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Special Education
East Grand Rapids Public Schools Special Education Department
Dr. Caroline Breault-Cannon Interim Secondary Special Education Supervisor
Carlye Allen Interim Elementary Special Education Supervisor
Kelsey Mahar, Administrative Assistant
East Grand Rapids Public Schools offers a continuum of special education programs and services including early childhood services, resource programs, and categorical classrooms. Special education professional staff includes: special education teachers, school psychologists, school social workers, speech and language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and teacher consultants. Our professional staff members provide instruction and support for our students with disabilities and their families. East Grand Rapids Public Schools also collaborates with other public school districts within Kent County and Kent Intermediate School District to provide educational options for our students.
Special Education Communications
- Director of Special Education Resignation Announcement, January 2019
- Special Education Newsletter, December 2018
- Special Education Newsletter, October 2018
- Special Education Newsletter, May 2018
- Special Education Newsletter, March 2018
- Special Education Newsletter, February 2018
- Special Education Newsletter, January 2018
- Special Education Newsletter, December 2017
- Special Education Newsletter, November 2017
- Special Education Newsletter, October 2017
- Special Education Newsletter, June 2017
- Special Education Newsletter, April 2017
- Special Education Newsletter, February 2017
- Special Education Newsletter, January 2017
- Special Education Newsletter, November 2016
- Special Education Newsletter, October 2016
- Special Education School Board Presentation, December 2015
- Special Education Review January 2015:
- Executive Summary
- PowerPoint - Frequently Asked Questions
EGRPS Parent Advisors for Special Education (PASE)
Parent Contact:
Romulo Garcia and Maria Mora-Bowen (shared position)
Email: lolymb4@gmail.com
- Kent ISD PASE Website
Michigan Special Education Reference
Do you know where you can easily find policy and regulatory information about Special Education?
There is an online database for state and federal special education documents called the Michigan Special Education Reference (MI-SER). The Michigan Department of Education (MDE), Office of Special Education (OSE) oversees the MI-SER as part of its commitment to better serve its stakeholders.
The MI-SER can easily be accessed from the OSE website at www.michigan.gov/ose-eis.
There is an online database for state and federal special education documents called the Michigan Special Education Reference (MI-SER). The Michigan Department of Education (MDE), Office of Special Education (OSE) oversees the MI-SER as part of its commitment to better serve its stakeholders.
The MI-SER can easily be accessed from the OSE website at www.michigan.gov/ose-eis.
Resources
Evaluation and Eligibility
Procedures and Manuals
Special Education Staff
WOODCLIFF EARLY CHILDHOOD ASSESSMENT CENTER
Huffer, Erin | School Social Worker | ||||||
Erck, Stefanie | Preschool Itinerant Speech |
WOODCLIFF PRESCHOOL AND CHILDCARE
Early Childhood Special Education Program
Gedra-Kaloper, Carly | Teacher | ||||||
Huffer, Erin | School Social Worker | ||||||
Werner, Amanda | Speech and Language Pathologist | ||||||
Goucher, Patricia | School Psychologist | ||||||
Connelly, Trina | Occupational Therapist |
BRETON DOWNS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Goucher, Patricia | School Psychologist | ||||||
Huffer, Erin | School Social Worker | ||||||
Lehman, Marissa | Speech and Language Pathologist | ||||||
Connelly, Trina | Occupational Therapist |
Resource Program
Hamann, Jacquelyn | Teacher |
LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Jackson, Chad | School Social Worker | |||||||
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Speech and Language Pathologist | |||||||
Ahlers, Lauren | School Psychologist | |||||||
Thornton, Meghan | School Psychologist Intern | |||||||
Connelly, Trina | Occupational Therapist |
Resource Program
Cramer, Christina | Teacher |
WEALTHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Ahlers, Lauren | School Psychologist | ||||||
Thornton, Meghan | School Psychologist Intern | ||||||
Connelly, Trina | Occupational Therapist | ||||||
Fouch, Jill | ASD Program Teacher | ||||||
Grabow, Jim | School Social Worker | ||||||
Werner, Amanda | Speech and Language Pathologist |
EAST GRAND RAPIDS MIDDLE SCHOOL
Ahlers, Lauren | School Psychologist | ||||||
Connelly, Trina | Occupational Therapist | ||||||
Doyle, Jen | School Social Worker | ||||||
Krieg, Mel | Speech and Language Pathologist |
Resource Program
Cannon, Sarah | Teacher | ||||||
Kam, Melissa | Teacher |
EAST GRAND RAPIDS HIGH SCHOOL
Connelly, Trina | Occupational Therapist | ||||||
Goucher, Patricia | School Psychologist | ||||||
Krieg, Mel | Speech and Language Pathologist | ||||||
Walker, Wes | School Social Worker |
Resource Program
Connelly, Trina | Occupational Therapist | |||||||
Goins, Lori | Teacher | |||||||
Lehman, Marissa | Speech and Language Pathologist | |||||||
Longo, Casey | Teacher | |||||||
Van Winkle, Beatrice | Teacher |