Kentucky Department of Education

 

Programs and Services for Division of Exceptional Children

Last Updated on Friday, October 08, 2010 at 5:02 AM

This page lists programs and services offered by the Division of Learning Services.  This page will provide email links directly to the contact person for the program or service you are seeking. 

Achievement Gap (disabilities, ethnicity, etc) ....... Toyah Robey

Alternate Assessment .......Leah Riggs; Toyah Robey

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ....... Gwen Buffington

504 ADA for Department Staff/Students ....... Gwen Buffington

Assistive Technology ....... Toyah Robey; Cathy White

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD) ....... Denise Bailey; Melissa Ferrell

Autism ....... Laura McCullough; Toyah Robey

CATS Accommodations ....... Toyah Robey

Certification/Special Education ....... Mike Miller; Kimberly Casey

Class Size Waivers ....... Mike Miller; Kimberly Casey

Co-Teaching ....... Laura McCullough

Emergency/Probationary Special Ed Teachers ......Mike Miller; Kimberly Casey

Emotional Behavior Disorder (EBD) ....... Laura McCullough; Toyah Robey

Extended School Year (ESY) ....... Denise Bailey; Johnny Collett

Exceptional Child Data ....... Windy Newton; Chris Thacker

Exceptional Children Conference .......Toyah Robey; Larry Taylor

Family Education Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA) ....... Sammie Lambert; Larry Taylor

Formal Complaints/Special Education .......Darlene Jesse 

Home Hospital/Students with Disabilities ....... Christel Hockensmith; Artye Dulaney

IDEA-Allocations/Budgets ....... Chris Thacker; Larry Taylor

Individual Education Plan (IEP) ....... Denise Bailey; Johnny Collett; Christel Hockensmith; Mike Miller

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) ....... Sammie Lambert

Individual Learning Plan .......Johnny Collett

Infinite Campus/Special Education ....... Windy Newton; Chris Thacker

Kentucky Education Collaborative (KECSAC) ....... Laura McCullough; Sherri Clusky

Kentucky Center for Instructional Discipline ....... Toyah Robey

Learning Disabilities ....... Denise Bailey; Melissa Ferrell; Christel Hockensmith

Legal Issues/Special Education ....... Sammie Lambert

Limited English Proficiency (LEP) ....... Denise Bailey

Medically Fragile Students .......  Leah Riggs; Toyah Robey

Monitoring/Special Education ....... Roger Lacy

Para educators ....... Denise Bailey

Parent Resource Centers/Parent Support .......Toyah Robey

Response to Intervention (RTI) ....... Denise Bailey; Kim Willhoite

Special Education Formal Complaints .......Darlene Jesse 

Special Education Cooperatives ....... Larry Taylor

Special Education Forms .......  Windy Newton; Chris Thacker

Special Transportation .......Mike Miller; Roy Prince 

Speech Language ....... Gwen Buffington

State Professional Development Grant ....... Toyah Robey

State Advisory Panel/Exceptional Children .......Johnny Collett

Student Information System/Special Education .......  Windy Newton; Chris Thacker

Teacher of the Year Program/Special Education ....... Denise Bailey

Traineeship (Special Education) .......Renee Scott 

Transition ....... Johnny Collett

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) ....... Toyah Robey

Universal Design for Learning ....... Christel Hockensmith; Cathy White

Waivers/Exceptional Children ....... Mike Miller; Kimberly Casey

For more information contact:

Darlene Jesse
500 Mero Street, 18th Floor CPT
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-4970 x4111
darlene.jesse@education.ky.gov
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