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18-21 - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
18-21
18‐21-Year-Old Transition Services
Kacy Little Owl
Email: little_owl_k@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 720-827-8283
A
- Abbreviated School Day
- Accommodations (Instructional)
- Adapted Physical Education
- Adult Agencies/Interagency Collaboration
- Affective Needs of Students with Disabilities
- Alternate Achievement Standards (see also Extended Evidence Outcomes/EEO’s)
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Advisory Board
- Assessment (alternate) for Students with Disabilities (state and district)
- Assessment (general) for Students with Disabilities (state and district)
- Assistive Technology (SWAAAC) Training and Support
- Assistive Technology Loan Bank
- AU Determinations
- Audiology
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
Abbreviated School Day
Accommodations (Instructional)
Adapted Physical Education
Adult Agencies/Interagency Collaboration
Affective Needs of Students with Disabilities
Alternate Achievement Standards (see also Extended Evidence Outcomes/EEO’s)
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Advisory Board
Assessment (alternate) for Students with Disabilities (state and district)
Assessment (general) for Students with Disabilities (state and district)
Assistive Technology (SWAAAC) Training and Support
Assistive Technology Loan Bank
AU Determinations
Audiology
Autism Spectrum Disorders
B
- Behavior/Mental Health for Students with Disabilities
- Blindness / Low Vision
- Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs)
- Braille / Braillists
- Brain Injury
Behavior/Mental Health for Students with Disabilities
Blindness / Low Vision
Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs)
Braille / Braillists
Brain Injury
C
- Career Tech Education/Vocational Education
- Central Auditory Processing
- Charter Schools
- Child Find (Ages 3 through 5 years old)
- CMAS for Students with Disabilities
- Cochlear Implants
- Colorado Alternate Assessment (CO‐Alt)
- Colorado Autism Education Network
- Colorado Autism Mentoring Program (CAMP)
- Colorado Services for Children with Combined Vision and Hearing Loss Project (Deafblind Grant)
- Colorado Special Education Advisory Committee (CSEAC)
- Complaints Investigation (State Level)
- Comprehensive Plan
- Connect for Success
- Cultural and Linguistic Diversity for Students with Disabilities
- Cyber Schools
Career Tech Education/Vocational Education
Central Auditory Processing
Charter Schools
Child Find (Ages 3 through 5 years old)
CMAS for Students with Disabilities
Cochlear Implants
Colorado Alternate Assessment (CO‐Alt)
Colorado Autism Education Network
Colorado Autism Mentoring Program (CAMP)
Colorado Services for Children with Combined Vision and Hearing Loss Project (Deafblind Grant)
Colorado Special Education Advisory Committee (CSEAC)
Complaints Investigation (State Level)
Comprehensive Plan
Connect for Success
Cultural and Linguistic Diversity for Students with Disabilities
Cyber Schools
D
- Data Management System (DMS)
- Deaf-blindness (combined vision and hearing loss)
- Deafness/Hard of Hearing
- Developmental Delay
- Dispute Resolution General Information
- District-Wide Alternate Assessment
- Due Process Decision Monitoring
- Due Process General Information
- Dynamic Learning Map (DLM) ‐ Instruction
- Dyslexia
Data Management System (DMS)
Deaf-blindness (combined vision and hearing loss)
Deafness/Hard of Hearing
Developmental Delay
Dispute Resolution General Information
District-Wide Alternate Assessment
Due Process Decision Monitoring
Due Process General Information
Dynamic Learning Map (DLM) ‐ Instruction
Dyslexia
E
Educational Interpreters
Shauna Moden
Email: moden_s@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 720‐413-0179
Educational Surrogate Parents (Coordination and Training)
Katherine Rains
Email Katherine Rains
720-990-1464
Educational Surrogate Parents (Database)
Katherine Rains
Email Katherine Rains
720-990-1453
eLearning Products and Procedures
Amanda Timmerman
Email Amanda Timmerman
720-916-4481
Eligibility of Students with Disabilities
Tanni Anthony
Email: anthony_t@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 303‐503-4647
