Special Education Resource Contacts
Access to the General Curriculum
Kirsten Omelan, Ph.D./6361 (Core Team Lead)
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Tony Goedicke/6579
Jane Georges/6860
Amy Doolan/6337
Kirk Behnke/6559
Susan Parker/6398
AGC Collaborative Project (Rider 19)
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM)
Cecilia Robinson/6379
Kirk Behnke/6559
Accountability – Special Education
Jerry Klekotta/6393 (Core Team Lead)
SPP 6, 7, 11, 12
Sonja Hollan/6340
Krisitina Parr/6350
SPP 9, 10
Gayla Lutz/8138
General Ed
SPP 11, 12
Leadership & Accountability 6372
Kara Zwoliniski/6562
Accommodations & Modifications
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
(General/RLA)
Amy Doolan/6337 (General)
Kirsten Omelan, Ph.D./6361 (General/Sci)
Jane Georges/6860 (General/Math)
Tony Goedicke/6579 (General/Soc. Stud.)
Adaptive P.E.
Susan Parker/6398
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
General Ed
Special Ed
(SPP 3)
Debra Hamilton/6591
Richard Blair/ 6596
Jerry Klekotta/6393
Alternate Assessment
STAAR
STAAR Alt
STAAR-M
Leadership & Accountability 6372
Susan Parker/6398
Kirsten Omelan, Ph.D./6361
Amy Doolan/6337
Alternative Schools
Clynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Shelley Garza/4433
Chad Perry/6321
Ginger E. Gates, Ph.D./6586
ARD/IEP Issues
Any SES Specialist/Consultant
Revised 2/9/2016
Special Education Resource Contacts
Articulation
Gayla Lutz/8138
Angela Standridge/6831
Assistive Technology
Angela Standridge/6831 (Core Team Lead)
Kirk Behnke/6559
Tricia Peters/6374
Cecilia Robinson/6379
Donna McLauchlin/6377
Attention Deficit [Hyperactivity] Disorder
Clynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Amy Doolan/6337
Ginger E. Gates, Ph.D./6586
Auditory Impairment
Kelley Watt/6363
Marina McCormick/6329
Autism/PDD
Cathy Williams, Ph.D./6801
Susan Parker/6398
Behavior/Discipline Management
Clynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345 (Core Team Lead)
Shelley Garza/4433
Chad Perry/6321
Ginger E. Gates, Ph.D./6586
Bilingual Special Education
Gayla Lutz/8138
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Building Inclusive Schools Initiative
(BISI – Rider 19)
Kristen Omelan, Ph.D/6361
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Bus Driver Training
Charley Kennington/6362
Marisa Weisinger/6319
Cerebral Palsy
Susan Parker/6398
Tricia Peters/6374
Certification as Special Education Teacher
John Omelan/6322
Charter Schools – Special Education
Jerry Klekotta/6393
Child Find (SPP 11)
Sonja Hollan/6340
Kara Zwoliniski/6562
Co-Teaching
Tony Goedicke/6579
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Kirsten Omelan/6361
Jane Georges/6860
Cognitive Testing
Amy Doolan/6337
Linda Hall, Ph.D./6399
Kara Zwoliniski/6562
Revised 2/9/2016
Special Education Resource Contacts
Community-Based Instruction (CBI)
Susan Parker/6398
Compliance Monitoring Support
- Special Education
Jerry Klekotta/6393
Linda Hall, Ph.D./6399
Community Resource Education Group (CRCG) Susan Parker/6398
Core Performance Team Leads
Accountability
Access to the General Curriculum
Assistive Technology
Behavior
Low Incidence Disabilities/Transition
Preschool
Student Evaluation
Jerry Klekotta/6393
Kirsten Omelan/6361
Angela Standridge/6831
Clynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Susan Parker/6398
Sonja Hollan/6340
Gayla Lutz/8138
Counselor Issues
Kelly Ingram/6372
LaShonda Evans/6380
Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI)
Chad Perry/6321
Shelley Garza/4433
Clynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Curriculum - Low Incidence
