Special Education Department

  •  Special Education provides a continuum of services for students with an IEP (Individualized Education Plan). These services are reviewed on a yearly basis and formally reevaluated every three years. Courses and needed supports are determined by the IEP team which consists of the student, parent, and appropriate Special Education and General Education staff. Each student receiving special education services is assigned a case manager who coordinates the services identified in the IEP. This is accomplished through collaboration, consultation, and direct services to ensure access to the core curriculum in the least restrictive environment.

Contact Information

Special Education Department Photo

  • Special Education Teachers

    SPED LBS Teachers
    Front Row: Christine Ghiotto, Mike Steger, Eric Novak, Ashley Wasserman, Kerry Senesac, Jon Crawford, Christine Filer, Karen Manganello
    Row Two: Amy Contois, Karen Seymour-Ells, Sara Newcomb, Rebecca Heiden, Dan Hemmens, Elyse Minhas, Eric Woosley, Fred Gafrick, Jennifer Jansen, Kelly Rivera, Geoff Zimmerman, Steve Ondrus
    Row Three: Merigan Neben, Davfe Hughes, Brandon Moriarty  Emily Yung, Michelle Hasse, April Kopsel, Jennifer Schaefer, Nicole Prousa, Breanne Nikkel, Jessica Monteleone, Alyssa Sprovieri, Anna Quinn
    Not Pictured: Jess Freed, Samantha Novak

    Special Education Para Professionals

    SPED Assistants
    Front Row: Wallace Neal, Mark Codo, Humera Tasduq, Subhomita Senmazumdar, Sandy Knafl, Colleen Joyce, Staci Ridgeway, Melanie Bagel
    Row Two: Dave Kushner, Adam Dotson, Teal Cyko, Karen Rakosnik, Cait Swinford, Ky McKinley, Anna Orozco, Phil Allen, Skip Sagen

Special Education Staff Directory

First Name Last Name Position Phone 1(630) Email
Amy Contois LBS Teacher 369-5171 acontois@naperville203.org
Jon Crawford Department Chair 420-6610 jcrawford@naperville203.org
Christine Filer LBS Teacher 420-3035 cfiler@naperville203.org
Morgan Foreman Vision Itinerant 420-4037 mforeman@naperville203.org
Jessica Freed LBS Teacher 579-7390 jfreed@naperville203.org
Fred Gafrick LBS Teacher 420-2301 fgafrick@Naperville203.org
Christina Ghiotto LBS Teacher 328-5839 cghiotto@naperville203.org
Michelle Hasse Speech-Language Pathologist 548-5512 mchasse@naperville203.org
David Hughes LBS Teacher 328-5988 dchughes@naperville203.org
Jennifer Jansen LBS Teacher 420-4262 jjansen@Naperville203.org
April Kopsel Speech-Language Pathologist 548-4520 akopsel@naperville203.org
Nick Lago LBS Teacher 369-5098 nlago@Naperville203.org
Karyn Manganello LBS Teacher 369-5182 kmanganello@naperville203.org
Sarah Meyers Special Education Department Chair 369-5235 smeyers@naperville203.org
Elyse Minhas LBS Teacher 961-6193 eminhas@Naperville203.org
Jessica Monteleone LBS Teacher 369-5183 jmonteleone@Naperville203.org
Brandon Moriarty LBS Teacher 579-7184 bmoriarty@naperville203.org
Sarah Murray Occupational Therapist 328-5972 smurray1@naperville203.org
Sara Newcomb LBS Teacher 369-5148 snewcomb@naperville203.org
Laura Newell Physical Therapist 548-4571 lnewell@naperville203.org
Breanne Nikkel LBS Teacher 369-5252 bnikkel@naperville203.org
Eric Novak LBS Teacher 369-5159 enovak@Naperville203.org
Steve Ondrus LBS Teacher 983-2483 sondrus@Naperville203.org
Nicole Prousa LBS Teachers 328-5990 nprousa@naperville203.org
Anna Quinn Department Chair 420-6610 aquinn@Naperville203.org