English Learners with Disabilities
Hunter Smith
Email: smith_h@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 720-202-2623
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (EDI)
Tanni Anthony
Email: anthony_t@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 303‐503-4647
Extended Evidence Outcomes/EEO’s (see also Alternate Achievement Standards)
Gina Herrera
Email: herrera_g@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 303-253-0451
Extended School Year (ESY)
F
Facility Schools
Judy Stirman*
Email Judy Stirman
303-476-1880
Facility Schools - Curriculum/Instruction/Assessment
Tara Butler
Email Tara Butler
Facility Schools - Induction/Finance/Policy
Wendy Dunaway
Email Wendy Dunaway
303-726-2209
Facility Schools Data Systems Specialist
Lori Kochevar
Email Lori Kochevar
720-557-0618
Facility Schools IEP Administrator/State Assessment
Annie Haskins
Email Annie Haskins
303-859-4406
Facility Schools Online System/Transcripts
Lori Kochevar
Email Lori Kochevar
720-557-0618
Facility Schools Monitoring
Robin Singer
Email Robin Singer
720-454-6229
Facility Schools Monitoring
Ann Symalla
Email Ann Symalla
720-527-2214
Facility Schools Technical Assistance Center Coordinator
Allie Miller
Email Allie Miller
720-661-2981
Family‐School Partnering
Beth Donahue
Email: donahue_b@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 720-926-1453
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)/Prenatal Substance Exposure
Jody Dickerson, RN, BSN, MN
Email: dickerson_j@cde.state.co.us
Phone: (720) 795-2273
Fiscal Monitoring, Special Education
Karen Brif
Email Karen Brif
720-910-0309
G
General Supervision and Monitoring
Kerry Whitmore*
Email Kerry Whitmore
720-456-0397
Nick Smosna
Email: smosna_n@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 303-548-5597
Zack Van Sant
Email Zack Van Sant
720-668-2609
Erin Frank
Email Erin Frank
720-812-3207
Amber Pryor
Email Amber Pryor
720-921-1281
Teresa Ashton
Email Teresa Ashton
720-916-7548
Nadine Penn
Email: penn_n@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 720-795-2352
Rebecca O'Malley
Email Rebecca O'Malley
303-895-5108
Hannah Prokop
Email Hannah Prokop
720-284-8144
Gifted Education Assistant Director
Heather Baskin
Email Heather Baskin
720-557-4528
Gifted Education – Data/Monitoring
Terri Loiselle
Email Terri Loiselle
720-245-1316
Gifted Education Director
Rebecca McKinney
Email Rebecca McKinney
720-774-0908
Gifted Education – Professional Learning/Monitoring
Michael Scott
Email Michael Scott
720-948-6333
Gifted Education- Program Support/Data Management System (DMS)
Heather Baskin
Email Heather Baskin
720-557-4528
Gifted Education- Twice Exceptional
Connolly Sherwood
Email Connolly Sherwood
H
Hearing Screening (includes newborns)
Shauna Moden
Email: moden_s@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 720‐413-0179
I
IDEA Federal Application Budget System - Staff and Contract Approvals
Vacant
Email the General Supervisor and Monitoring Team
IDEA Federal Application Budget System - All Other Approvals
Evan Davis (Grants Fiscal Office)
Email Evan Davis
720-616-9183
IDEA Federal Application Narratives
Karen Brif
Email Karen Brif
720-910-0309
IDEA Part B Monitoring
Nick Smosna
Email: smosna_n@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 303-548-5597
IDEA Part C
Heidi White
Email Heidi White
303-501-0837
Melissa Taucher
Email: taucher_m@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 720-822-6239
IEP Facilitation
Katherine Rains
Email Katherine Rains
720-990-1464
IEP Facilitator Trainings/Coaching
Katherine Rains
Email Katherine Rains
720-990-1464
IEP Forms
Zack Van Sant
Email Zack Van Sant
720-668-2609
IEP Interchange for Data Pipeline
Lindsey Heitman
Email Lindsey Heitman
816-729-4680
IEP Training
Nick Smosna
Email: smosna_n@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 303-548-5597
Zack Van Sant
Email Zack Van Sant
720-668-2609
Erin Frank
Email Erin Frank
720-812-3207
Amber Pryor
Email Amber Pryor
720-921-1281
Teresa Ashton
Email Teresa Ashton
720-916-7548
Indicator 1: Graduation
Kacy Little Owl
Email: little_owl_k@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 720-827-8283
Indicator 2: Dropout Rates
Kacy Little Owl
Email: little_owl_k@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 720-827-8283
