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Welcome to Special Education
Our mission is to provide quality educational opportunities for students with disabilities from birth to age 21. It is our aim to improve educational outcomes for all children with disabilities through collaborative efforts among students, families, educators and the community alike.
Thank you for your interest in the special education services provided by Lincoln Public Schools. We hope you find this web site helpful. Additional information can be obtained by calling our main switchboard at 436-1905 or fax at 436-1899.
Michael Bossard, Ph. D.
Director of Special Education
Special Education Leadership Team
Mike Bossard, Director of Special Education
436-1932
mbossard@lps.org
- Department Organization and Operation
- Budget, Staffing and IDEA Grant Coordination
- Compliance Issues at District and Building Levels
- Coordinators/Assistant Principals (monthly meetings)
- Level III Placement Coordination
- Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) Preparation and Mainenance of Claim, Plan and Budget, Audits
- Parent Advisory Committee
- Professional Development and Curriculum and Instruction Study Supports
- Psychologists Supervision
- Response to Intervention Math (RTI)
- Special Education Website
- SPELL Committee
- State and Federal Compliance
- Transportation for Special Education
Mary Ells, Assistant Director
436-1806
mells@lps.org
- Assist in Overall Management of Department and Office Staff Supervision
- Assistive Technology Services Supervision
- CRS Resource Program
- Curriculum and Instruction Study
- Data Warehouse
- District Wide Assessment: Accommodations, Alternate Assessment, CRT, GDR, NRT
- Expertise in Programs/Services for Students with Autism, Learning Disabilities, Mental Handicaps
- Grants Coordination: Collaborative Project and SCIP Grants
- Homebound Program Supervision
- IEP’s and Student Record System (SRS): Monitor, Plan and Implement
- Improving Learning for Children with Disabilities (ILCD) Program Evaluation
- Medicaid Administrative Outreach
- Professional Development and School Improvement District Committee
- Summer Services Support
- Supervision of services for Assistive Technology, Inclusion Cadre, Homebound and Nonpublic Schools
- Schools Assigned: Southwest, Feeder Middle/Elementary Schools
Cindy Brunken, Supervisor
436-1902
cbrunk@lps.org
- Brain Injury Regional Support Team (BIRSST) and Grant Co-Chairperson
- Curriculum and Instructions Study and Resource Program Assistance
- Expertise in Programs for Students with Speech-Language Impairments
- IEP - Monitor, Plan, and Implement
- Medicaid - MIPS and Medicaid Administrative Outreach Claim
- Parent Newsletter
- Professional Development Supports
- Response to Intervention (RTI) K-8 Reading and Writing
- Speech/Language Program Supervision
- Summer Services Support
- VIP-UNL Athletic Department/LPS Special Education Co-Chairperson
- Schools Assigned: East High, Feeder Middle/Elementary Schools
Tanya Hilligoss, Supervisor
436-1915
thillig@lps.org
- Audiologists, Educational Interpreters, and Itinerant Hearing Resource Teachers Supervision
- Books on Tape Services
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Programs/Services
- Community Based Education
- Curriculum and Instruction Study Assistance
- Functional Curriculum for Students with Significant Needs
- Contracts In Coordination
- Professional Development Supports
- Regional Program for the Deaf
- Summer School Coordination
- Surrogate Parent Appointments
- Visually Impairment Programs/Services: Vision Resource Teachers, Mobility Specialists Supervision
- VOICE Program Supervision/Transition with Teri Ourada
- Schools Assigned: Lincoln Southeast, Bryan, Feeder Middle/Elementary Schools
Mary Phillips, Supervisor
436-1907
mphil@lps.org
- Early Childhood Special Education Program/Services: Child Study and Home Base Supervision
- Early Childhood Outcomes Monitoring
- Early Childhood Planning Region Team Chairperson and Regional System and Support/Change Grant
- Early Childhood Curriculum and Instruction Study
- Improving Learning for Children with Disabilities (ILCD): Early Childhood Indicators
- Medicaid - MIPS
- Paraeducator Staff Development and Rule 11 Compliance
- Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Program/Services:OT/PT Supervision
- Professional Development Supports
- Summer Services Support
- Schools Assigned: Lincoln High, Feeder Middle/Elementary Schools
Susan Safarik, Supervisor
436-1918
sbuchan@lps.org
- Behavioral Disorders Program/Services: Behavioral Skills Program, Special Education Alternative Program and Yankee Hill Program Supervision
- Behavioral Specialists and Behavioral Therapists Supervision
- Expertise in Programs/Services for Students with Behavioral Disorders
- Cedars Youth Services System Residential Program Supervision
- Child Guidance Residential Program Supervision and Rule 18 Compliance
- Contracts Out Coordination and Rule 19 Compliance
- Curriculum and Instruction Study Assistance
- MANDT Training Program Supervision
- Professional Development Supports
- Program Review Committee
- Response to Invervention (RTI) Behavior
- Summer Services Support
- Schools Assigned: Northeast, North Star, Feeder Middle/Elementary Schools
Assessment Options
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Nebraska Autism Spectrum Disorders Network
Southeast Regional ASD Network
Behavior Disorders
Council for Children with Behavior Disorders
National Alliance on Mental Illness
National Institute of Mental Health
Early Childhood Special Education
Early Childhood Planning Region Team #18
Nebraska Early Childhood Interagency Coordinating Council (ECICC)
Government Resources
Federal Office of Special Education Programs
Nebraska Department of Education Special Populations
Hearing Impairment - SNRP
Southeast Nebraska Regional Program for Students Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
IEP and MDT
National Associations
Council for Exceptional Children
National Association of School Psychologists
Parent Resources
Parental Rights In Special Education
RTI (Response to Intervention)
Permission for Specialist's Participation
RTI - K-5 Elementary DIBELS Reading Norms
RTI - Procedural Checklist for Assessment/Placement
Rule 51
Severe Disabilities
TASH - Association for Severe Disabilities
Special Education Parent Advisory Minutes
Parent Advisory Meeting October 5, 2006
Parent Advisory Meeting November 9, 2006
Parent Advisory Meeting February 1, 2007
Parent Advisory Meeting April 12, 2007
Special Education Personnel Directory
Specific Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association
National Council for Learning Disabilities
Speech-Language
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
SRS System
Forms
Alternate Assessment-Past (Curriculum Planning Only)
Application for Homebound Instruction
Application for Supplementary Evaluation from MDT Evaluation
AT Agreement for use of LPS Alpha Smart
AT Agreement for use of LPS Computer
AT Agreement for use of LPS Writer
AT Loan of AT Devices, Material, Equipment Form
Community Based Education Request for Bus Use
Equitable Service Plan Nonresident Child Parentally-Placed In A Nonpublic School
Functional Behavior Assessment Process
Inclusion Cadre Goals and Expectations Form
Indirect Functional Behavior Assessment Process
Invoice for Education Interpreting Services
OT/PT Clinic School Age Referrals
Summer School Forms for ECSE-Middle School
Summer School Forms for High School
VOICE - IEP Manager Information
VOICE - Important Student Information