Special Education
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Special Education Prior Written Notice
Highland Park ISD – Special Education Services
Mailing Address: Physical Address:
PO Box 30430 15300 Amarillo Blvd East
Amarillo, TX 79120 Amarillo, TX 79108
Department Fax: 806-335-4705
Mission Statement:
To serve the needs of our students and their families while providing a safe, positive, and effective learning atmosphere to meet each student's individual needs. Helping each student grow emotionally, socially, and academically in order for them to lead fulfilling and productive lives and be contributing members of our society.
Kristi Waters, MEd
Special Education Director
Senate Bill 139 Special Education Updates (Eng)
Senate Bill 139 Special Education Updates (Span)
District Personnel
Kristi Waters Special Ed. Director/Lead Diagnostician/Secondary Diagnotician/Transition Coordinator
322-3770 or Ext: 171
Jackie Sellinger Special Education Secretary
322-3784 or Ext: 104
April Bullard LSSP/Diagnostician
322-3777 or Ext: 200
Misti Bryant LSSP
322-3774 or Ext.253
Amanda Schaumburg Speech/Language Pathologist
322-3710 or Ext: 157
Robert Scott Behavior Intervention
335-3794 or Ext: 328
Elementary Personnel
Delisa Hendrick Elementary Learning Lab
Ext: 156
Kari Eagleston Elementary Life Skills/Self Contained
Ext: 129
Jessie Smith Special Education Instructional Aide
Ext: 129
Elizabeth Nickson Paraprofessional
Courtney Stanhope Paraprofessional
Aimee Goodman Paraprofessional
Maddy Eisenman Paraprofessional
Secondary Personnel
Frank Graham Secondary Life Skills/Self-Contained
Ext: 103
Tiana Brown Paraprofessional, Secondary Life Skills/Self-Contained
Ext: 103
Amanda Smithee Paraprofessional, Secondary Life Skills/Self-Contained
Ext: 103
Rebecca Crowl Paraprofessional, Secondary Life Skills/Self Contain
Ext: 103
Briana Maloy Secondary Paraprofessional, Inclusion
Ext: 109
Laura Sanders Paraprofessional, Secondary Inclusion
Ext: 167
Claudia Cera Paraprofessional, Secondary Inclusion
Ext: 167
Special Education Teachers
Ginger Tucker Middle School Resource, ELA/Math
Ext: 108
Ralph Shemwell Assistant Principal, Middle School
High School Resource, Math
Ext: 109
Michelle DeShong High School Resource, ELA
Ext: 313
Resources
Highland Park Special Education Handbook
Parents Guide to the ARD Process (Eng)
Parents Guide to the ARD Process (Span)
Transition from ECI to Preschool
Mental Health Resources in Amarillo
State Assessments/Accommodations
Highland Park Special Education Operating Guidelines: Please Contact Kristi Waters, Director at 806-322-3770 for information.