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Student Services

Department of Student Services

Mission – The Mission of the Department of Student Services is to provide comprehensive academic and social-emotional supports designed to ensure all students are prepared to succeed in a global economy.

Department of Student Services

(216) 371-7435

Student Services Coordinators/Service Providers by School Building  

The Student Services Department is responsible for providing support services to students and their families.  The following programs and personnel are part of student services: special education, school psychology, school social work which includes the school attendance program, nursing, speech/language services, Response to Intervention, school counseling, gifted and fine arts, and the expulsion/appeals process.  Below is contact information and school assignments for district staff.  

Name

Position

Location

Phone

Email

Karen Liddell-Anderson
Director of Student ServicesBoard of Education(216) 320-2160[email protected]
Margaret HallConfidential Administrative AssistantBoard of Education(216) 320-2154[email protected]
 
Special Education Staff:

Name

Position

Location

Phone

Email

Deborah Moore
 Deborah Moore
Coordinator of Student Services (Non-public)
Board of Education(216) 320-2002[email protected]
Erin Hanna
 erin hanna
Coordinator of Student Services
Pre-K
Board of Education(216) 320-2325[email protected]
Paul Rusinko
  
Coordinator of Student Services (grades K-5)Board of Education(216) 320-2034[email protected]
Lindsay Baar
  
Coordinator of Student Services (grades 6-12)
Board of Education
(216) 320-2189
Jennifer Bennett

Intervention Specialist
(Non-public)
Board of Education(216) 320-2054[email protected]
Charlene Rice
  
Staff AssistantBoard of Education(216) 371-7435[email protected]
LaShunda Anderson
Staff AssistantBoard of Education(216) 320-2067[email protected]
Ariana Best
Staff Assistant
Board of Education
(216) 320-2186
[email protected]
 
School Psychologists:

Name

Position

Location(s)

Phone           

Email

Patricia DonovanSchool PsychologistHeights High(216) 320-5018[email protected]
Deborah FiniziaSchool PsychologistCanterbury(216) 320-4722[email protected]  
Michelle CecconiSchool Psychologist
Gearity/Roxboro MS
(216) 320-5027[email protected]                       
Kathleen KotnikSchool PsychologistPreschool Gearity/Noble/Oxford(216) 320-5031[email protected] 
Olga VaynbergSchool Psychologist Fairfax/Options(216) 320-5028 [email protected] 
Cheryl ZawackiSchool PsychologistMonticello/Heights High(216) 320-5025[email protected]
Kristen Figas School Psychologist Oxford/Monticello
(216) 320-2213 
[email protected] 
Christina Nordland School Psychologist Canterbury/Rox El(216) 320-3650 [email protected] 
Elisheva Gantz GellerSchool Psychologist Oxford/Noble (216) 371-6525 
(Oxford)
(216) 371-6535
(Noble)
 [email protected]
Stacy WeberSchool PsychologistNon-Public and Preschools (216) 371-7171 [email protected]
 
School Social Workers and AASAP Program:

Name

Position

Location(s)

Phone

Email

Wendy BurkeySchool Social WorkerNoble/Oxford(216) 320-5023[email protected]
Allison CraigSchool Social WorkerHeights High-Gr. 9th/11th Cohorts(216) 320-3017[email protected]
Kristin DadasSchool Social WorkerHeights High-Gr. 10th/12th Cohorts(216) 320-3213[email protected]
Edie Fiala School Social Worker Fairfax/Oxford 
(216) 320-2215
[email protected] 
Josephine Shelton-Townes   School Social Worker Roxboro MS/Options(216) 320-5035[email protected] 
Caryl YooSchool Social WorkerBoulevard/Rox El
(216) 320-3081 [email protected]
 
School Nurses:

Name

Position

Location(s)

Phone

Email

Rose VarcelliSchool NurseCHHS /Options(216) 320-3109[email protected]
Linda RudySchool Nurse-HeadRoxboro Middle School(216) 320-3519L[email protected]

Margie RossanderSchool NurseCanterbury/Rox El(216) 320-4611[email protected]
 
Speech/Language Pathologists:

Name

Position

Location(s)

Phone

Email

Rebecca Baum Speech/Language Pathologist Gearity/Monticello
(216) 371-6515 (Gearity)
(216) 371-6520 (Monticello)
[email protected] 
Amy ColemanSpeech/Language PathologistFairfax/Boulevard(216) 320-5022[email protected]
Amanda MazzoneSpeech/Language PathologistNoble(216) 320-5019[email protected]
Taniesha JacksonSpeech/Language PathologistOxford/Rox El 
(216) 371-6525 (Oxford)
(216) 371-7115 (Rox El) 
[email protected]
Reeva PerseSpeech/Language PathologistGearity Early Childhood(216) 320-4516[email protected]
Marcia DawsonSpeech/Language PathologistRoxboro Middle School/Heights High(216) 371-7440 (Rox Mid) 

(216) 320-5017

[email protected]
Kathryn Dilger Speech/Language Pathologist 
Gearity - Pre-K
Itinerant 
(216) 371-6515 [email protected] 
Carly Schlessinger Speech/Language PathologistCanterbury (216) 320-4708[email protected] 
Katheryn PerseSpeech/Language PathologistGearity/Monticello (216) 320-3267 [email protected] 
 
Related Service Providers:

Name

Position

Location(s)

Phone

Email

Jessica FiutemPhysical TherapistAll Schools(216) 320-5032[email protected]
Esther Graber Occupational Therapist Blvd/Monti/Rox M/CHHS
(216) 320-3772
[email protected] 
Paula LucasOccupational TherapistPreschools(216) 320-4871[email protected]
Cindy RakowOccupational TherapistHeights High/Rox El (216) 320-5033[email protected]
Allison KienzleOccupational Therapist Fairfax/Gearity/Rox El (216) 371-7356 [email protected] 
Robyn Feldman Occupational Therapist Oxford/Noble(216) 371-6525 [email protected] 
 
Gifted & Fine Arts:

Name

Position

Location(s)

Phone

Email

Toia Robinson
  
Coordinator of Educational ServicesBoard of Education(216) 320-2182[email protected]
 
Expulsion & Appeals:

Name

Position

Location

Phone

Email

Reginald Williams, Esq.
Impartial Hearing OfficerBoard of Education(216) 320-2070[email protected]

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