
Standing: Mr. Valenti, Mrs. Dietz, Ms. Idol, Mrs. Brown, Mr. Niegro, Mr. Georgevich
Sitting: Ms. Johnson, Ms. Suggs, Ms. Ward, ,Ms. Kostedt,
Kneeling: Ms. Janca, Mr. Mills

Our Approach
Lionheart is proud to offer specialized educational programming and teaching strategies specific to the research based needs of diploma seeking students with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Lionheart offers a smaller school environment and classroom sizes of 15 students with one lead teacher and one assistant teacher.
The smaller school size minimizes distractions and provides a sense of safety as they pass from grade to grade increasing their ability to make friendships at school and relieve the anxiety of starting over each year with new teachers and often, entirely new classmates.
Universal Design of Learning Model and Instructional Systems Design will provide the framework for teaching. Major instructional methods include:
- Direct Instruction
- Interactive Instruction
- Experiential Learning
Meet the Team

Lorie Dietz
Head of School

Jeffery Mills
OCS Teacher

Allison Kostedt
Middle School Teacher

Amanda Johnson
Teacher Assistant

September Ward
Middle School Teacher

Mary Ellen Suggs
Teacher Assistant

Sarah Carlton
Teacher Assistant

Jim Georgevich
High School Teacher

Daisha Brown
Teacher Assistant

Candice Idol
High School Teacher

Marko Valenti
Teacher Assistant
Staff email: http://email.lionheartacademy.com