Special Education Resource Contacts
Access to the General CurriculumKirsten 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 EducationJerry Klekotta/6393(Core Team Lead)
SPP 6, 7, 11, 12Sonja Hollan/6340
Krisitina Parr/6350
SPP 9, 10Gayla Lutz/8138
General EdLeadership & Accountability 6372
SPP 11, 12Kara Zwoliniski/6562
Accommodations & ModificationsShauntā 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)Debra Hamilton/6591
General EdRichard Blair/ 6596
Special Ed (SPP 3)Jerry Klekotta/6393
Alternate Assessment
STAARLeadership & Accountability 6372
STAAR AltSusan Parker/6398
STAAR-MKirsten Omelan, Ph.D./6361
Amy Doolan/6337
Alternative SchoolsClynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Shelley Garza/4433
Chad Perry/6321
Ginger E. Gates, Ph.D./6586
ARD/IEP IssuesAny SES Specialist/Consultant
ArticulationGayla Lutz/8138
Angela Standridge/6831
Assistive TechnologyAngela Standridge/6831 (Core Team Lead)
Kirk Behnke/6559
Tricia Peters/6374
Cecilia Robinson/6379
Donna McLauchlin/6377
Attention Deficit [Hyperactivity] DisorderClynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Amy Doolan/6337
Ginger E. Gates, Ph.D./6586
Auditory ImpairmentKelley Watt/6363
Marina McCormick/6329
Autism/PDDCathy Williams, Ph.D./6801
Susan Parker/6398
Behavior/Discipline ManagementClynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345 (Core Team Lead)
Shelley Garza/4433
Chad Perry/6321
Ginger E. Gates, Ph.D./6586
Bilingual Special EducationGayla Lutz/8138
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Building Inclusive Schools InitiativeKristen Omelan, Ph.D/6361
(BISI – Rider 19)Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Bus Driver TrainingCharley Kennington/6362
Marisa Weisinger/6319
Cerebral PalsySusan Parker/6398
Tricia Peters/6374
Certification as Special Education TeacherJohn Omelan/6322
Charter Schools – Special EducationJerry Klekotta/6393
Child Find (SPP 11)Sonja Hollan/6340
Kara Zwoliniski/6562
Co-TeachingTony Goedicke/6579
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Kirsten Omelan/6361
Jane Georges/6860
Cognitive TestingAmy Doolan/6337
Linda Hall, Ph.D./6399
Kara Zwoliniski/6562
Community-Based Instruction (CBI)Susan Parker/6398
Compliance Monitoring SupportJerry Klekotta/6393
-Special EducationLinda Hall, Ph.D./6399
Community Resource Education Group (CRCG)Susan Parker/6398
Core Performance Team Leads
AccountabilityJerry Klekotta/6393
Access to the General CurriculumKirsten Omelan/6361
Assistive TechnologyAngela Standridge/6831
BehaviorClynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Low Incidence Disabilities/TransitionSusan Parker/6398
PreschoolSonja Hollan/6340
Student EvaluationGayla Lutz/8138
Counselor IssuesKelly Ingram/6372
LaShonda Evans/6380
Crisis Prevention Institute(CPI)Chad Perry/6321
Shelley Garza/4433
Clynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Curriculum - Low Incidence Susan Parker/6398
Severe/Profound DisabilitiesSheryl Sokoloski/6315
Cathy Williams, Ph.D./6801
Curriculum - Writing- Susan Parker/6398
Moderate to Severe DisabilitiesCathy Williams, Ph.D./6801
Curriculum-Based Assessment/MeasurementAmy Doolan/6337
Kirsten Omelan, Ph.D./6361
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Jane Georges/6860
Tony Goedicke/6579
Data Validation MonitoringKelly Ingram/6372
Richard Blair/ 6596
Jerry Klekotta/6393
Deaf/Head of HearingKelley Watt/6363
Marina McCormick/6329
DeafblindnessKelley Watt/6363
Cecilia Robinson/6379
Sheryl Sokoloski/6315
Marina McCormick/6329
Differentiated InstructionKirsten Omelan, Ph.D./6361
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Tony Goedicke/6579
Jane Georges/6860
Disproportionality(SPP 9 and 10)Gayla Lutz/8138
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Down SyndromeSusan Parker/6398
