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2025-2026 Pupil Services & Special Education
Administrative Roles & Responsibilities
Eve Hurley Rebecca Tedesco Team Development
Director of Pupil Services & Assistant Director of Pupil Leaders
Special Education Services & Special Education Amy Raines, PK - 5
Sara Kelley, 6-12
Direct Reports ● Assistant Director of Pupil Services ● In concert with director, ● Provides school-based
& Special Education supervises and evaluates leadership and coaching to
● Supervisor of Nursing assigned related services staff support effective
● ERTA Transition Program Special (Psychologists,Social Workers, implementation of specialized
Education staff OT, PT, SLP, BCBA, RBT) instruction, strengthen the
● Team Development Leaders ● Team Development Leaders development of high quality
(shared) (shared) IEPs and ensure greater
● PS Office Professionals (shared) ● PS Office Professionals consistency in PPT practices
● In concert with assistant director, (shared)
supervises and evaluates assigned ● Special education staff (shared)
related services staff
(Psychologists,Social Workers, OT,
PT, SLP, BCBA, RBT)
● Special education staff (shared)
Assignments ● Development, management, ● Oversight and case ● Attend/facilitates PPT
monitoring, and resource allocation management of special meetings as assigned and
of Pupil Services budget education and 504 students provides feedback to team
● Grant application and management attending magnet schools, members to ensure
of special education grant funding Lyman High School Vo-Ag, and compliance and fidelity
for IDEA and SEED other programs as assigned ● Review and finalize IEPs for
● Specialized transportation oversight ● Attends and facilitates PPT assigned schools/grade
and management meetings at the levels in order to ensure
● Management and coordination of elementary/middle school level compliance with regulations
contracted services and supports and procedures
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● Special education programs and for students with more complex ● Provides training and support
continuum of special education and needs across schools for continuum
related services for the district ● Special Education CT-SEDs of special education services
(Preschool-22) implementation, training and and development of
● Oversight and case management troubleshooting for IEP & 504 high-quality IEP documents
for PPTs for special education processes and special education
students attending private ● Coordination with and training procedures and processes
out-of-district placements for Special Education Teacher consistent with federal and
● Development and alignment of Leaders state regulations under IDEA
special education procedures and ● Management of district-wide ● Provides individual targeted
processes consistent with federal special education digital support to new special
and state regulations under IDEA assessment systems education teachers
● Oversight and evaluation of ● Oversight and compliance of ● Collaborates on the
specialized services, to include special education procedures implementation of the
nursing, counseling, speech, etc. and processes consistent with department’s improvement
● Attends and facilitates PPT federal and state regulations plan, including professional
meetings at the high school and under IDEA development activities,
transition program (18-22) level for ● Attends case consultation identification of supportive
students with more complex needs meetings for complex student resources and opportunities
● Specialized curriculum cases to advise on to strengthen staff capacity
development, instructional programming and skills to improve student
practices, and resource allocation ● Analysis of data within CT-SEDs learning outcomes and
to support IEPs to identify areas of training and effectively engage with
● Section 504 coordinator for the need families.
district ● Section 504 compliance ● Consult with staff using
● Coordination and oversight of ● Design and delivery of district case review protocols
Extended School Year program professional development and to address compliance
● Coordination with outside agencies: training for special education, requirements while increasing
DDS, DCF, BRS, and Bureau of related services, and pupil staff knowledge and skills
Special Education services staff ● Support staff in specialized
● Attends case consultation meetings ● Oversight and administrative programs relative to best
for complex student cases to advise support for students practices in instruction,
on programming transitioning from Birth to Three behavior, and
● Design and delivery of Professional ● Interviewing and hiring of staff accommodations through
development and training for ● Coordination and oversight of consultative practices and
special education, related services, Extended School Year program embedded training
and pupil services staff ● Supports staff with data
● Coordination of collection systems and
homebound/hospitalized/IAES analysis as part of progress
tutoring monitoring requirements
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● Title IX Coordinator for the district ● Assigned an adjusted student
● McKinney-Vento Coordinator for the evaluation assignment
district specific to initial eligibility
● Custodian of Records for the evaluations
district/ FERPA Compliance ● Provides individual targeted
● Oversight of medicaid support to expand special
reimbursement program education teacher evaluation
● Interviewing and hiring of new staff and assessment practices
State / Federal ● Monitoring and oversight of CSDE ● CT-SEDS training and ● CT-SEDS training and
Reporting Special Education Reporting implementation implementation
requirements
Linda Bychowsky Karen Perkins Stephanie Christoff
Assignmen ● Weekly monitoring and error ● Ordering/Requisitions for ● Works 10 hours per week to
ts resolution of statewide special department supplies using Munis schedule required special
education data reports ● Purchase orders for tuition, education PPT meetings Bacon
● Provides required data and reports transportation, and services for out Academy students, staff and
for required special education state of district placements families in accordance with
reporting, including excess cost ● Coordination and scheduling PPT required state timelines
● Assist staff with CT-SEDS meetings for out of district ● Works remainder of weekly hours
implementation placements for Facilities department
● Review and check accuracy of ● Coordination and scheduling of all
annual review and re-evaluation 504 meetings
dates for every IEP prior to ● Drafts contracts with out of district
finalization schools
● Troubleshoots errors preventing IEP ● Specialized transportation for out
finalization as appropriate of district students
● Monitor initial referral 45 day ● Coordination with out of district
timeline across the district placements for contracts,
● Coordinate specialized calendars, ESY programming
transportation for in-district students schedule, etc.
● Monitoring of McKinney Vento ● Verification and tracking of
students invoices for tuition, services, and
● Records destruction and archiving transportation
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● Monitor and ensure accurate copies ● Coordination of Medicaid
of all Special Education student files reimbursement, monitor and
are filed record staff Medicaid logging in
● Coordinate scheduling for outside Relay portal to ensure accuracy
evaluations and timely completion for district
● Copying and organization of records staff and out of district staff
requests, including DDS, transfers ● Supports data collection and
to new schools, and referrals tracking of information related to
● Supports compliance during state Medicaid reimbursement
audits through data review and ● Monitor and follow up with RMTS
reporting measures requirements with related service
● Answer phones and scheduling of providers to ensure the district
meetings receives the full Medicaid
● CSDE Special Education reporting reimbursement
○ Excess cost ● Copying and organization of
○ Prevalence rates records requests, including DDS,
○ Annual Review Timelines transfers to new schools, and
○ Evaluation Timelines referrals
○ Resolution Meetings ● Gather and record attendance for
out of district students
● Answer phones and scheduling of
meetings
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