Kentucky Department of Education

 

Programs and Services for Division of Learning Services

Last Updated on Friday, February 17, 2012 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. 

21st Century Community Learning Centers....... Linda Robinson

Achievement Gap (disabilities, ethnicity, etc.) ....... Denise Bailey

Alternate Assessment....... Robin Linton; Stephanie Sterling; Kevin O'Hair

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

504 ADA for Department Staff/Students ....... Gwen Buffington; Christel Hockensmith

Assistive Technology ....... Denise Bailey; Nick Easter; Cathy White

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD) ....... Robin Linton

Autism .......Gretta Hylton;  Laura McCullough

Certification/Special Education ....... Mike Miller; Darlene Jesse

Class Size Waivers ....... Mike Miller; Darlene Jesse

Collaborative Teaching/Co-Teaching ....... Denise Bailey; Christel Hockensmith; Laura McCullough

Emergency/Probationary Special Ed Teachers ......Mike Miller; Darlene Jesse

Emotional Behavior Disorder (EBD) ....... Laura McCullough; Stephanie Sterling

Extended School Year (ESY) ....... Christel Hockensmith;  Robin Linton

Exceptional Child Data ....... Chris Thacker

Exceptional Children Conference .......Denise Bailey; Johnny Collett

Family Education Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA) ....... Sammie Lambert; Johnny Collett

Formal Complaints/Special Education .......Darlene Jesse; Denise Bailey

Gifted and Talented (G/T) Education.......Kathie Anderson

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

IDEA-Allocations/Budgets ....... Chris Thacker; Johnny Collett

Individual Education Program (IEP) .......  Nick Easter; Christel Hockensmith; Robin Linton; Mike Miller; Stephanie Sterling 

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

Individual Learning Plan .......Sharon Johnston; Nick Easter; Michael Hackworth

Infinite Campus/Special Education ....... Nick Easter; Chris Thacker

Kentucky Accessible Materials Database....... Denise Bailey

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

Kentucky Center for Instructional Discipline (KYCID) ....... Denise Bailey

Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB)....... Soraya Matthews

Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD)....... Soraya Matthews

Learning Disabilities ....... Nick Easter; Christel Hockensmith; Robin Linton; Stephanie Sterling

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

Limited English Proficiency (LEP) ....... Jayne Kraemer; Shelda Hale

Math Achievement Fund (MAF)....... Samantha Thomas

Model Curriculum Framework.......Saundra Hamon

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

Parent Resource Centers/Parent Support .......Robin Linton

Read to Achieve (RTA).......Kim Willhoite

Restraint and Seclusion....... Johnny Collett; Sammie Lambert

Response to Intervention (RTI) ....... Denise Bailey; Nick Easter; Christel Hockensmith; Mike Miller; Stephanie Sterling; Kim Willhoite

Special Education Cooperatives ....... Johnny Collett

Special Education Forms ....... Chris Thacker

Special Education Literacy Consultants.......Pam Wininger

Special Education Math Consultants....... Samantha Thomas

Speech Language ....... Gwen Buffington; Mike Miller

State Assessment Accommodations .......Denise Bailey

State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG) ....... Denise Bailey

State Advisory Panel/Exceptional Children (SAPEC).......Gwen Buffington

Student Information System/Special Education .......  Chris Thacker

Students who are Medically Fragile Students .......Robin Linton; Stephanie Sterling

Teacher of the Year Program/Special Education .......Vacant

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

Transition ....... Nick Easter

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) ....... Gretta Hylton

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

Waivers/Exceptional Children ....... Mike Miller; Darlene Jesse

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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