Specialized Student Services
Ericka Watson, Director - ewatson@oakparkschools.org

Stephanie L. Richardson, Coordinator - srichar@oakparkschools.org
Vision Statement
Oak Park School District is committed to providing all students the opportunity to learn regardless of abilities or disabilities. Our students will receive a quality rigorous curriculum in the least restrictive environment. We hold high expectations, and we value diverse learners. We will ensure that students are presented with quality differentiated instruction and the appropriate support needed for their success.
Project Find looks for Oak Park Children and youth from birth to 26 years of age who have physical, speech/language, social emotion or cognitive issues that affect their educational performance. These conditions may make them eligible for educational services provided by the Oak Park School District. Project Find provides information about special education programs and services and helps to arrange free educational evaluations through the Oak Park School District to assist in determining needs, special education eligibility and appropriate programming. Project Find exists to make sure children and youth with special needs receive the best possible education.
If you have concerns about your child contact:
Lucille Evans, Project Find Coordinator at 248-336-7640 ext. 2180
Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act are federal laws intended to assure equal access to publicly funded agencies and organizations including public schools, public academies and charter schools.
- What everyone needs to know about Section 504
- Parent & Educator Resource Guide to Section 504 in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools
- Section 504 electronic Code of Federal Regulations
Important Links
Stephanie L. Richardson, Coordinator - srichar@oakparkschools.org

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act are federal laws intended to assure equal access to publicly funded agencies and organizations including public schools, public academies and charter schools.
Special Education Resources for General Education Teachers
Procedural Safeguards Notice English
Procedural Safeguards Notice Arabic
Procedural Safeguards Notice Spanish
Specialized Student Services Teaching Staff
Einstein Elementary
Lisa Lazar - ASD Teacher
Sharon Donati - ECSE Teacher
Lucille Evans - Early Childhood Services/Child Find Coordinator
Jennifer Nothstine – Resource Teacher
Briggitte White – CI Teacher
Key Elementary
Alojzija Horvat - ASD Teacher
Janice Banka - ECSE Teacher
Patricia Jenkins - Resource Teacher
Michelle Gershonowicz – ASD Teacher
Pepper Elementary
Keyva Bridges - ASD Teacher
Stephanie Harris - Resource Teacher
Geneva McCullough - Resource Teacher
Nancy Stevens - ASD Teacher
Margaret Wittick - CI Teacher
Oak Park Preparatory Academy
Alinita Jackson-Trice- Resource Teacher
Dorothy Freeland - Resource Teacher
Nancy Theida – Resource Teacher
TBA – CI Teacher
TBA – ASD Teacher
Rebecca Simon- Resource Teacher
Rhonda Rudolph - Resource Teacher
Lenora Hudson - ASD Teacher
Tamisha Frontera- Nurse
Oak Park Freshman Institute
Sholanda Pope – Resource Teacher
Kenshasa Redman – Resource Teacher
Oak Park High School
Shalayla Williams – Resource Teacher
Susan Sabbath - Resource Teacher
Mary Beth Western - ASD Teacher
Andrea Polley – Transition Coordinator
Siasia Jackson – MICI Teacher
Alisa Biederman - Resource Teacher
Mary Brombach - MOCI Teacher
Siasia Jackson – Resource Teacher
Vernon Williams – Resource Teacher
Tamisha Frontera- Nurse
NOVA Discipline Academy
Robert Lynch
Psychologist
Jennifer Barrett-Benson
Meghan Caswell-Pohl
Stephanie Cobb
School Social Workers
Judy Gamily - Elementary
Karen Matti - Elementary
Latonya Moseley – Elementary
Dal-Mar Roquemore - Elementary
Carl Dade - Nova/OPFI
Diane Headpohl – Secondary
Yeatonia Martin – OPHS
Mary Long - OPHS
Jean Perry – Secondary
Aja Tice – Elementary
Speech and Language Pathologist
Artan Harris - Elementary/Secondary
Sidney Millard – Secondary
Autumn Price- Elementary
Cindy Slavik – Elementary
Yonina Tkatch - Elementary
Occupational Therapist
Diane Kreitler
Physical Therapist
Dr. Zabair Wazir
OAK PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT
- The student does not achieve adequately for the student’s age or to meet State-approved grade level standards in one or more of the areas identified at 34 CFR 300.309(a)(1)(i) when provided with learning experiences and instruction appropriate for the student’s age or State-approved grade level standards; and
- The student exhibits a pattern of strengths and weaknesses in performance, achievement, or both, relative to age, State-approved grade level standards, or intellectual development, that is determined by the Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team (MET) to be relevant to the identification of a SLD, using appropriate assessments, consistent with the IDEA Evaluation Procedures and Additional Requirements for Evaluations and Reevaluations.
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