East Grand Rapids Public Schools
Special Education Department

Janeen L. VanAirsdale, Co-Director
Kathleen R. Wisniewski, Co-Director
Kathleen M. Erdmans, Secretary

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. For more information, please click here to see our FAQ.

EGR Parent Advisors for Special Education (PASE) Members:
Carol Lippert • 301-7219
Tish Stemmler • 293-1114
Stacy Trierweiler • 575-0050

Special Education Staff Directory