Sierra Sands
674 North Gold Canyon Street
Ridgecrest, CA 93555
In-District NPS
Program Director: Scott Heap
RVP: Brian Tollette - btollette@chancelight.com
SVP: Kyle Farris - kyle.farris@chancelight.com
Welcome to Sierra Sands
Located in the Indian Wells Valley of the Mojave Desert stands the Spectrum Center Sierra Sands Campus in Ridgecrest, California. We are a non-public school that serves a student population of grades Kindergarten thru 6th that have learning disabilities. Our students learning disabilities include emotional and behavioral disorders including Autism, ED, Intellectual Disabilities and other health impairment.. We proudly share a campus with Pierce Elementary School and look forward to collaborating to help the success of all student populations. We currently have one classroom with room to grow, we have the ability to have a capacity of 12 students in the classroom and currently have one teacher with several instructional aides to ensure a positive staff to student ratio. Our staff are all trained in Positive Behavior Intervention Support which includes a point and level system, applied behavior analysis, behavior intervention plans and much more. Some of our students can be 2-4 years below grade level in academics and our staff have been properly trained in the research-based curriculum that is used in the classroom for the individual needs of our students.
Program Director Spotlight
Bachelors in Child Development
Masters in Special Education
Hello, my name is Scott Heap and I am proud to serve as Interim Program Director at Spectrum Center Sierra Sands in Ridgecrest California. I have been with Spectrum for over 5 years in which I started out as a classroom teacher and have had the opportunity to grow within the company to mentor teacher, Curriculum and Instruction Specialist and now Interim Program Director. I have firsthand seen the positive changes in our students’ lives by implementing the policies, procedures, academic and behavior supports that we use every day. I have been in the fields of Special Education for over 20 years. I hold my Bachelors in Child Development and Masters in Special Education from Whittier College in Whittier, California. My favorite quote is “In a world where you can be anything, BE KIND”