ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Department of Special Education and Office of Student Services/Alternative Education
would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the staff who worked on the committee and
worked so diligently to create and update the Resource Modules: Strategies for Teachers to
Support Children with Learning and Attention Challenges. These resource modules draw from
research and best practices. We hope that your school team will find this guide useful in
implementing professional development opportunities for all teachers.
Revision and Update Committee (2009-2012)
Corinne Gorzo, Coordinator Teacher Professional Development
Nancy Hammer, School Psychologist
Meryl Heyliger, School Psychologist
Andrea Holtz, Parent Coordinator Family & Support Resource Center
Emily Hurd, Instructional Facilitator, Psychological Services
Sandra Keaton, Instructional Facilitator Language Arts
Catherine Panzer, School Psychologist
Kathleen Schmid, School Psychologist
Beverly Schroeder, Resource Teacher, Department of Special Education
Laura Smith-Grose, School Psychologist
Original Committee (2008-2009)
Emily Hurd, Instructional Facilitator, Psychological Services
Elizabeth Aguilera, Middle School Counselor
Lisa Beck, Cluster Nurse
Christi Bello, Elementary School Counselor
Frances Dummett, High School Counselor
William Eng, School Psychologist
Ashley Harig, Middle School Counselor
Monica Heinlen, Elementary School Counselor
Lori Jenner, Elementary School Counselor
Jessica Lucas, Special Education Teacher
Patricia Mackey, Project Facilitator for LRE
Pamela Myette, Special Education Resource Teacher
Jason Ortega, Alternative Education
Karyn Renneberg, County-wide Behavior Specialist
Cheryl Santoni, Special Education Resource Teacher
Alicia Vandervat, Cluster Nurse
Janice Yetter, Assistant Principal (Homewood)
Executive Functions Work Group (2008-2009)
HCPSS Department of Psychological Services
Nancy Enders, School Psychologist
Jennifer Lage, School Psychologist
Ethelda Recking, School Psychologist
Cynthia West, School Psychologist
Special thanks to the following people for participating in the piloting of the modules: staff at
Homewood, Tina Maddox, Homewood School Principal, parents and staff at Waterloo and
Worthington Elementary Schools, Katherine Orlando, Worthington Elementary School Principal,
Heidi Gido, PTA Special Needs/Early Intervention Chair at Worthington Elementary School and
Susan Webster, Waterloo Elementary School Principal.