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ESE Staff Directory
ESE Staff Title, Assignment
Linda Apple Director of Exceptional Student Education
Karen Owens Assistant Director of Exceptional Student Education
Laura Allen Hospital/Homebound Program/Staffing Specialist
Charlotte Harbor Center
Beth Beckham Program/Staffing Specialist
Port Charlotte High School
The Academy
Mariela Croker

Program/Staffing Specialist
East Elementary
Meadow Park Elementary
Peace River Elementary
Kim DeVries Program/Staffing Specialist
Lemon Bay High School
Math Countywide Support
Cheryl Duncan Program/Staffing Specialist Pre-K only
Charlotte Harbor Center
Neil Armstrong Elementary
Vineland Elementary
Becky Ecklund Systems Support Specialist
A3 Trainer
ESE Webmaster
Michele Farnsworth Program/Staffing Specialist
Charlotte High School
Laura Fields Program/Staffing Specialist
L.A. Ainger Middle School
Punta Gorda Middle School
Becky Frye Child Find Specialist
Teresa Gates Program/Staffing Specialist/Lead Pre-K Facilitator
Baker Center
Early Steps Program
Leslie Harris Program Staffing Specialist
Deep Creek Elementary
Myakka River Elementary
Vineland Elementary
Joann Hulet Vocational/Transition Staffing Specialist
Department of Juvenile Justice Staffing Specialist
Cyndi Jennings Program/Staffing Specialist
Kingsway Elementary
Liberty Elementary
Sallie Jones Elementary
Kristy Johnson Certified Associate Behavior Analyst (CABA)
Program/Staffing Specialist
Neil Armstrong Elementary
Suspension and Expulsion Review Team
Positive Behavior Supports
Vivian Kehrer Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System (FDLRS)
Child Find & Parent Services Specialist
Brandon Knarr Hearing Impaired Teacher
Annemarie Maynard
 Reading Program Specialist
LeeAnn Muster Program/Staffing Specialist
Speech/Language Impaired
Doris Peters Hearing Impaired Teacher
Sandi Redman Certified Associate Behavior Analyst (CABA)
Program/Staffing Specialist
Murdock Middle School
Port Charlotte Middle School
Positive Behavior Supports
Bethani Shilladay Visually Impaired Teacher
Doug Smith Visually Impaired Teacher

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Directory of Services & Contacts
Services Contacts
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A3 - Academic Achievement Advancement Karen Owens
Becky Ecklund
Academic, Exceptional Programs Linda Apple
Administration Coordination, Programs Linda Apple
Alternate Assessment Linda Apple
Laura Allen
Assistive Technology Karen Owens
Attendance / Per Period Counts Linda Apple
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Karen Owens
Audiology Linda Apple
Doris Peters
Audit Activities, Programs Linda Apple
Audit Activities, Grants Linda Apple
Augmentative Communication Linda Apple
Doris Peters
Autism Laura Fields
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Behavioral Supports Kristy Johnson
Sandi Redman
Books on Tape Annemarie Maynard
Braille Services, Visually Impaired Registry Bethani Shilliday
Doug Smith
Budget(s) Linda Apple
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Career Connections Joann Hulet
Certified Associate Behavior Analyst (CABA) Kristy Johnson
Sandi Redman
Charlotte Community Mental Health Kristy Johnson
Charlotte Harbor Center Laura Allen
Charlotte Harbor Center, Principal Maureen Watts
Charlotte Interagency Council Joann Hulet
Child Find Becky Frye
Vivian Kehrer/FDLRS
Computerized IEP Karen Owens
Becky Ecklund
Contracts Linda Apple
Course Code Directory Linda Apple
Course Accommodations Karen Owens
Credits Linda Apple
Karen Owens
Curriculum Linda Apple
Karen Owens
Curriculum Frameworks Karen Owens

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D
DOE, Data Reports Linda Apple
Diploma Options Linda Apple
Karen Owens
Direct Instruction Kim DeVries
Annemarie Maynard
Due Process, Mediation Linda Apple
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Elementary Level, Lead Karen Owens
Elementary Reading Program Specialist Annemarie Maynard
Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities (EBD) Programs Sandi Redman
Kristy Johnson
ESE Advisory, Parent Vivian Kehrer
ESE Educational Support Team Annemarie Maynard
Kim DeVries
ESE Task Force/Committees Linda Apple

Autism and Related Disabilities

 Laura Fields

Deaf/Hard of Hearing

 Doris Peters

Educational Support Team

 - Reading Advisory Team Subcommittee

 Annemarie Maynard

 - Math Advisory Team Subcommittee

 Kim DeVries
Michele Farnsworth

 - Parent Involvement Subcommittee

 Vivian Kehrer

Gifted Objectives

 Cyndi Jennings
TBA

IDEA/Discipline/Behavior Management

 - EH Delivery

 Kristy Johnson

 - ESE Alternative Programs

 Sandi Redman

Pre-K Curriculum/Assessment

 Teresa Gates
Cheryl Duncan

School To Career

 Joann Hulet

Special Populations & Alternate Assessment

 Laura Allen
Debra Morrow

Speech/Language

 LeeAnn Muster
TBA
ELL Teacher Training FDLRS
ELL/LEP Identification ESE Programs Linda Apple
Steve Jones
English Language Learners (ELL)/ESE Linda Apple
Steve Jones
Extended School Year (ESY) Linda Apple
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Federal Projects (Grants) Linda Apple
Federal Data Reports Linda Apple
FDLRS Linda Apple

