The Office of Specialized Services 2016-2017
Saint Paul Public Schools, 360 Colborne Street, Saint Paul, MN 55102
Phone (651) 767-8321, Fax (651) 228-3626, www.specialed.spps.org/
Office of Specialized Services
Alecia Mobley, Interim Special Education Director
651-767-8330
Support Staff
Amy E. Riley
Project Coordinator
651-767-8330 w
Carol Dady
Administrative Support
651-767-8321
Karen Waldemarsen
Easy IEP Helpline
651-767-8188 w
Administration
Brenda Natala
ECSE Supervisor
651-744-6048 w
651-336-2063 c
Fhonda Contreras
Elem Supervisor
651-744-7414 w
651-336-9301 c
Larry Wren
Elem Supervisor
651-767-8342 w
651-231-8459 c
Dr. Gail Ghere
K-8 MS Supervisor
651-767-8238 w
651-263-6385 c
Niceta Thomas
Secondary Sup.
651-744-4207 w
612-248-4112 c
Birth-PK, ECSE
PK-5 Elementary
PK-5 Elementary
PK-8 / Middle Schools
9-12 High Schools
•271 Belvidere, Building
Administrator
•Birth-3 Program
•3-5 Eval Team
•3-5 Inclusion Program
•Battle Creek
•Ben Mays/Rondo
•Bridgeview
•Como Elem
•Crossroads
•Dayton’s Bluff
•Eastern Heights
•Four Seasons
•Frost Lake
•Galtier
•JA Johnson
•Obama
•Phalen Lake
•Mississippi
•Monroe Upper
•The Heights
•Battle Creek
•Bruce Vento
•Cherokee Heights
•Dayton’s Bluff
•Frost Lake
•Hamline
•Highwood Hills
•Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion
•John A. Johnson
•L’Etoile du Nord, Lower
•L’Etoile du Nord, Upper
•Maxfield
•Nokomis North
•Nokomis South
•Obama
•Phalen Lake
•Riverview
•Wellstone
•Adams Spanish Immersion
•Ben Mays
•Chelsea Heights
•Como Elementary
•Crossroads
•Eastern Heights
•Expo
•Four Seasons
•Galtier
•Groveland
•Highland Elementary
•Horace Mann
•Jackson
•JJ Hill
•Mississippi
•Randolph Heights
•Saint Paul Music
•Saint Anthony Park
•The Heights
•American Indian Magnet
•Battle Creek MS
•Capitol Hill
•Farnsworth Upper
•Farnsworth Lower
•Hazel Park Prep
•Highland Park MS
•Linwood Lower
•Linwood Upper
•Murray Middle
•Parkway Middle
•Ramsey Middle
•Bridgeview
•Central Senior
•Como Park Sr
•Focus Beyond
•Gordon Parks
•Harding Senior
•Highland Senior
•Humboldt Secondary
•Johnson Sr.
•Journeys
•Open World Learning
•River East
•Washington Technology
•*AGAPE
•* LEAP
•* Creative Arts
Last revised on 11/22/16
Special Education School Administration
Lisa Carrigan, Principal
651-744-1962 w
651-387-3272 c
Katie Pfalz, Principal
651-744-2567 w
651-336-8390 c
Dan Wolff, Principal
651-226-9625 c
Mark Vandersteen, Assistant Principal
Shauna Bock, Assistant Principal
Sharon Eichten, Administrator
651-266-5020
• Rivereast
•Restrictive Procedures
•Bridgeview School
•Focus Beyond Transition (18-21)
•Journeys
•Boys Totem Town
•Corrections Center (JDC)
•Guadelupe
•Community Based
•Hospital Programs
Early Childhood Special Ed (ECSE) Coach Assignments
Erin Hamel
651-226-2746
271 Belvidere St. E.
Sonja Griebel
651-283-9467
271 Belvidere St. E.
Sheila Shackle,
651-338-9220
271 Belvidere St. E
Lori James
651-387-2789
271 Belvidere St. E
Gina Paton
651-231-9958
271 Belvidere St. E
Melissa Wallisch
651-744-8090
Benjamin E. Mays/Rondo
560 Concordia
•Birth-3 Program Coach
•3-5 ECSE Community
Inclusion Coach
•3-5 ECSE Classroom Coach
•3-5 ECSE Classroom Coach
•ECSE Inclusion Program
Manager
•ECSE Evaluation Team Lead
Special Education Elementary Coach Assignments
Provides instructional support, coaching on lessons and data, curriculum, professional development, IEP updates, standard bas ed IEPs, PLCs and intervention supports.
