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Overview of Our Department & Description of Staff Roles
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About Special Services at CPS
Special Services is the largest department within Columbia Public Schools. With approximately 500 employees, it can be difficult to navigate "who's, who" as well as understand specific staff roles within our department. The following link provides an overview to these questions. We hope you find the presentation helpful!
Special Ed Department Overview and Staff Roles Presentation
CPS Special Services Department Staff
Name
Title
Alyse Monsees Director of Special Services Liana Vessell Assistant Director of Special Services Kristina Rollins Special Services Compliance, Monitoring and Support Dr. Molly Stebbins Supervisor of Psychological Services & Evaluations Shae Collier 504 Coordinator Allison Archibeque Assistant 504 Coordinator Heather Ferguson Assistant 504 Coordinator Jaime Kerpash District Classroom Coordinator Lukin Murphy District Classroom Coordinator, Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) William Rosen District Classroom Coordinator Patrika Brown Behavior Support Kristina Friedrich Behavior Support, Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) Candice Malveaux Behavior Support, District Classroom Coordinator Claire Slama Behavior Support Becca Townlain Behavior Support Lauren Powell Behavior Support, Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) Dr. Katie Siegel Post-Secondary Transition Coordinator Katie Fry Special Services Curriculum Coordinator Lora Hinkel WRS Instructional Mentor Sally Becker Supervisor of Motor Services Wendy Gruber Assistive Technology - Learning Katie Maddox Assistive Technology - Physical Skills Christi Obermeier Assistive Technology - Communication Deficits (AAC, etc) Claire Willard Coordinator of Speech Language Pathologists Amanda Malone Roseta Avenue Site Administrator (Quest East & BLIS) Dr. Raina Martin Bethel Street Site Administrator (Quest South & Connections) Effective Practice Process Coordinators Building Assignments
Sally Bloom Dr. Laura Browning Angie Rogers Emily Surapaneni Parkade Elementary Beulah Ralph Elementary Alpha Hart Elementary Cedar Ridge Elementary Paxton Keeley Elementary Blue Ridge Elementary Benton Elementary Derby Ridge Elementary Shepard Elementary Fairview Elementary Mill Creek Elementary Eliot Battle Elementary West Boulevard Elementary Midway Elementary New Haven Elementary Grant Elementary Great Circle Roseta Avenue Center Rock Bridge Elementary Locust Street Elementary High Road Bethel Street Center Russell Elementary Ridgeway Elementary Juvenile Justice Center Two Mile Prairie Elem. Special Services Administrative Assistants
Name
Title
Trish Delcourt Special Transportation, Medicaid Doreen Grubicy Records Requests, Office Manager, Homebound Debbie Purdum Activating IEPs, Sending IEPs to Parents Ryne Brown Accountant for Special Services