Special Education
We Maximize students’ potential!
We Maximize students’ potential! ![]()
We Maximize students’ potential!
The TRUSD Special Education Services Department values the unique needs of all students through a culture of collaboration by inspiring student success every day.
Our services
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Our services
The Twin Rivers Unified School District provides a wide range of services and programs to meet the needs of students eligible for Special Education services, ages 3-22. Most of these services can be provided for qualified students at local schools in collaboration with general education programs. However, some services and programs are only available at specified schools throughout the District and may require enrollment at a designated site. Our department includes speech and language specialists, psychologists, special education teachers and Para educators. The Special Education Department supports the mission of the district by:
• Coordinating special education programs and processes
• Supporting the district's educational programs
• Meeting federal and state requirements
• Supporting the district's educational programs
• Meeting federal and state requirements
Special Education Department Phone Number 916-566-1617
Special Education staff are available to answer the Department Mainline during regular business hours, 8:00-4:00. To reach a staff member, please call our main line. If you are calling after business hours, please leave a message and special education staff will return your call.
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Resources
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Resources
- Academics
- Assessment & Accountability
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Programs
- School Leadership
- Student Engagement
Special Education Staff
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Special Education Staff
- Kathleen Walker
- Executive Director, Special Education and SELPA
- Joy Davis
- Director Special Education
- Mara Gonzalez
- Coordinator
- Michelle Cortichiato
- Coordinator
- Johana Scott
- Coordinator
- Michelle Boyd Arenas
- Coordinator
- Anjanette Toy
- Program Specialist
- Jillian Hall
- Program Specialist
- Gayle Green
- Program Specialist
- Michaela Buschow
- Program Specialist
- Julie Marion
- Program Specialist
- Sara Kline
- Program Specialist
- Lauren Hamilton
- Program Specialist
- Tessa Williams
- Admin. Secretary Sr.-Executive Director and Department. Support
- Theresa Hansen
- Admin Secretary
- Alex Hampton
- Achieve Adm.School Clerk
- Anthony Hairston
- Coordinator Behavior
- Caleb Lawrence
- APE Teacher
- Carol Myers
- Department Teacher
- Carrie Cooper
- AAC Specialist
- Cathy Yang
- OI Specialist
- Cheri Sheley
- Vineland Office Manager
- Chrystal Hernandez
- TOSA
- Courntey Fanfelle
- TOSA
- Cynthia Corral
- APE Teacher
- Dulce Villegas
- Behavior Analyst
- Hillary Herrenschmidt
- TOSA
- Jesica Keum
- Behavior Analyst
- Johann Rubia
- Achieve Program V.P.
- Jonathan Delplanque
- Department Teacher
- Julia Demidoff
- Administrative Clerk Senior
- Julia Siegle
- OI Specialist
- Kathleen McCarthy
- Mental Health Therapist
- Kelli Lorenz
- Department Teacher
- Kimberly Elliott
- Coordinator - Behavior
- Lana Chavez
- Department Teacher
- Lindsay Rasmussen
- TOSA
- Maryann Polson
- Department Teacher
- Mike Grant
- Transition Specialist
- Natalya Avetisov
- Accounting Clerk, Sr
- Nicholas Cheatham
- Psychologist - ED Support
- Oksana Korol
- Data Management Assistant
- Open
- Administrative Clerk-Senior
- Pavel Gadysh
- Data Management Specialist
- Reginald Otto
- TOSA
- Sarah Jocson
- Behavior Analyst
- Shoua Thao
- Data Management Assistant
- Tania Salazar
- Mental Health Therapist
- TBD
- Behavior Analyst
- Tela Boothe
- Department Teacher
- Traci Lewis
- Behavior Analyst
- Tyler Mathieson
- Behavior Analyst