Caitlyn Willis
•Benjamin Mays
•Como Park Elementary
•Expo
•Saint Paul Music Academy
---------------------------------------------------EBD Itinerant
Kristi Ebert
•Cherokee Heights
•Nokomis North
•Nokomis South
-----------------------------------------------------ASD Placments K-5
ASD Itinerant
Christina Richardson
•Barack and Michelle Obama
•Bruce Vento
•Dayton’s Bluff
•Hamline
•Jie Ming Mandarin
•Wellstone
Jodi Bergsbakken
•Galtier
•Highwood Hills
Suzanne Salcedo
•Chelsea Heights
•Crossroads
•Eastern Heights
•Mississippi
Megan Thompson
•Horace Mann
•Randolph Heights
------------------------------------------------------------------DD Coach Districtwide
-------------------------------------------------------------------DD Coach Districtwide
Catherine Butcher
612-718-1723
•Battle Creek Elementary
•Frost Lake
•John A Johnson
•Maxfield
------------------------------------------------NVCI/EBD Placements K-5
Stivaliss Licona-Gervich
651-744-6052
•Adams
•Highland Elementary
•Jackson
•L’Etoile du Nord Lower
•L’Etole du Nord Upper
•Phalen Lake
•Riverview
•Imagine Learning
Special Education Secondary Coach Assignments (MS/K-8/HS)
Matt Boyle
651-263-2139
Carol Aasen
651-285-2630
Jennifer Drummond
651-503-5123
Lolene Borsheim
•AGAPE
•Creative Arts
•Highland Middle
•LEAP
---------------------------------------------------Support for AVID HS
•American Indian Magnet
•Linwood Upper
• Hazel Park
•Battle Creek Middle School
•Farnsworth Lower
•Farnsworth Upper
-----------------------------------------------------------6-12 ASD Placements
-----------------------------------------------------------Support for AVID MS
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Susie Skalman
651-744-5435
•Como Park Senior
Gordon Parks
Barbara Eastom
•Murray MS
•Ramsey MS
Sue Bofferding, Admin Intern
•Washington Technology
---------------------------------------------------------Restorative Practices
Sarah Zielinski
•Central Senior
-------------------------------------------------------Fusion Support, ASD/DCD
Support
TJ Larson
•Capitol Hill
•Parkway Middle School
------------------------------------------------------EBD 6-12 Out of District Secondary Placements
Ben Havelka
•Johnson Senior
Hai-Yen Vo
•Harding Senior
----------------------------------------------------------Support for AVID HS
----------------------------------------------------------- EBD Itinerant, EBD In District
Placement
Jonathan Jones
•Humboldt Secondary
•Open World Learning
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Special Education Program Coaches
Provides instructional support, coaching on lessons and data, curriculum, professional development, IEP updates, standard bas ed IEPs, PLCs and intervention supports.
Mary Moore
651-468-6059
•Rivereast
•A2E
Jasmine Smith
Administrative Intern
651-744-6723
•Rivereast
John Hartshorn
651-276-8124
•Bridgeview
•Focus Beyond
•DCD Placement
Elementary
•Linwood Lower
Coliln Moore
651-307-1718
•Cultural Specialist Secondary
Hans Swemle
•Journeys/Community Based
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Linda Smaller
651-744-2395
•Como Elem
•Check and Connect Specialist
District Wide Coaches
Provides instructional support, coaching on lessons and data, curriculum, professional development, IEP updates, standard bas ed IEPs, PLCs and intervention supports.
Dr. Leslie Hitchens
612-554-5460
•Highland Senior
--------------------------------------Co-Teaching K-8
Professional Development
Curriculum
Jill Close
651-285-2138
•Groveland
•The Heights
------------------------------------------Co-Teaching Elementary
Professional Development
Curriculum
Christy Palmquist
651-334-8345
•Read 180
•System 44
•Fusion
•iRead
Jennifer Krueger
651-767-8176
651-755-7217 c
•Compliance District Coach
•.2 Psychologist
Michelle Keleny
651-425-9435
•Social Worker Lead
•Social Worker Equity Coach
•Social Worker Trauma Coach
•LEAP Eval Team Lead
District Wide Behavior Team
Wanda Hoppe Wright
612-327-5156
Wendy McNeil
651-231-0228
Tom Lucy
651-503-4065
District Evaluation Team Coaches
Heidi Wilson
651-717-5690
Charity Pankonin
651-744-1931
Melissa MacPhail
651-707-4170
OPEN
Chris Paz
651-707-4220
Related and Other Services Coaches
Provides instructional support, coaching on lessons and data, curriculum, professional development, IEP updates, standard bas ed IEPs, PLCs and intervention supports.
Speech Language Pathology
Psychologists
Deaf/HH & Vision
OT, PT, DAPE, TBI, PI, Music & Art
Lead
Nicky Carl/Robert Arnold
651-263-7114
•JJ Hill
Damion Smith
651-744-8068
.5 Psychologist in schools
Diane Dohnalik
651-603-4898
651-207-3885
•Four Seasons
Lois Beck
651-231-1150
•Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology Team
Rebecca Tetlie
612-718-3282
Matt Hirn
651-744-8329
Lois Beck
651-231-1150
Teresa Glass
651-744-2025
Health and Wellness and Third Party Billing
Mary Yackley
Supervisor, Health and Wellness
651-767-8380 w
651 285-6489 c
Jennifer Nordstrand
504 Lead Resource
651-767-8382 w
Jennifer Nagel
Student Wellness Clerk
651-767-8385 w
Janet Lowe
Third Party Billing
651-767-8189 w