Special Education Department
MIS Campus Staff:
Coordinator:
Coordinator:
- Debbie Morrison - HPMS Special Education Coordinator
- Julie Burnett- MIS Special Education Coordinator
Teachers
- Julie Bealke
- Shell Cotton
- Lindsay Elcock
- Cheryl Lindsey
- Maya Lloyd
- Jennifer Mitchell
- Amanda Pendleton
- Carlynn Priestly
- Savannah Vardell
- Marianne Wessman
Speech Language Pathologist:
- Mary Margaret Kyle
- Cynthia Marlow Gould
Licensed Specialist in School Psychology:
- Lauren Roscopf
- Andrea Webb
- Gwen Adams
- Martha Carter
- Victoria Castillo
- Kendra Davis
- Janice Foster
- Vivian Jimenez
- Anthony Kemp
- Zachary Knott
- Janet Melton
- Allen Phillips
- Hannah Popejoy
- Allison Ritter
- Sarah Stevenson
- Melinda Steward
- Meaghan Viveros
District Staff who serve MIS/HPMS:
- Autism & Behavior Specialist- Amanda Ohlenburg
- Assistive Technology: Amanda Rutherford
- Occupational Therapist: Amee Patel
- Physical Therapist: Lydia Boudreaux
- Adapted Physical Education: Jennifer Garrison
- Music Therapy: Judith "Darlene" Grillot
- Teacher of the Visually Impaired: Kelly Bevis
- Teacher of the Auditory Impaired: Paula Marsh
Certified Orientation & Mobility Specialist: Scott Turner
Department Goals:
The MIS/HPMS Special Education Department is committed to being life-long learners. We are dedicated to forming positive partnerships with parents and students.
Who's Who:
Monitoring Teachers:
Every student who receives special education services has a monitoring teacher, who is the parent’s primary point of contact for questions or concerns about your child’s education. Your child’s monitoring teacher is very familiar with his or her accommodations and IEP and is responsible for tracking your child’s progress and updating IEP goals and objectives each grading period. Your monitoring teacher communicates with other general and special education staff to stay informed about progress and what’s going on in the classroom at the times that he or she is not there. Your child’s monitoring teacher may be a teacher that provides in class support, a fundamentals teacher, a positive behavior support teacher, or a speech-language pathologist. Your child’s monitoring teacher will be the person who attends your child’s ARDs.
In-Class Support Teachers:
In-Class Support (ICS) teachers support students in the general education classroom. ICS teachers help monitor and deliver accommodations and modifications in the general education curriculum and setting. ICS teachers may provide direct instruction in study and/or organizational skills.
Fundamentals Teachers:
Students receive direct academic instruction in a special education setting from Fundamentals teachers. Fundamentals teachers teach a modified curriculum and are responsible for grade reporting for each student in the class.
Positive Behavior Support Teachers:
Positive Behavior Support (PBS) teachers support students behaviorally, academically and socially. PBS teachers may provide direct instruction in social skills, study skills and/or organizational skills. Students may access the PBS teacher for assistance when they are having difficulty in the general education classroom.
Instructional Assistants:
Instructional Assistants support students and teachers in various means and settings, including in class support, fundamentals class, positive behavior support, specials and transitions between classes.
Other Service Providers:
Your child may receive support from a speech-language pathologist (SLP), occupational therapist (OT), physical therapist (PT), adapted physical education teacher (APE), music therapist, or licensed specialist in school psychology (LSSP).
Special Education Campus Coordinators:
Special education campus coordinators are responsible for coordinating campus special education services for students with special learning needs. They collaborate with parents, teachers, principals, and support personnel regarding instructional issues in the area of special education.