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State Education Agency Listings


ALABAMA

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Mabrey Whetstone, Director
Alabama Department of Education
Special Education Services
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
(334) 242-8114
mabreyw@sdenet.alsde.edu
www.alsde.edu/

ALASKA

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
P.J. Ford-Slack, Director
Office of Special Education/AK Department of Education
801 West 10th St, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801-1894
(907) 465-8702
www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/sped/

AMERICAN SAMOA

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Jane French, Director
Special Education Division
Department of Education
Pago Pago, AS 96799
011 (684) 633-1323

ARIZONA

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Lynn Busenbark, Steven Mishlove and Julie Gasaway, Co-Directors
Exceptional Student Services, Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-4013
lbusenb@mail1.ade.state.az.us
smishlo@mail1.ade.state.az.us
jgasawa@mail1.ade.state.az.us
ade.state.az.us

ARKANSAS

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Diane Sydoriak, Associate Director
Special Education Unit, Department of Education
State Education Building C, Room 105
#4 Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201-1071
(501) 682-4225
dsydoriak@arkedu.k12.ar.us

CALIFORNIA

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Alice Parker, Director
Special Education, Department of Education
515 L Street, Suite 270
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 445-4729
www.cde.ca.gov/spbranch/sed/index.htm

COLORADO

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Lorrie Harkness, Director
Special Education. Services Unit/CO Dept. of Education
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-6694
Harkess_L@cde.state.co.us

CONNECTICUT

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
George Dowaliby, Chief
Bureau of Special Education & Pupil Services
Connecticut Department of Education
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, CT 06457-1520
(860) 807-2025
george.dowaliby@po.state.ct.us

DELAWARE

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Martha Brooks, Team Leader
Exceptional Children and Early Childhood Group
Department of Education
P.O. Box 1402
Dover, DE 19903
(302) 739-5471
mbrooks@state.de.us
www.doe.state.de.us/Exceptional_Child/

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Anne Gay, Assistant Superintendent
Division of Special Education
DC Public Schools
825 Capitol Street, NE, 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 724-4800
www.k12.dc.us/dcps/home.html

FLORIDA

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Shan Goff, Chief
Bureau of Instructional Support & Community Services
Division of Public Schools & Community Education
Department of Education
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 614
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
(850) 488-1570

GEORGIA

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
P. Paulette Bragg, Director
Division for Exceptional Students
Georgia Department of Education
1870 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-3963
pbragg@doe.k12.ga.us
www.doe.k12.ga.us/sla/exceptional/

GUAM

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Vince Leon Guerrero, Assoc. Superintendent
Special Education Division
Guam Department of Education
P.O. Box DE
Hagatna, GU 96932
011 (671) 475-0552(V)
011 (671) 475-0550 (TTY)

HAWAII

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Thelma Yamamoto, Acting Administrator
Special Education Section
Hawaii Department of Education
637 18th Avenue, Room 102
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 733-4990
www2.k12.hi.us/PUBLIC/SPED.nsf?OpenDatabase

IDAHO

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Nolene Weaver, Chief
Bureau of Special Education
Idaho Department of Education
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027
(208) 332-6910
nbweaver@sde.state.id.us

ILLINOIS

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Dr. Gordon M. Riffel, Special Assistant to the Superintendent
Special Education Coordination
Illinos State Board of Education
100 North First Street
Springfield, IL 62777-0001
(217) 782-4826
griffel@smtp.isbe.state.il.us
www.isbe.state.il.us/

INDIANA

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Robert Marra, Director
Division of Special Education, Indiana Department. of Education
State House, Room 229
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798
(317) 232-0570
marrab@speced.doe.state.in.us
web.indstate.edu/soe/iseas/dse.html

IOWA

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Brenda Oas, Bureau Chief
Children, Family and Community Services
Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
(515) 281-5735
Brenda.Oas@ed.state.ia.us
www.state.ia.us/educate/index.html

KANSAS

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Dr. Alexa Pochowski, Director
Student Support Services
Kansas State Department of Education
120 East 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 291-3097
mremus@ksbe.state.ks.us

