Special Education
District 196 Special Education is committed to equitable opportunities through high quality practices to accelerate growth for all students.
Equitable opportunities to accelerate growth
We provide a full continuum of services for students with disabilities. Our Special Education Department serves approximately 4,500 students who range in age from birth through 21. All schools in our district provide special education services with licensed special education teachers and offer intervention supports, evaluations and special education instruction.
District 196 offers a wide range of service delivery models. Most students receive services in their neighborhood school and, when possible, in their general education classroom setting.
Special Education is specialized instruction specific to the student at no cost to parents. The instruction is designed to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability. Children must meet specific criteria set by the State of Minnesota and the Federal Government to receive special education services. Special Education is an instructional service, not a place.
To receive special education services, a student must first be evaluated and meet state criteria. Once qualified, an Individual Education Plan (IEP) is developed for the student.
Laura Carl
Special Education Teacher
Laura.Carl@district196.org
651-683-6969
Voicemail: 82206
Mary Coolidge
Special Education Teacher
Mary.Coolidge@district196.org
651-683-6969
Voicemail: 83014
Ben hullerus
Special Education Teacher
Ben.Hullerus@district196.org
651-683-6969
Voicemail: 82254
Alyssa JohNs
Special Education Teacher
Alyssa.Johns@district196.org
651-683-6969
Voicemail: 84771
Sarah JohnsoN
Special Education Teacher
Sarah.Johnson@district196.org
651-683-6969
Voicemail: 82215
emily LogtermaN
Special Education Teacher
Emily.Logterman@district196.org
651-683-6969
Voicemail: 82227
Amy Mathews
Special Education Teacher
Amy.Mathews@district196.org
651-683-6969
Voicemail: 84956
Erin Matschiner
Special Education Teacher
Erin.Matschiner@district196.org
651-683-6969
Voicemail: 82920
Ryan mcmurchie-pasch
Special Education Teacher
Ryan.McMurchiePasch@district196.org
651-683-6969
Voicemail: 82873
Lynda Cavanaugh
Special Education Teacher
Lynda.Cavanaugh@district196.org
651-683-6969
Voicemail: 82034
Ashley Brown
Special Education Teacher
Ashley.Brown@district196.org
651-683-6969
Voicemail: 82222
Tatum Plonsky
Special Education Teacher
Tatum.Plonsky@district196.org
651-683-6969
Voicemail: 82280
Lu Samuels
Special Education Teacher
Lumumba.Samuels@district196.org
651-683-6969
Voicemail: 82034
Lindsey Fairchild
Special Education Teacher
Lindsey.Fairchild@district196.org
651-683-6969
Voicemail: 82205
Rachel Schlichting
Speech Clinician
Rachel.Schlichting@district196.org
651-683-6969
Voicemail: 82307
Rachel Koppinger
Speech
Rachel.Koppinger@district196.org
651-683-6969
Voicemail: 82286