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 |
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.