Monday-Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Phone: 206-631-3009
The Special Education team is committed to helping families and staff identify and deliver the services students need. We offer screening clinics that provide parents with information about their child's academic, vision, hearing, language, cognitive, and motor skill development.
Email: gaye.bungart@highlineschools.org
Gaye oversees our special education programming across the district. Contact her with questions related to contract language in relation to special education programs, program placement, and general questions related to special education. Contact Gaye regarding special education staffing, processes, and procedures.
Email: darren.spencer@highlineschools.org
Darren supports schools and teachers with student placement decisions, including families in the Evaluation/IEP process, legal compliance, and professional learning in support of students with IEPs. Contact Darren with questions around individual IEPs, IEP processes, and secondary programming and transitions.
Email: amy.chamberline@highlineschools.org
Amy supports our developmental preschool teachers with raining, compliance, and instructional support. This position also leads Child Find and Birth to 3 transitions.
Email: bradley.cole@highlineschools.org
Brad offers technical support and manages the equipment and materials needed for special education staff and students with IEPs. Contact Brad for material and resource needs for special education classrooms.
Email: reeba.miller@highlineschools.org
Reeba supports the collaborative efforts of both special education and general education teachers toward student success in general education settings. Contact Reeba with questions around approaches to differentiating and adapting instructions to meet the needs of individual students.
Email: carol.hamos@highlineschools.org
Carol supports special education teachers and related services staff with Safety Net and Goalview. Contact Carol with questions on Goalview use and training opportunities and IEP writing.
Email: krista.friar@highlineschools.org
Krista provides support for our special education program, including programming for our self-contained settings. Contact Krista for information related to our various service delivery models for special education.
Email: laurie.giddings@highlineschools.org
Laurie provides support for our special education program, including programming for our self-contained settings. Contact Laurie for information related to our various service delivery models for special education.
Email: ingrid.chan@highlineschools.org
Ingrid manages budget and staffing information for inclusive education as well as outside contracts and extra service for staff.
Email: Kimberly.Gansneder@highlineschools.org
Kim is a Records Specialist. She manages student records requests for students with IEPs and maintains our central file. Contact Kim with requests for records for students with IEPs.
Email: laura.lumsden@highlineschools.org
Laura works closely with school staff to ensure timely and accurate completion of IEPs. She manages monthly student counts and IEP compensation. Contact Laura with questions related to IEP submission.
Email: gina.venditti@highlineschools.org
Gina serves as the receptionist for Inclusive Education. She plays a number of roles in support of student with IEPs, including transportation and interpreter requests, home/hospital instruction and tutors, and Childfind appointments and preparation. Contact Gina for questions related to these topics and general information related to Inclusive Education.
