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The LESA special education leadership team collaborates with Livingston's local districts to plan, develop, and provide quality services to students with disabilities in Livingston County Schools. LESA also works closely with parents to facilitate educational needs for students with disabilities in Livingston County.
 
 
Administrative Services
  • Development of the Special Education Plan 
  • Compliance and monitoring 
  • Program supervision 
  • Statistical reporting 
  • Budget preparation 
  • Technical assistance 
  • Participation in county collaborative initiatives 

Student Evaluation, Instruction, & Support Services 

  • Classroom programs:
    • Early Childhood Developmental Delay (ECDD), Moderate Cognitive Impairment (MoCI), Severe Cognitive Impairment (SCI), Visual Impairment (VI); and Hearing Impairment (HI) in collaboration with Brighton; Visual Impairment (VI) in collaboration with Howell; Emotional Impairment (EI) in collaboration with Hartland.
  • Teacher consultants:
    • Autism (AI), Emotional Impairment (EI), Hearing Impairment (HI), Visual Impairment (VI), Assistive Technology
  • Teacher of homebound and hospitalized
  • School psychology
  • School social work  LESA Guidelines for SSW
  • Speech and language therapy  LESA Guidelines for SLP,  LESA Articulation Eligibility Guidelines 
    • Kim Seymour, Student Tutorials
  • Physical and Occupational therapy  LESA Guidelines for OT PT 
  • Vocational assessment, planning and placement 
  • Transition planning 
  • Homebound/Hospitalized Referral:
    • LESA provides homebound/hospitalized education to local school district students in compliance with guidelines set by Michigan Department of Education. When a student is unable to attend school for an extended period of time, the local district/school personnel can request LESA to provide service by completing the Homebound/Hospitalized Referral Form and sending it, along with the physician’s statement, to the LESA Human Resources Department.

Parent Services

  • Parent Advisory Committee (PAC)
  • Consultation and referrals 
  • Preschool parent group 
  • Parent Teacher Organization 
  • Collaboration with other community groups

Points of Pride

  • Nearly $4.5 million reimbursed to local districts.
  • Over 4,000 special education students received support services.
  • Early Childhood Developmental Delayed programs relocated to local districts to improve services.
  • Professional development on special education rules and regulations web-based Medicaid reporting and Section 504.
  • Professional development for special education teachers on math curriculum and Michigan Literacy Progress Profile.
  • Process to examine service delivery developed.
  • Six students graduated from the Adult Transition program. 

Special Education
Dawn Bentley Executive Director for Special Education
Carol Braden
Secretary to Executive Director
 (517)540-6804
Denis McBride Monitor and Compliance (517)223-6193
Directors of Special Education
Marci Moloney Brighton Director (810)299-4080
Ruth Miller Secretary to Brighton Director (810)299-4080
Kim Wooster Special Education Supervisor (810)299-4080
Nadia Neubacher Secretary to Brighton Director (810)299-4084
Denis McBride Fowlerville Director (517)223-6193
Betty Burr
Secretary to Fowlerville Director (517)223-6193
Sue Pearson Hartland Director (810)626-2102
Debbie Jordan Secretary to Hartland Director (810)626-2102
Doug Haseley Howell Director (517)548-6358
Janet Weber
 Secretary to Howell Director (517)548-6358
Kim Wooster Special Education Supervisor (517) 540-6154 x80154
Donna Borton Secretary to Howell Director (517)540-8042
Carol Pearsall Pinckney Director (810)225-3917
Lisa Willis Administrative Assistant (810)225-3919
Kris Resseguie Director of LESA Special Ed Programs (517)546-3030
Mandy Rutzel Secretary to Director of LESA Special Ed Programs (517)546-3030
Donna Borton Secretary to Director of LESA Special Ed Programs (517)540-6874