Severe/Profound Disabilities
Susan Parker/6398
Sheryl Sokoloski/6315
Cathy Williams, Ph.D./6801
Curriculum - Writing Moderate to Severe Disabilities
Susan Parker/6398
Cathy Williams, Ph.D./6801
Curriculum-Based Assessment/Measurement
Amy Doolan/6337
Kirsten Omelan, Ph.D./6361
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Jane Georges/6860
Tony Goedicke/6579
Data Validation Monitoring
Kelly Ingram/6372
Richard Blair/ 6596
Jerry Klekotta/6393
Deaf/Head of Hearing
Kelley Watt/6363
Marina McCormick/6329
Revised 2/9/2016
Special Education Resource Contacts
Deafblindness
Kelley Watt/6363
Cecilia Robinson/6379
Sheryl Sokoloski/6315
Marina McCormick/6329
Differentiated Instruction
Kirsten Omelan, Ph.D./6361
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Tony Goedicke/6579
Jane Georges/6860
Disproportionality
Gayla Lutz/8138
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
(SPP 9 and 10)
Down Syndrome
Susan Parker/6398
Tricia Peters/6374
Dropout
Karen Pepkin/4470
Dyslexia
Windy Clark/8124
Kara Zwoliniski/6562
e-Grant (Federal Programs)
Kelly Ingram/6372
Richard Blair/ 6596
e-Grant (Special Education)
Jerry Klekotta/6393
Early Childhood/Preschool Programs for
Children with Disabilities
- Individualized Family Service Plan
(IFSP)
Sonja Hollan/6340 (Core Team Lead)
Kristina Parr/6350
Sonja Hollan/6340
Kristina Parr/6350
- Intervention- ECI (0-2)
Sonja Hollan/6340
Kristina Parr/6350
- Moderate to Severe Instructional
and Programming Issues
Sonja Hollan/6340
Kristina Parr/6350
- Preschool LRE Initiative
Sonja Hollan/6340
- Preschool Assessment Issues
Sonja Hollan/6340
Kristina Parr/6350
Education Diagnostician
Linda Hall, Ph.D./6399
Felisha Branford/4471
Emotional Disturbance/Behavior Disorders
Clynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Amy Doolan/6337
Ginger E. Gates, Ph.D./6586
Revised 2/9/2016
Special Education Resource Contacts
End of Course Assessment
Kelly Ingram/6372
Amy Doolan/6337
Kirsten Omelan, Ph.D./6361
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Jane Georges/6860
Tony Goedicke/6579
English/Language Arts Modifications
Felisha Branford/4471
Kirsten Omelan, Ph.D./6361
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Jane Georges/6860
Tony Goedicke/6579
ESY (Extended School Year Services)
Susan Parker/6398
Kirsten Omelan, Ph.D./6361
Facilitated IEP Process
Jerry Klekotta/6393
Linda Hall/6399
Functional Behavior Assessment
Clynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Chad Perry/6321
Shelley Garza/4433
Ginger E. Gates, Ph.D./6586
Funding – Special Education
Jerry Klekotta/6393
Gifted and Talented
Debbie Behling/6863
Grading Issues
Amy Doolan/6378
Kirsten Omelan, Ph.D./6361
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Jane Georges/6860
Tony Goedicke/6579
-Students-Moderate to Profound
Susan Parker/6398
Graduation
Karen Pepkin/4470
Health Education - Special Health Care Needs
Susan Parker/6398
Hearing Impairment
Marina McCormick/6329
Kelley Watt/6363
High Cost Funds
Jerry Klekotta/6393
High School Services/Transition
Karen Pepkin/4470
Homebound - Special Ed
Susan Parker/6398
IEP Process
Any Special Ed Consultant
Revised 2/9/2016
Special Education Resource Contacts
Inclusion
Kirsten Omelan, Ph.D./6361
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Tony Goedicke/6579
Jane Georges/6860
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Instructional Arrangements
Kirsten Omelan, Ph.D./6361
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Tony Goedicke/6579
Jane Georges/6860
Sonja Hollan/6340(Preschool)
Amy Doolan/6337
