Shriners Hospitals for Children
Welcome to the Shriners Hospital School Program. Our classroom is located on the third floor of Shriners Hospital for Children in Portland, Oregon and provides small group and individualized instruction to K-12 hospitalized students and their siblings.
Our hospital serves children with orthopedic needs, therefore common diagnoses of our students include scoliosis, cerebral palsy, neurofibromatosis, osteogenesis imperfecta, and spina bifida. Our long-term inpatient students tend to be in the hospital for halo traction, wound VAC treatment, and physical rehabilitation after cast removal. Our long-term outpatient students often come for orthotic / prosthetic adjustments and cast changes. We welcome outpatients from clinics and day surgery and focus especially on patients who are here five days or longer. Our inpatient unit has 29 beds.
We partner with students’ local schools both in and out of Oregon to facilitate the continuation of assignments with the goal that patients will return to school with as little educational lapse as possible. The classroom accommodates patient beds, and staff provide instruction at bedside for patients in isolation.
The MESD education staff can implement IEP goals for students with special needs. We also help facilitate home-tutoring through the local schools after hospitalization for students who must stay at home to heal before returning to school.
The hospital classroom is a place where students not only complete schoolwork but also have the opportunity to connect and develop friendships with each other. We also offer computers and iPads with internet access for student use, motivating educationally related activities, art projects, and thinking games.
Our hospital serves children with orthopedic needs, therefore common diagnoses of our students include scoliosis, cerebral palsy, neurofibromatosis, osteogenesis imperfecta, and spina bifida. Our long-term inpatient students tend to be in the hospital for halo traction, wound VAC treatment, and physical rehabilitation after cast removal. Our long-term outpatient students often come for orthotic / prosthetic adjustments and cast changes. We welcome outpatients from clinics and day surgery and focus especially on patients who are here five days or longer. Our inpatient unit has 29 beds.
We partner with students’ local schools both in and out of Oregon to facilitate the continuation of assignments with the goal that patients will return to school with as little educational lapse as possible. The classroom accommodates patient beds, and staff provide instruction at bedside for patients in isolation.
The MESD education staff can implement IEP goals for students with special needs. We also help facilitate home-tutoring through the local schools after hospitalization for students who must stay at home to heal before returning to school.
The hospital classroom is a place where students not only complete schoolwork but also have the opportunity to connect and develop friendships with each other. We also offer computers and iPads with internet access for student use, motivating educationally related activities, art projects, and thinking games.
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Shriners Hospital
3101 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd Portland, OR 97239 Ph: 971-544-3307 Fax: 503-294-3239 Administrator Amy Marquadt-Dustin adustin@mesd.k12.or.us |
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School Hours (M-F) — 9:30 am to 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
School Office hours (M-F) — 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Shriners Hospitals for Children School Program follows Portland Public School District for emergency / weather closures. Please visit FlashAlert or consult your local television / radio station for emergency / weather closure information. |
Administrative Assistants
Sheila Schacher sschache@mesd.k12.or.us Ph: 503-290-4621 Xochitl Tombleson xtombleson@mesd.k12.or.us Ph: 503-262-4200 |
Eric Prasoloff and Lisa Ford
Meet the Shriners Hospitals for Children Staff
Lisa Ford, Educational Assistant
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Lisa Ford
Educational Assistant Shriners Hospitals for Children lwford@mesd.k12.or.us Ph: 971-544-3307 Education: Bachelors in Elementary Education at University of Oregon and Masters of Arts in Teaching at Lewis and Clark College Teaching Experience: What led me to the teaching profession was many years of teaching and coaching swimming. After graduating from the University of Oregon, I became an elementary school teacher in the David Douglas School District. Most recently I have been able to help students in the Hospital School Program with their school work. Hobbies: I love to swim, listen to audiobooks and hike with friends, family and my dog Poppy. I also enjoy spending time with my husband and kids (grown now). Favorite Book: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, but I also really enjoyed the Stormlight Archives and the Harry Potter series. |
Eric Prasoloff, Teacher
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Eric Prasoloff
Hospital Teacher Shriners Hospitals for Children eprasolo@mesd.k12.or.us Ph: 971-544-3307 Education: BA Sociology–Occidental College; MS Special Education–Portland State University Teaching Experience: I volunteered during my summers in college for a Braille Club that assisted kids with vision impairments on community excursions. It was the beginning of a path that piqued my interest in the world of special education which has led me to my 13th rewarding year of teaching at Shriners Hospital for Children–Portland. I taught in a Structured Learning Center classroom with the West-Linn / Wilsonville School District before becoming a hospital teacher. I have also worked for the PSU International Special Programs department for many summers, instructing American Culture and English Communication Skills for groups of college students visiting from Korea and Japan. Hobbies: My ideal Saturday includes going on an hour jog followed by yard work, all done while listening to a podcast or audiobook. I love the outdoors and enjoy hiking, biking, skiing, sailing, rock climbing, visiting national parks, and volunteering with community organizations that serve children. Favorite Book: Among my favorite books are pretty much anything from Malcolm Gladwell, C.S. Lewis, and Brené Brown. |
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