Tricia Peters/6374
Dropout Karen Pepkin/4470
DyslexiaWindy 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 DisabilitiesSonja Hollan/6340 (Core Team Lead)
Kristina Parr/6350
- Individualized Family Service PlanSonja Hollan/6340
(IFSP)Kristina Parr/6350
- Intervention- ECI (0-2)Sonja Hollan/6340
Kristina Parr/6350
- Moderate to Severe InstructionalSonja Hollan/6340
and Programming IssuesKristina Parr/6350
- Preschool LRE Initiative Sonja Hollan/6340
- Preschool Assessment IssuesSonja Hollan/6340
Kristina Parr/6350
Education DiagnosticianLinda Hall, Ph.D./6399
Felisha Branford/4471
Emotional Disturbance/Behavior DisordersClynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Amy Doolan/6337
Ginger E. Gates, Ph.D./6586
End of Course AssessmentKelly Ingram/6372
Amy Doolan/6337
Kirsten Omelan, Ph.D./6361
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Jane Georges/6860
Tony Goedicke/6579
English/Language Arts ModificationsFelisha 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 ProcessJerry Klekotta/6393
Linda Hall/6399
Functional Behavior AssessmentClynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Chad Perry/6321
Shelley Garza/4433
Ginger E. Gates, Ph.D./6586
Funding – Special EducationJerry Klekotta/6393
Gifted and TalentedDebbie Behling/6863
Grading IssuesAmy Doolan/6378
Kirsten Omelan, Ph.D./6361
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Jane Georges/6860
Tony Goedicke/6579
-Students-Moderate to ProfoundSusan Parker/6398
GraduationKaren Pepkin/4470
Health Education - Special Health CareNeedsSusan Parker/6398
Hearing ImpairmentMarina McCormick/6329
Kelley Watt/6363
High Cost FundsJerry Klekotta/6393
High School Services/TransitionKaren Pepkin/4470
Homebound - Special EdSusan Parker/6398
IEP ProcessAny Special Ed Consultant
InclusionKirsten Omelan, Ph.D./6361
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Tony Goedicke/6579
Jane Georges/6860
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Instructional ArrangementsKirsten 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 Jane Georges/6860
Supports Project (Rider 19)
Instructional Strategies/ModificationsShauntā 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 CollaborationSusan Parker/6398
Karen Pepkin/4470
Interpreters for the DeafMarina McCormick/6329
Learning Disabilities - Evaluation IssuesKara Zwoliniski/6562
Least Restrictive Environment (SPP 5)Amy Doolan/6337
Kirsten Omelan, Ph.D./6361
Kirk Behnke/6559
(SPP 6)Sonja Hollan/6340
Kristina Parr/6350
Licensed Specialist in School Psychology Amy Doolan/6337
(LSSP)Clynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Ginger E. Gates, Ph.D./6586
Life SkillsSusan Parker/6398
Low Incidence DisabilitiesSusan 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 SupportJerry Klekotta/6393
MTSS(Multitier Systems of Support)Clynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Chad Perry/6321
Jane Georges/6860
Multicultural and Diverse LearnersGayla Lutz/8138
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Amy Doolan/6337
National Instructional Materials AccessibilityCecilia Robinson/6379
Standards (NIMAS)Kirk Behnke/6559
Noneducational Community Based FundsLinda Hall, Ph.D./6399
Jerry Klekotta/6393
O & M (Orientation and Mobility)Cecilia Robinson/6379
Sheryl Sokoloski/6315
Occupational Therapist/Physical TherapistTricia Peters/6374
Other Health ImpairedSusan Parker/6398
Clynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345 (ADHD)
Amy Doolan/6337 (ADHD)
ParaprofessionalsTony Goedicke/6579
Sonja Hollan/6340
Susan Parker/6398
Paraprofessionals &
Highly Qualified (NCLB) TrainingKelly Ingram/6372
Parent Coordination(SPP 8)Karen Pepkin/4470
Parent ParticipationSharon Benka/6358
PEIMS Coding Questions/Jerry Klekotta/6393
