Special Services
Kathleen Daniels, Director of Special Services
District Center Room 209
4855 Bloom Avenue
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Office: (651) 407-7553
Fax: (651) 407-7555
The Office of Special Services encompasses most areas of the pre-K-12+ student career:
Special Services Administrative Team
The Special Services Administrative Team provides leadership, coordination, communication, training and support to district special education professional and paraprofessional staff and building child study teams to ensure the implementation and compliance of special education programs and services for every student with a disability receiving special education in the district.
Director of Special Services
Kathleen Daniels - (651) 407-7552
Special Education Coordinators
Marilyn Hanson - (651) 407-7557
- Program Areas:
- All Elementary Special Education programs
- Speech/Language
- Hearing/Vision contact
- Paraprofessional Staff Development
- Motor (OT, PT, D/APE, PI) contact
- Kindergarten Transition
- Program Areas:
- All Middle School Special Education programs
- Student Plans and Due Process technology training
- Assistive Technology
- Special Education Accommodations for MCA and MTAS tests and AYP Data
- Technology Training
Special Education Supervisors
Anthony Mayer - (651) 407-7622
- Program Areas:
- North, South and ALC Special Education Programs
- Supervisor for Transition Plus and AWARE Program
- Pyschologist Services contact
- Parent Advisory Contact
- Extended School Year
Margie McMahon - (651) 653-3101
- Program Areas:
- Supervisor for all Early Childhood Special Education Programs Birth - 5
- Kindergarten Transition and ECSE Interagency Services
- Parent/Family Outreach
- Extended School Year for ECSE
Special Education Support Staff
Avis Fink - (651) 407-7559
- Program Areas:
- Out of District Placements
- Interagency Services
- District-wide Social Worker/Mental Health
- Transportation (Homeless/Mental Health)
- Homelessness
