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Special Education Department Information
Phone	(781) 477-7220
Address	195 Market Street, 5th floor, Lynn, MA 01901

Special Education Department Personnel

Administrator of Special Education
Christina Colella Ed.D.	(781) 477-7220 x3186

Secretary for the Administrator
Rupali Meimeteas	(781) 477-7220 x3329

Deputy Administrator
Jessica McLaughlin	(781) 477-7220 x3337
Assigned Schools	- Drewicz Elementary  -TEAMS @ Virginia Barton - Washington STEM

Assistant Directors of Special Education
Melissa Gagnon	(781) 477-7220 x1026
District Focus	- PreK (Early Childhood Testing at Market Street)
Assigned Schools	- Cobbet Elementary - Connery Elementary - Harrington Elementary - Lynn Woods Elementary - Early Childhood Center at Bessom - Early Childhood Center at Bennett

Stacey Pena	(781) 477-7220 x3345
District Focus	- Move-In (For Students with Current IEPs)  - Private School and Homeschool Liaison  - In-District Placements (For Students with IEPs)
Assigned Schools	- Breed Middle  School - CASA - Fallon Elementary - FDCA - Harrold Durgin Success Academy - Marshall Middle School - Pickering Middle School

Omy McDonald	(781) 477-7220 x3386
District Focus	- Life Skills Program (High School)  - SPED Data
Assigned Schools	- LVTI - Lynn Classical - Lynn English High School

Kirsten Baleno	(781) 477-7220 x3187
District Focus	- SEL (Social-Emotional) Programs   - TASC (Callahan)  - STAR (Marshall)  - BASE (Breed)
Assigned Schools	- Callahan Elementary - Brickett Elementary - Tracy Elementary - Lincoln Thomson Elementary - Ford Elementary - Ingalls Elementary

Cara Conlon	(781) 477-7450 x3188
District Focus	-COACh Program
Assigned Schools	- Aborn Elementary Sewell Anderson Elementary - Hood Elementary -Shoemaker Elementary - Sisson Elementary

Lisa Samora	(781) 477-7220 x 3334
District Focus	Outside (Out of District) Placements

Laura Spathanas	(781) 477-7220 x3361
District Focus	Outside (Out of District) Placements

Manager of Family, Community and Paraprofessional Support
Anny Feliz	(781) 477-7220 x3336
District Focus	Special Education Parent Advisory Council (PAC)

Transition Specialists
James McDonald	(781) 477-7220 x3191
District Focus	Secondary Transition
Assigned Schools	- Frederick Douglass Collegiate Academy

Special Education Clerks
Denise Romero Chavez	(781) 477-7220 x3330
District Focus	Outside (Out of District) Placements Records and Supports

Rosemary Provencher	(781) 477-7220 x3326
District Focus	All Records and Support

Joshua Hodgdon	(781) 477-7220 x3327
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