Special Education: Chain of Contacts

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Staff Directory

  1. Start with the key player for the area of concern: 
    • General School practices (ex. times, policies, discipline, busses, lunch, etc..) – Front Office
    • Counseling, Scheduling – Guidance Dept.
    • Classroom assignments/homework, etc. – Classroom Teacher
    • Health, medical concern – Nurse’s Office
    • IEP progress, implementation of IEP, etc. – IEP contact person 
  2. If concern is not resolved try the next step or want to share positive results: Administration; Assistant Principal, Director of Guidance, Director of Special Education, Director of CTE 
  3. Next step, request a team meeting via Guidance or Special Education Administrative Assistant 
  4. Last resort: Principal …… always nice to share positives to Administrators as well! ☺ 

Contact Information

District Student Services Coordinator – Hope Macleod (Central Office)

Special Education Administrator – Heather Rogers-Rodrigues

Special Education Department Chair – Julie Schmidt

Special Education Department Administrative Support – Troy Harris

Teachers and Education Support Personnel in general education settings

Julie Schmidt – Grade 9 Academic Support and Co-taught Sciences

Donna Bishop – Grade 9 Academic Support and Co-taught History / Humanities

Kiely Rigali – Grade 9 & 11 Academic Support, Co-taught Sciences

Meghan Houghton – Grade 10 Academic Support, Co-taught Mathematics

Debbie Brew – Grades 10 & 11 Academic Support, Reading Resource

Laura DeBettencourt – Grade 10, 11 & 12 Academic Support, Co-taught English

Galen Brown – Liaison, Co-taught English, English

Rebecca Esposito – ESP, all subjects

Zeke Vought – ESP, all subjects

Diana Braillard – ESP, all subjects

Teachers and Education Support Personnel for the Compass Program

Kim Hathaway – Special Education Co-teacher (LTS) 

Jennifer LaValley – School Adjustment Counselor and Co-teacher

Vanessa Martins – ESP, all subjects

Sandy Benjamin – ESP, all subjects

Emily Santana – ESP, all subjects and ELL 

Chris Roberts – ESP, all subjects

Teacher and Education Support Personnel for the Navigator Program

Keren Albiston – Special Education Teacher / Program Lead

Chris White – ESP, schoolwide

Pete Landry – ESP, schoolwide

Kim Montanille – ESP, schoolwide

Teacher and Education Support Personnel for the Voyager Program

Jen Woods – Special Education Teacher / Program Lead

Hallie Britt – ESP, schoolwide

Claire Daigle – ESP, schoolwide