Inclusion Teacher Project (Rider 19)
Tony Goedicke/6579
Inclusion Spotlight Practices Project (Rider 19) Jane Georges/6860
Innovative Inclusive Practices
Supports Project (Rider 19)
Jane Georges/6860
Instructional Strategies/Modifications
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Amy Doolan/6337
Kathy Hogan/8114 (Reading)
Kirsten Omelan, Ph.D./6361
Jane Georges/6860 (Math)
Tony Goedicke/6579
Cecilia Robinson/6379 (VI)
Sheryl Sokoloski/6315 (VI)
Marina McCormick/6329 (Deaf)
Interagency Collaboration
Susan Parker/6398
Karen Pepkin/4470
Interpreters for the Deaf
Marina McCormick/6329
Learning Disabilities - Evaluation Issues
Kara Zwoliniski/6562
Least Restrictive Environment (SPP 5)
Amy Doolan/6337
Kirsten Omelan, Ph.D./6361
Kirk Behnke/6559
Sonja Hollan/6340
Kristina Parr/6350
(SPP 6)
Licensed Specialist in School Psychology
(LSSP)
Amy Doolan/6337
Clynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Ginger E. Gates, Ph.D./6586
Life Skills
Susan Parker/6398
Revised 2/9/2016
Special Education Resource Contacts
Low Incidence Disabilities
Susan Parker/6398 (Core Team Lead)
Kelley Watt/6363
Cecilia Robinson/6379
Sheryl Sokoloski/6315
Cathy Williams, Ph.D./ 6801
Maintenance of Effort (MOE)
Jerry Klekotta/6393
Monitoring Support
Jerry Klekotta/6393
MTSS (Multitier Systems of Support)
Clynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Chad Perry/6321
Jane Georges/6860
Multicultural and Diverse Learners
Gayla Lutz/8138
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Amy Doolan/6337
National Instructional Materials Accessibility
Standards (NIMAS)
Cecilia Robinson/6379
Kirk Behnke/6559
Noneducational Community Based Funds
Linda Hall, Ph.D./6399
Jerry Klekotta/6393
O & M (Orientation and Mobility)
Cecilia Robinson/6379
Sheryl Sokoloski/6315
Occupational Therapist/Physical Therapist
Tricia Peters/6374
Other Health Impaired
Susan Parker/6398
Clynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345 (ADHD)
Amy Doolan/6337 (ADHD)
Paraprofessionals
Tony Goedicke/6579
Sonja Hollan/6340
Susan Parker/6398
Paraprofessionals &
Highly Qualified (NCLB) Training
Kelly Ingram/6372
Parent Coordination (SPP 8)
Karen Pepkin/4470
Parent Participation
PEIMS Coding Questions/
Instructional Arrangement Coding
Sharon Benka/6358
Jerry Klekotta/6393
Sonja Hollan/6340 (Preschool)
Performance-Based Monitoring
Analysis System (PBMAS)
Jerry Klekotta/6393
Linda Hall, Ph.D./6399
Revised 2/9/2016
Special Education Resource Contacts
Positive Behavior Support
Clynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Chad Perry/6321
Shelley Garza/4433
Ginger E. Gates, Ph.D./6586
Post Secondary Education/
Post School Outcomes
Karen Pepkin/4470
(SPP 14)
Preschool Programs for Children with
Disabilities (PPCD)
Sonja Hollan/6340
Kristina Parr/6350
Preschool Evaluation
Sonja Hollan/6340
Kristina Parr/6350
Private Schools
Jerry Klekotta/6393
Program Evaluation
Jerry Klekotta/6393
Linda Hall, Ph.D./6399
Reading ACC (6-12)
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Reading ACC (K-2)
Kathy Hogan/8114
Sonja Hollan/6340
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Regional Day School Program for
the Deaf (RDSPD)
Marina McCormick/6329
Related Services
Gayla Lutz/8138
Tricia Peters/6374
Kelley Watt/6363
Marina McCormick/6329
Amy Doolan/6337
Clynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Ginger E. Gates, Ph.D./6586
Audiology
Counseling Services
Interpreting Services
Kelley Watt/6363
Marina McCormic/6329
Orientation & Mobility
Cecilia Robinson/6379
Sheryl Sokoloski/6315
Medical Services
Susan Parker/6398
Parent Counseling & Training
