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East Grand Rapids Public School District
2915 Hall Street, SE Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Phone: (616) 235-3535  |  Fax: (616) 235-6730

Kathleen R. Wisniewski Director of Special Education
Dawn Beemer, Secretary to the Director of Special Education

East Grand Rapids Schools offers a continuum of special education services ranging from resource rooms to categorical classrooms. The district employs a range of support services that include speech and language pathologists, school social workers, teacher consultants, occupational and physical therapists, and school psychologists. These programs focus on meeting the needs of the whole child.

Top of PageEGR Parent Advisors for Special Education (PASE)
Jodi Blanchard • 235-5735  

Gayle Knibbe • 452-1005

Carol Lippert • 301-7219

PASE Brochure               PASE Blog


Top of PageHelpful Information
      Early Childhood Assessment Center  
Learning Disability Eligibility Procedures
      EGR Special Education Technology Pilot     Links to Other Resources
      Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)     Parent Handbook with Procedural Safeguards
      Getting Your Child Ready for Reading and Writing
    Sensory Strategies
      Grief and Loss
    Sensory Tools/Sensory Processing
      Holiday Tips     Speech and Language Services in Schools
      Homework Helpers
     
             
Top of PagePresentations
      Assessment 
 
      Differentiation is Necessary 
 
      EGR Special Services 
 
         
Top of PageSpecial Education Staff

Staff

Title

Allen, Carlye

Elementary RR Teacher

Brooks, Sandy Secondary ASD Teacher

Brownley, Holly

Teacher Consultant

Cottrell, Cindy Speech Pathologist

Cragwall, Kathy

Speech Pathologist

Diepstra, Stephene Social Worker

Fouch, Jill

Secondary ASD Teacher

Gessner, Nicole

Elementary ASD Teacher

Ghareeb, Dave

MS RR Teacher

Goucher, Patricia School Psychologist

Green, Kara

HS RR Teacher

Hill, Beth

MS RR Teacher

Kenward, Chris

Social Worker

Lawson, Renee
Special RR Teacher

Menichino, Lisa

Elementary RR Teacher

Myers, Alisha ECSE Teacher
Pappas-Koukios, Lynne
Elementary RR Teacher 

Platt, Joanne

School Psychologist

Ryder, Sarah
Occupational Therapist

Seth, Steve

Social Worker

Werner, Amanda

Speech Pathologist

Wisniewski, Kathy Director of Special Education

Wynalda, Lavina

Social Worker