KENTUCKY

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Mike Armstrong, Director
Division of Exceptional Children's Services
Kentucky Department of Education
Capitol Plaza Tower, 8th Floor
500 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-4970
marmstro@kde.state.ky.us
www.kde.state.ky.us

LOUISIANA

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Virginia C. Beridon, Director
Division of Special Populations
Louisiana State Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
(225) 342-3633
vberidon@mail.doe.state.la.us
www.doe.state.la.us

MAINE

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
David Noble Stockford, Director
Department of Education, Office of Special Services
State House, Station #23
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
(207) 287-5950; (207) 287-2550
DStockford@doe.k12.ed.us
www.state.me.us/education/specserv.htm

MARYLAND

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Carol Ann Baglin, Assistant State Superintendent
Department of Education, Division of Special Education
Early Intervention Services
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-2595
(410) 767-0238
cbaglin@msde.state.md.us
www.msde.state.md.us

MASSACHUSETTS

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Marcia Mittnacht, Director
Educational Improvement Group
Department of Education
350 Main Street
Malden, MA 02148-5023
(781) 338-3000; (781) 338-3388
mmittnacht@doe.mass.edu
www.doe.mass.edu

MICHIGAN

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Jacquelyn Thompson, Director
Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services
Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909-7508
(517) 373-9433
ThompsonJJ@state.mi.us
www.mde.state.mi.us/off/sped/

MINNESOTA

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Norena A. Hale, Manager
Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning
Division of Special Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
(651) 582-8289; (651) 582-8201 (TTY)
norena.hale@state.mn.us
children.state.mn.us/speced/speced.htm

MISSISSIPPI

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Carolyn Black, State Director
Office of Special Education, Department of Education
P.O. Box 771 - Central High School Building
Jackson, MS 39205-0771
(601) 359-3498
cblack@mde.k12.ms.us
www.mde.k12.ms.us/acad/sped

MISSOURI

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Melodie Friedebach, Coordinator
Division of Special Education
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-2965
mfriedeb@mail.dese.state.mo.us
www.dese.state.mo.us/divspeced/

MONTANA

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Robert Runkel, Director
Special Education Division
Office of Public Instruction
PO Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620 -2501
(406) 444-4429
brunkel@opi.state.mt.us

NEBRASKA

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Gary M. Sherman, Director
Special Populations, Department of Education
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
(402) 471-2471 (V/TTY);
gsherman@edneb.org
www.edneb.org/SPED/sped.html

NEVADA

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Gloria Dopf, Director
Educational Equity, Department of Education
700 E. Fifth Street, Suite 113
Carson City, NV 89701-5096
(775) 687-9171

NEW HAMPSHIRE

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Robert Wells, Education Consultant
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3860
(603) 271-1536
rwells@ed.state.nh.us

NEW JERSEY

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Barbara Gantwerk, Director
Office of Special Education Programs, Dept. of Education
100 Riverview Plaza, P. O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
(609) 633-6833
bgantwer@doe.state.nj.us

NEW MEXICO

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Robert Pasternack, Ph.D., State Director
Special Education, Department of Education - Education Building
300 Don Gaspar Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
(505) 827-6541
bpasternack@sde.state.nm.us
www.sde.state.nm.us

NEW YORK

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Lawrence Gloeckler, Deputy Commissioner
Office of Vocational & Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities
1 Commerce Plaza, Room 1606
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-2714
www.nysed.gov

NORTH CAROLINA

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
E. Lowell Harris, Director
Exceptional Children Division
Department of Public Instruction
301 N. Wilmington St, Education Bldg., #670
Raleigh, NC 27601-2825
(919) 715-1565
lharris@dpi.state.nc.us

NORTH DAKOTA

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Robert Rutten, Director
Special Education, Department of Public Instruction
600 East Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 201
Bismarck, ND 58505-0440
(701) 328-2277; (701) 328-4920 (TTY)
brutten@mail.dpi.state.nd.us
www.dpi.state.nd.us/dpi/speced/index.htm

COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLAND

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Suzanne Lisama, Acting Coordinator
Special Education, Public School System
P.O. Box 1370 CK
Saipan, MP 96950
011 (670) 664-3730
011 (670) 664-3796 (fax)

OHIO

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
John Herner, Director
Division of Special Education, Ohio Department of Education
933 High Street
Worthington, OH 43085-4017
(614) 466-2650
se_herner@ode.ohio.gov
www.ode.ohio.gov/www/se/se.html

OKLAHOMA

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Darla Griffin, Executive Director
Special Education Services, Department of Education
2500 N. Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599
(405) 521-3351
darla_griffin@mail.sde.state.ok.us

OREGON

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Steven B. Johnson, Associate Superintendent
Office of Special Education
Department of Education
255 Capitol Street NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203
(503) 378-3598, ext. 639; (503) 378-2892 (TTY)
steve.johnson@state.or.us
www.ode.state.or.us/sped/index.htm

PENNSYLVANIA

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Dr. William Penn, Director
Bureau of Special Education, Department of Education
333 Market Street, 7th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
(717) 783-6913
Special Education Consultline: (800) 879-2301 (V/TTY)
www.cas.psu.edu/pde.html

PUERTO RICO

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Mrs. Marķa Teresa Morales
Assistant Secretary of Special Education
Department of Education
P.O. Box 190759
San Juan, PR 00919-0759
(787) 759-7228; (787) 753-0015 (fax)

RHODE ISLAND

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Robert M. Pryhoda, Director
Office of Special Needs
Department of Education, Shepard Building
255 Westminster Street, Room 400
Providence, RI 02903-3400
(401) 222-4600, ext. 2301
ride0032@ride.ri.net

SOUTH CAROLINA

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Ora Spann, Director
State Department of Education
Office of Exceptional Children
1429 Senate Street, Room 808
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-8806
ospann@sde.state.sc.us

SOUTH DAKOTA

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Deborah Barnett, Director
Office of Special Education
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 5750l-2291 (605) 773-3678; (605) 773-6302 (TTY)
deb.barnett@deca.state.sd.us
www.state.sd.us/deca/special/special.htm

TENNESSEE

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Joseph Fisher, Assistant Commissioner
Division of Special Education
Department of Education
Andrew Johnson Tower, 5th Floor
710 James Robertson Pkwy.
Nashville, TN 37243-0380
(615) 741-2851
jfisher@mail.state.tn.us
www.state.tn.us/education/msped.htm

UTAH

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Mae Taylor, Director
At Risk and Special Education Services
State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-3204
(801) 538-7706
mtaylor@usoe.k12.ut.us
www.usoe.k12.ut.us/sars

VERMONT

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Dennis Kane, Director
Family & Educational Support Team
120 State Street, State Office Building
Montpelier, VT 05620-2501
(802) 828-2755
www.state.vt.us/educ/sped.htm

VIRGIN ISLANDS

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Belinda West-O'Neal, Director
Special Education/Department of Education
44-46 Kongens Gade
Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas, VI 00802
(340) 774-4399

VIRGINIA

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
H. Douglas Cox, Director
Office of Special Education and Student Services
Department of Education
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
(804) 225-2402
dougcox@mail.vak12ed.edu
www.pen.k12.va.us/

WASHINGTON

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Douglas Gill, Director
Special Education Section
Superintendent of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
(360) 753-6733; (360) 586-0126 (TTY)
speced@ospi.wednet.edu
www.k12.wa.us

WEST VIRGINIA

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Dr. Dee Bodkins, Director
Office of Special Education
Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Bldg. 6, Room B-304
Charleston, WV 25305-0330
(304) 558-2696
dbodkins@access.k12.wv.us

WISCONSIN

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Juanita S. Pawlisch, Assistant State Superintendent
Stephanie Petska, Director of Special Education
Division for Learning Support: Equity and Advocacy
125 South Webster Street, P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
(608) 266-1649; (800) 441-4563
juanita.pawlisch@dpi.state.wi.us
www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlsea/een

WYOMING

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Rebecca Walk, Director
Department of Education, Special Programs Unit
Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7417
rwalk@educ.state.wy.us




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