Cathy Williams, Ph.D./6801
Susan Parker/6398
SPP 8
Karen Pepkin/4470
Psychological Services
Clynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Amy Doolan/6337
Revised 2/9/2016
Special Education Resource Contacts
Rehabilitation Counseling Services
Karen Pepkin/4470
School Health Services
Susan Parker/6398
Charley Kennington/6362
Speech
Gayla Lutz/8138
Angela Standridge/6831
Donna McLaughlin/6377
Transportation
Gayla Lutz/8138
Charley Kennington/6362
Residential Facilities (RF) Monitoring
Jerry Klekotta/6393
Linda Hall, Ph.D./6399
Residential Placement Applications
Linda Hall, Ph.D./6399
Jerry Klekotta/6393
Respite Care
Susan Parker/6398
RtI - Academic
Tony Goedicke/6579
Gary Loss/8170
RtI – General Ed
Kirsten Omelan, Ph.D./6361
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Jane Georges/6860
Tony Goedicke/6579
Gary Loss/8170
RtI – Behavior
Jane Georges/6860
Tony Goedicke/6579
Amy Doolan/6337
Section 504
Jerry Klekotta/6393
Seizure Disorder
Susan Parker/6398
Severe Disabilities
Susan Parker/6398
Cathy Williams, Ph.D./6801
Social Skills
Cathy Williams, Ph.D./ 6801- Autism
Susan Parker/6398- Severe Disabilities
Chad Perry/6321
Shelley Garza/4433
Clynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Speech/Language Pathology
Gayla Lutz/8138 (Core Team Lead)
Angela Standridge/6831
Donna McLauchlin/6377
Speech/Language Pathology Prep/TWU
Gayla Lutz/8138
Revised 2/9/2016
Special Education Resource Contacts
Standards-Based IEP
Kirsten Omelan, Ph.D./6361
Amy Doolan/6337
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Standards-Based Grading &
Assessment Project (Rider 19)
Amy Doolan/6337
State Assessment
-STAAR, STAAR-M
STAAR-Alt
Student Evaluation/Assessment
-Psycho-educational
-Psychological
Kirsten Omelan, Ph.D./6361
Amy Doolan/6337
Richard Blair/6596
Susan Parker/6398
Kirsten Omelan, Ph.D./6361
Clynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Amy Doolan/6337
Linda Hall, Ph.D./6399
Kara Zwolinski/6562
Amy Doolan/6337
Clynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Suspension/Expulsion (SPP 4)
Clynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Shelley Garza/4433
Chad Perry/6321
Ginger E. Gates, Ph.D./6586
TBSI Online Modules
Clynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Shelley Garza/4433
Chasity Brown/6868
Texas Assistive Technology Network (TATN)
Kirk Behnke/6559
Angela Standridge/6831
Cecilia Robinson/6379
Tricia Peters/6374
Donna McLauchlin/6377
Texas Behavior Support Initiative
Clynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Shelley Garza/4433
Chasity Brown/6868
Transition - Postsecondary
(High School) (SPP 13)
Karen Pepkin/4470
Transition - Early Childhood (SPP 12)
Sonja Hollan/6340
Kimmie Tang/6350
Revised 2/9/2016
Special Education Resource Contacts
TXCEDS (Texas Collaborative for
Emotional Development in Schools)
Clynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Twice Exceptional/Gifted and Talented
Angela Standridge/6831
UIL/No Pass/ No Play
UIL Texas 512-471-5883
http://www.uiltexas.org/
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Kirk Behnke/6559
Kirsten Omelan, Ph.D./6361
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Tony Goedicke/6579
Jane Georges/6860
UDL High School Project (Rider 19)
Kirsten Omelan, Ph.D./6361
Visual Impairment Endorsement Program
Sheryl Sokoloski/6315
Cecilia Robinson/6379
Visual Impairment/Blind
Cecilia Robinson/6379
Sheryl Sokoloski/6315
Visual Impairment/Blind Technology
Cecilia Robinson/6379
Sheryl Sokoloski/6315
Vocational Adjustment Coordinator/Class(VAC) Karen Pepkin/4470
Revised 2/9/2016