Indicator 4: Suspension/Expulsion Rates of Students with Disabilities
Bill Brown
Email: Brown_w@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 720-603-3000
Indicator 7: Preschool Outcomes
Marcia Blum
Email Marcia Blum
720-799-4015
Indicator 8: Parent Surveys
Beth Donahue
Email: donahue_b@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 720-926-1453
Indicator 13: Transition IEPs
Kacy Little Owl
Email: little_owl_k@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 720-827-8283
Amber Pryor
Email Amber Pryor
720-921-1218
Indicator 14: Post-School Outcomes
Kacy Little Owl
Email: little_owl_k@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 720-827-8283
Intellectual Disability (ID)
Gina Herrera
Email: herrera_g@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 303-253-0451
Interveners (for children with deaf‐blindness)
Gina Herrera
Email: herrera_g@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 303-253-0451
L
Learning Media Assessment / Learning Media Plans
Tanni Anthony
Email: anthony_t@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 303‐503-4647
Licensure (Special Education only)
M
Manifestation Determination
Bill Brown
Email: Brown_w@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 720-603-3000
Mental Health for Students with Disabilities
Bill Brown
Email: Brown_w@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 720-603-3000
Krista Klabo
Email Krista Klabo
720-284-2524
Moodle Courses (CDE’s Learning Management System)
Amanda Timmerman*
Email Amanda Timmerman
720-916-4481
Multiple Disabilities
Gina Herrera
Email: herrera_g@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 303-253-0451
Multi-tiered System of Supports (PBIS for SWD)
Bill Brown
Email: Brown_w@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 720-603-3000
N
National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC)
Tanni Anthony
Email: anthony_t@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 303‐503-4647
National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standards (NIMAS)
Tanni Anthony
Email: anthony_t@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 303‐503-4647
New Special Education Directors' Orientation
Julie Rottier-Lukens
Email Julie Rottier-Lukens
303-829-9221
O
Occupational Therapy
Hannah Mackie
Email Hannah Mackie
720-697-4545
Online Schools
Nadine Penn
Email: penn_n@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 720-795-2352
Orientation and Mobility (O&M) Specialists
Tanni Anthony
Email: anthony_t@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 303‐503-4647
Orthopedic Impairment
Hannah Mackie
Email Hannah Mackie
720-697-4545
Other Health Impaired
Tanni Anthony
Email: anthony_t@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 303‐503-4647
P
Parent Phone Calls
Beth Donahue
Email: donahue_b@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 720-926-1453
Parent Training - Skills for Resolving Conflict
Katherine Rains
Email Katherine Rains
720-990-1464
Parents Encouraging Parents (PEP)
Hannah Phillips
Email Hannah Phillips
720-556-7538
Physical Therapy
Hannah Mackie
Email Hannah Mackie
720-697-4545
Preschool Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
Heidi White
Email Heidi White
303-501-0837
Preschool Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS)
Marcia Blum
Email Marcia Blum
720-799-4015
Preschool Response to Intervention (RtI)
Marcia Blum
Email Marcia Blum
720-799-4015
Preschool Special Education
Heidi White*
Email Heidi White
303-501-0837
Marcia Blum
Email Marcia Blum
720-799-4015
Private Schools
Nadine Penn
Email: penn_n@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 720-795-2352
R
Read Act/Differentiated Pathways for Students with Disabilities
Tamara Viehl
Email Tamara Viehl
720-799-3722
Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)
Brooke Carson
Email: carson_b@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 720-215-8647
Results Matter Preschool
Marcia Blum
Email Marcia Blum
720-799-4015
Residential/Day Treatment
Judy Stirman
Email Judy Stirman
303-476-1880
S
School Mental Health Services
Krista Klabo
Email Krista Klabo
720-284-2524
School Psychologists
Krista Klabo
Email Krista Klabo
720-284-2524
School to Work Alliance Program (SWAP)
Katie Oliver
Email Katie Oliver
720-413-4006
School-to-Career Initiatives
Katie Oliver
