Road School of Findlay for two years, Co-Director at High Road School of Lima for one year, and transitioned into the role of Director of Operations for Ohio.
Mr. Percer is passionate about community involvement within his role. Mr. Percer was a member of the Findlay Young Professionals and the Hancock County Chamber of Commerce Leadership team of 2019. Some of his favorite hobbies include attendance at sporting events, travel, and having fun outdoors. He has been the head football coach of the Arcadia Redskins for four years. He is married to his wife, Megan, and together they have a son, Kashton, and dog, Dallas.
Anna Boggs – Executive Director
Anna Boggs is the Executive Director of High Road School of Ohio. Anna has been working with individuals with disabilities since 2006. She began her work, while attending the University of Dayton, by providing home healthcare and tutoring services for children with developmental disabilities. Upon graduation, she returned to the Toledo area where she married and began work as a service coordinator for Help Me Grow. While at Help Me Grow she developed an even stronger interest and passion for serving individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. To further her skill development, she began working for Mercy Autism Services as a behavior technician. She completed her master’s degree in Applied Behavior Analysis and became a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) in 2012. She went on to serve as the Director of The Autism Center at the Toledo Hearing and Speech Center and then served as the BCBA for Sunshine Communities. In 2016, Anna joined High Road School as the BCBA for the Findlay and Lima locations. In 2017, she began her role as the executive director. Over the last four years, Anna has worked diligently with her teams to develop schools which provide a safe and caring learning environment where children can achieve beyond expectations. In her free time, Anna enjoys boating, swimming, and camping with her husband and three children.
Brad Kaylor – Administrative Assistant
Brad Kaylor is the administrative assistant in Bucyrus, Ohio. He enjoys his role at our location because he gets to do something different each day. He is often called to help or talk with students, and support many other things our school may need. It always puts a smile on his face when he can help make the day go smooth for all our staff, students and parents.
Lauren Hattery – BCBA
Lauren Hattery is the Board-Certified Behavior Analyst for High Road Schools of Ohio. She attended Ball State University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology and a minor in Early Childhood Development. She went on to obtain her master’s degree in Applied Behavior Analysis with an emphasis in autism from Ball State University. Lauren previously served as a Clinical Supervisor/BCBA and Program Manager for a non-profit Applied Behavior Analysis clinic in Fort Wayne, Indiana where she was able to work within the clinic setting, as well as in the home setting and school setting to program for generalization of skills. She primarily served young adolescents programming for daily living skills, independence and transitional skills. Lauren joined SESI Schools in 2022 and has had the opportunity to serve the High Road Schools across Ohio developing Functional Behavior Assessments, Behavior Intervention Plans, staff training on behavior management within the classroom as well as implementation of assessments and collaboration with staff.
Lauren’s passion is working with students with impeding behavior challenges and helping them to have a higher quality of life and more success in the classroom. In her free time, Lauren loves spending time with her husband and three children.
Our Students
Students who attend our school must be referred by their school district. We serve students K-12th grade (ages 5-21). Our student population faces a variety of disabilities including Autism, Emotional Disturbance, Other Health Impairments and more.
Our Staff
We are proud to employ Intervention Specialists, Licensed Teachers, Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Registered Behavior Technicians, Social Worker and Assistant Teachers. All our staff are trained in TACT2 and have ongoing behavior management training.
Utilizing four specific instructional rotations, students are assessed academically, gain self-regulation skills, learn with district-aligned academic curriculums, and utilize integrated technology.
Serving students with significant autism and developmental disabilities, our model takes learned skills and practically applies them to the multiple environments in which a student would use those skills. Students spends portions of their day rotating through different modalities of instruction, the length and the frequency of each rotation is individuality designed for each learner and based on their current skills and future goals.
Each student enrolled in the model has individualized behavior programming which is driven by Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA). We aim to identify the behaviors that continue to disrupt our student’s ability to access their environment and learning. We then use the data collected from the FBA and classroom data to device strategies that get to the root function of the students disrupted behaviors.
A Promising Future Through Life Skills Training
Above all else, we want our students to explore their full capacities and achieve their full capabilities heading into adulthood. Transition and life planning services pave the way for successful independent living, rewarding postsecondary schooling experiences, and productive and fulfilling careers.
High Road School of Bucyrus values the importance of programming for your child’s future. Each student enrolled in our transition classroom will be administered the Assessment of Functional Living Skills to drive their programming. The assessment includes six modules to assess your child’s skills in the following areas:
- Basic Living Skills
- Home Skills
- Community Skills
- School Skills
- Independent Living Skills
- Vocational Skills
Our team will meet with you to determine which areas should be focused on to equip your child with the most future success. After the assessment is complete, your child’s classroom teacher will design an individual rotation model of instruction to teach and generalize your child’s skills.
Each site includes mock apartment equipment, accessible kitchens, and a variety of vocational activities to match our students’ growth needs.
A Comprehensive Education That Addresses All Needs
High Road School of Bucyrus addresses areas of need that interfere with learning and provides all supplementary and related support services your child might need to succeed. These services include:
- Speech-Language Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Music Therapy
- Behavioral Interventions
- Discrete Trial Training
Speech-Language Therapy
Speech pathologists customize programs focusing on such skills as expressive and receptive language, speech production, auditory processing, social language, voice, and fluency. Engaging in topic-relevant conversations, establishing problem-solving skills, improving decision making, utilizing appropriate vocabulary, and developing conceptual understanding are all components that are reinforced.
Occupational Therapy
Our therapist works directly with your child on foundational skills for motor planning, sensory processing, organization, and visual motor integration. Integration of OT within the classroom ensures that your child’s therapy plan complements their everyday responsibilities.
Music Therapy
Your child participates in group or 1:1 music therapy weekly. Taught by an accredited music therapist, lessons are designed to teach, expand, and reinforce language and social skills.
Behavioral Interventions
We implement a school-wide behavior intervention program that focuses on self-regulation through promoting positive behaviors while decreasing less desirable behaviors. All teachers are trained and supervised by a BCBA (board-certified behavior analyst) and are certified in crisis intervention and the principle and theories of Applied Behavior Analysis.
Discrete Trial Training
Your child receives DTT therapy, an intense 1:1 learning approach in which students are engaged in trials of demands that focus on expanding their repertoire of language development. The sessions consist of a combination of current target interventions and mastered skills in a highly motivating environment to ensure that each student’s engagement is high.
High Road School of Bucyrus is committed to achieving success with each student, against all challenges. By building confidence and competence through personalized academic and behavioral interventions, we prepare your child to become a happy and responsible adult.
Goals for Students at the High Road School of Bucyrus:
To be healthy individuals who:
- Demonstrate the ability to form responsible relationships with a wide range of people
- Have the capacities for playing satisfying and responsible roles in family life
- Possess the knowledge, habits, and attitudes that promote personal and public health
- Understand ethical principles and values and apply them to their own lives
- Are aware of their own worth, abilities, potential, and limitations
To be independent individuals who:
- Are skilled in obtaining information, problem solving, critical thinking, and effective communication
- Play a greater role in their educational environment
- Enjoy the process of learning and acquire skills necessary for a lifetime of continuous learning, adaptation to change, and engagement/productivity as a member of society
- Are aware of career opportunities and pursue knowledge necessary for further education
- Contribute to the political decision-making processes of the community, state, country, and world
To be academically competent individuals who:
- Acquire academic skills in language arts, mathematics, and the physical and biological sciences
- Understand specific events and the broader context of social studies, history, and current events
- Express themselves creatively in one or more of the arts
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