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Special Education

SPED

Department Chair
Laurel Grogger
847.692.8163
Program Facilitator
Holly Balk
847.692.4121

 

Administrative Assistant
Mary Allison Cowie
847.692.8576
Vocational Coordinator
Michelle Dwyer
847.384.6369

 

Administrative Assistant
Mary McHugh
847.692.8163

 

 

Meghan Ausnehmer
Inclusion Facilitator

Holly Balk
Program Facilitator

Jaime Borrelli
Reading, English 1-2, Seminar

Molly Canace
English 1-4, Health & Wellness, Science 1-4

Jessica Castellanos
English 3,4 Health, Government, Seminar

Marco Colapietro
Vocational Rehabilitation Assistant – Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS)

McKenzie Connelly
Teacher of the Visually Impaired (TVI), Certified Assistive Technology Instructional Specialist (CATIS)

JJ Crawford
Seminar, US History

Danielle Davis
District Physical Therapist

Sierra Dockery
Teacher of the Visually Impaired (TVI)

Michelle Dwyer
Career Work Training (CWT), Seminar, Vocational Coordinator

Casey Fritz
English 1, World Cultures, Seminar

James Harrier
Adaptive PE

Alyssa Hayden
English (SEL), Independent Living (SEL), Personal Development (SEL), Science (SEL), Social Science (SEL)

Rebecca Hufnus
Speech/Language Pathologist

Anne Jacobson
Speech/Language Pathologist 

Erin Kainrath
Co-Taught Math 1-2

Jeremy Lee
English 1-4, Reading 1-4, Co-Taught Health

Siobhan Midgley
Certified Orientation Mobility Specialist (COMS), Teacher of the Visually Impaired (TVI)

Marty Murphy
Fundamentals of Math 3, Math Applications, Seminar

Amy Robinson
Behavior Specialist

Tessa Robinson
Personality & Relationships (PAR), Fundamentals of Math 1-2, Seminar

Jennifer Sarashinsky
Co-Taught US History, Current Affairs, Government, Seminar

Amelia Schmitt
Current Affairs, Math 1-4, Government, Health & Wellness

Emily Waters
Biology, English 2, Seminar

Colin Wehman
EMC/EMP, Earth and Environmental, Personal Development

Brenda Westmoreland
District Occupational Therapist

Department Information
Special Education offers a full continuum of services and placements from support in the general education environment to specialized instructional courses, and/or related services. A significant goal of the Special Education Department is to assist students in becoming independent, effective self-advocates. Additionally, special education services are focused around a particular student’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and the goals for that student that have been identified by the IEP team.