WEST RUSK CCISD
SPECIAL
EDUCATION
903-895-4503
fax
903-895-9784
Special
Education Director:
Stephanie
Hawkins
903-895-4503
ext. 171
Educational
Diagnostician:
Cheryl
Elaine Cates
903-895-4503
ext. 172
Speech/Language
Pathologist:
903-895-4503
ext. 147
Special
Education Secretary:
Terri Teeler
903-895-4503
Ext. 170
Special
Education Counselor/Transition Coordinator:
George
Ann O’Bannon
903-895-4503
ext. 170
Special
Education Faculty and Staff:
High School Resource
Teacher: Peggy
Ashley
High School GCS Teacher: Nedda Sheppard
High School GCS
Paraprofessional:
Secondary Life Skills
Teacher: Mary
Brown
Secondary Life Skills
Paraprofessional: Agnus Lejeune
Junior High Resource
Teacher: Bettye
Denison
Junior High GCS Teacher: Tamara
Elliot
Junior High GCS
Paraprofessional: Debra
Lewis
Elementary Resource
Teacher: Karen
Stroman
PPCD/Elementary Resource
Teacher: Lisa
Scogin
Elementary
Paraprofessional: Lolita
Brown
Sandy
Strickland
Elementary GCS Teacher: Mary
Ann Tatum
Elementary GCS
Professional: Rose
Hampton
Teacher of the Visually
Impaired & Stephanie
Hawkins
Assistive
Technology Coordinator: hawkinss@westrusk.esc7.net
Special Educaion
Counselor & Secondary George
Ann O’Bannon
Transition
Coordinator: obannong@westrusk.esc7.net
Speech/Language
Pathologist:
Contract
Service Personnel:
Occupational Therapist: Leslie
Luce
Occupational Therapist
Assistant: Rhonda
Nichols
Physical Therapist: Reba
Thigpen
Orientation and Mobility
Instructor: Amy
Dickson
Contract Service Personnel
may by contacted through the Special Education office by calling 903-895-4503
ext. 170.
Important web sites:
Region 7 – www.esc7.net
Texas Education Agency
– www.tea.state.tx.us
Legal Framework – http://framework.esc18.net
A Guide to the Admission,
Review and Dismissal Process
English
– http://framework.esc18.net/ARD-Guide_English_8_16_07.pdf
Spanish
– http://framework.esc18.net/ARD_Spanish_8_16_07.pdf
Notice of Procedural
Safeguards
English
– http://framework.esc18.net/Procedural_Safeguards_English_2_21_07.pdf
Spanish
– http://framework.esc18.net/SAFEGUARDS_SPANISH_2006.pdf