Email Katie Oliver
720-413-4006
Secondary Transition Assessments
Kacy Little Owl
Email: little_owl_k@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 720-827-8283
Secondary Transition Training
Kacy Little Owl
Email: little_owl_k@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 720-827-8283
Serious Emotional Disabilities (SED)
Bill Brown
Email: Brown_w@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 720-603-3000
Significant Disproportionality
Orla Bolger
Email: bolger_o@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 720-921-0524
Nicholas Smosna
Email Nicholas Smosna
303-548-5597
Significant Support Needs Network- SSN Sites
Gina Herrera
Email: herrera_g@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 303-253-0451
Significant Support Needs/Intellectual Disabilities
Gina Herrera
Email: herrera_g@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 303-253-0451
Social Workers
Krista Klabo
Email Krista Klabo
720-284-2524
Special Education Data
Orla Bolger
Email: bolger_o@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 720-921-0524
Josh Fails
Email: Fails_j@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 720-618-0538
Annie Haberkorn
Email Annie Haberkorn
720-968-0425
Special Education Director Mentor Project
Julie Rottier-Lukens
Email Julie Rottier-Lukens
303-829-9221
Special Education Finance - AU Level
Karen Brif
Email Karen Brif
720-910-0309
Evan Davis (Grants Fiscal Office)
Email Evan Davis
720-616-9183
Vicki Graham
Email Vicki Graham
720-237-7541
Special Education Finance - State Level
Karen Brif
Email Karen Brif
720-910-0309
Evan Davis (Grants Fiscal Office)
Email Evan Davis
720-616-9183
Vicki Graham
Email Vicki Graham
720-237-7541
Special Education Fiscal Advisory Committee (SEFAC)
Vicki Graham
Email Vicki Graham
720-237-7541
Special Education Fiscal Advisory Committee High-Cost Student Reimbursement
Vicki Graham
Email Vicki Graham
720-237-7541
Special Education Personnel Data Reporting
Vacant
Email the General Supervisor and Monitoring Team
Specific Learning Disability (SLD)
Emily Ottinger
Email Emily Ottinger
720-456-5301
Speech or Language Impairments
Hannah Mackie
Email Hannah Mackie
720-697-4545
Speech‐Language Pathology (SLP)
Hannah Mackie
Email Hannah Mackie
720-697-4545
Speech‐Language Pathology Assistants (SLPAs)
Hannah Mackie
Email Hannah Mackie
720-697-45451
State Alternate Assessments (DLM, CoAlt)
Gina Herrera
Email: herrera_g@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 303-253-0451
State Assessments (CMAS Science & Social Studies)
Gina Herrera
Email: herrera_g@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 303-253-0451
State Assessments (CMAS Science & Social Studies)
Tanni Anthony
Email: anthony_t@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 303‐503-4647
State Complaint Monitoring- Ordered Remedies
Becky O'Malley
Email Becky O'Malley
303-895-5108
State Directors' Leadership Team (SDLT)
Paul Foster
Email Paul Foster
720-926-4033
State-identified Measurable Result (SiMR) Structured Literacy Project
Tamara Viehl
Email Tamara Viehl
720-799-3722
State Performance Plan (SPP) and Annual Performance Report (APR)
Orla Bolger
Email Orla Bolger
720-921-0524
State‐Level General Supervision System
Kerry Whitmore
Email Kerry Whitmore
720-456-0397
SWAAAC (Assistive Technology Teams)
Maureen Melonis
Email Maureen Melonis
303‐315‐1283
T
Traumatic Brain Injury
Jody Dickerson, RN, BSN, MN
Email: dickerson_j@cde.state.co.us
Phone: (720) 795-2273
Tuition Rates for Approved Facility Schools
Lori Kochevar
Email Lori Kochevar
720-557-0618
Tuition Rates for Charter Schools
Lisa Schmit
Email Lisa Schmit
720-916-6123
Tuition Rates for Online Schools
Lisa Schmit
Email Lisa Schmit
720-916-6123
Twice Exceptional (gifted + disability)
Connolly Sherwood (she, her)
Email Connolly Sherwood
U
US Department of Education/OSEP Requests
Paul Foster
Email Paul Foster
720-926-4033
V
Vision Screening (0‐5)
Tanni Anthony
Email: anthony_t@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 303‐503-4647
Visual Impairment, Including Blindness
Tanni Anthony
Email: anthony_t@cde.state.co.us
Phone: 303‐503-4647
Y
Youth in Correctional Facilities (excluding Approved Facility Schools)
Zack Van Sant
Email Zack Van Sant
720-668-2609
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