Instructional Arrangement CodingSonja Hollan/6340 (Preschool)
Performance-Based Monitoring Jerry Klekotta/6393
AnalysisSystem (PBMAS)Linda Hall, Ph.D./6399
Positive Behavior SupportClynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Chad Perry/6321
Shelley Garza/4433
Ginger E. Gates, Ph.D./6586
Post Secondary Education/Karen Pepkin/4470
Post School Outcomes (SPP 14)
Preschool Programs for Children withSonja Hollan/6340
Disabilities (PPCD)Kristina Parr/6350
Preschool EvaluationSonja Hollan/6340
Kristina Parr/6350
Private SchoolsJerry Klekotta/6393
Program EvaluationJerry 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 forMarina McCormick/6329
the Deaf (RDSPD)
Related ServicesGayla Lutz/8138
Tricia Peters/6374
AudiologyKelley Watt/6363
Marina McCormick/6329
Counseling ServicesAmy Doolan/6337
Clynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Ginger E. Gates, Ph.D./6586
Interpreting Services Kelley Watt/6363
Marina McCormic/6329
Orientation & MobilityCecilia Robinson/6379
Sheryl Sokoloski/6315
Medical ServicesSusan Parker/6398
Parent Counseling & TrainingCathy Williams, Ph.D./6801
Susan Parker/6398
SPP 8Karen Pepkin/4470
Psychological ServicesClynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Amy Doolan/6337
Rehabilitation Counseling ServicesKaren Pepkin/4470
School Health Services Susan Parker/6398
Charley Kennington/6362
SpeechGayla Lutz/8138
Angela Standridge/6831
Donna McLaughlin/6377
TransportationGayla Lutz/8138
Charley Kennington/6362
Residential Facilities (RF) MonitoringJerry Klekotta/6393
Linda Hall, Ph.D./6399
Residential Placement ApplicationsLinda Hall, Ph.D./6399
Jerry Klekotta/6393
Respite CareSusan Parker/6398
RtI - AcademicTony Goedicke/6579
Gary Loss/8170
RtI – General EdKirsten Omelan, Ph.D./6361
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Jane Georges/6860
Tony Goedicke/6579
Gary Loss/8170
RtI – BehaviorJane Georges/6860
Tony Goedicke/6579
Amy Doolan/6337
Section 504Jerry Klekotta/6393
Seizure DisorderSusan Parker/6398
Severe DisabilitiesSusan Parker/6398
Cathy Williams, Ph.D./6801
Social SkillsCathy Williams, Ph.D./ 6801- Autism
Susan Parker/6398- Severe Disabilities
Chad Perry/6321
Shelley Garza/4433
Clynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Speech/Language PathologyGayla Lutz/8138 (Core Team Lead)
Angela Standridge/6831
Donna McLauchlin/6377
Speech/Language Pathology Prep/TWUGayla Lutz/8138
Standards-Based IEPKirsten Omelan, Ph.D./6361
Amy Doolan/6337
Shauntā Lindsey, Ph.D./6366
Standards-Based Grading &Amy Doolan/6337
Assessment Project (Rider 19)
State Assessment
-STAAR, STAAR-MKirsten Omelan, Ph.D./6361
Amy Doolan/6337
Richard Blair/6596
STAAR-AltSusan Parker/6398
Kirsten Omelan, Ph.D./6361
Student Evaluation/Assessment
-Psycho-educationalClynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Amy Doolan/6337
Linda Hall, Ph.D./6399
Kara Zwolinski/6562
-PsychologicalAmy 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 ModulesClynita 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 InitiativeClynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Shelley Garza/4433
Chasity Brown/6868
Transition - Postsecondary Karen Pepkin/4470
(High School)(SPP 13)
Transition - Early Childhood (SPP 12)Sonja Hollan/6340
Kimmie Tang/6350
TXCEDS (Texas Collaborative for Clynita Grafenreed, Ph.D./6345
Emotional Development in Schools)
Twice Exceptional/Gifted and TalentedAngela Standridge/6831
UIL/No Pass/ No PlayUIL Texas 512-471-5883
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 ProgramSheryl Sokoloski/6315
Cecilia Robinson/6379
Visual Impairment/BlindCecilia Robinson/6379
Sheryl Sokoloski/6315
Visual Impairment/BlindTechnologyCecilia Robinson/6379
Sheryl Sokoloski/6315
Vocational Adjustment Coordinator/Class(VAC)Karen Pepkin/4470
Revised 11/14/2018