 - Child Find

Vivian Kehrer
FTE, FEFP Karen Owens
School Principals
Information & Communication Systems

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G
Gifted Programs Cyndi Jennings
Graduation Requirements Linda Apple
Karen Owens
Joann Hulet
H
Hearing Impaired Programs Linda Apple/Doris Peters
Hearing Testing Linda Apple/Doris Peters
Hospital/Homebound Laura Allen
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In-Service Activities Linda Apple
ICS Requirements ESE Linda Apple
IDEA Linda Apple
IEP Process, Training Linda Apple
Karen Owens
Becky Ecklund
IEP Reviews, Coordination Linda Apple
Instructional Computers (ESE) Karen Owens
Learning Through Technology
Instruction Linda Apple
Interns Linda Apple
J-K
Job Coaches, Aides Joann Hulet
Job Placement Joann Hulet
L
Language Disabled Program LeeAnn Muster
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) Linda Apple
Legal Issues ESE Linda Apple
Legislative Contact Linda Apple
Liaisons, ESE Linda Apple
Local Assistive Technology Specialist (LATS) Karen Owens
 
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Matrix Linda Apple
Karen Owens
McHip Program (Lee County), Contract Linda Apple
McHip Program/Services Linda Apple
Medically Related Services/Evaluations Linda Apple
Mentally Disabled Programs Karen Owens
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Occupational Therapy Linda Apple
Karen Owens
Operations, ESE Linda Apple
Orientation, Mobility Bethani Shilladay
Doug Smith

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P-Q
Parent Education Karen Owens
FDLRS
Parent Liaison Karen Owens
Performance Standards Linda Apple
Personnel Linda Apple
Physically Impaired Program Linda Apple
Physical Therapy Linda Apple
Karen Owens
Positive Behavior Supports, Lead Kristy Johnson
Sandi Redman
Positive Behavior Supports, Coaches

Charlotte Harbor Center

Laura Allen

The Academy

Laura Fields

Neil Armstrong Elementary

Kristy Johnson

Murdock Middle

Cyndi Jennings

Port Charlotte High

Sandi Redman

Transportation

Cyndi Jennings
Pre-K Interagency Teresa Gates
Preschool ESE/Child Find Becky Frye
Vivian Kehrer/FDLRS
Preschool ESE (ages 0-2 & 3-5) Teresa Gates
Cheryl Duncan
Becky Frye
Vivian Kehrer/FDLRS
Principal, Charlotte Harbor Center Maureen Watts
Psychiatric Evaluations Kristy Johnson
FDLRS
Public Information (ESE) Linda Apple
Purchase Orders Linda Apple
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Recruitment Linda Apple
S
Sarasota Staffings/IEP Laura Fields
School Board Agenda Items Linda Apple
School to Work Joann Hulet
Secondary Reading Program Specialist Annemarie Maynard
Separate Day School Maureen Watts
Laura Allen
Severely Emotionally Disturbed Network (SEDNET) Dr. Katrina Nedley, Collier Co.
Specific Learning Disabled Annemarie Maynard
Speech and Language Programs LeeAnn Muster
Staffing Eligibility Linda Apple
Student Performance Standards Linda Apple
Summer School, ESE (Extended School Year) Linda Apple
Suspension/Expulsion, ESE Linda Apple
Kristy Johnson
Sandi Redman
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Teacher Assistance Linda Apple
Techniques for Effective Aggression Management (TEAM) Kristy Johnson
Technology for Exceptional Student Education Karen Owens
LATS
Textbooks Linda Apple
Transfer Students Karen Owens
Transition Services (Pre-K) Teresa Gates
Transition Services (Vocational) Joann Hulet
Transportation Linda Apple
Karen Owens
U
Unit Allocations Linda Apple
V
Vision Services Bethani Shilladay
Doug Smith
Vocational Interagency Council Joann Hulet
Vocational Programs Joann Hulet
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Web Site, ESE Becky Ecklund

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ESE Telephone List

Murdock Administration Center: 941-255-0808
ESE FAX Number: 941-255-7585
ESE Staff Extension Number
Allen, Laura 3164
Apple, Linda 3112
Beckham, Beth 3128
Craig, Lisa 3103
Croker, Mariela 3106
DeVries, Kim 3084
Duncan, Cheryl 3177
Dunn, Vickie 3017
Ecklund, Becky 3104
Farnsworth, Michele 3107
Fields, Laura 3098
Fox, Eileen 3112
Frye, Becky 3141
Gates, Teresa 3102
Harris, Leslie 3125
Hulet, Joann 3133
Jennings, Cyndi 3056
Johnson, Kristy 3067
Kehrer, Vivian 3097
Kline, Judy 3110
Knarr, Brandon 3072
Maynard, Annemarie 3105
Muster, LeeAnn 3108
Owens, Karen 3103
Peters, Doris 3101
Pryce, Olive 3111
Redman, Sandi 3114
Shilladay, Bethani 3096
Smith, Doug 3096
West, Stacey 3088
Wilcher, Linda 3082

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