Special Education
District 196 Special Education is committed to equitable opportunities through high quality practices to accelerate growth for all students.
Equitable opportunities to accelerate growth
We provide a full continuum of services for students with disabilities. Our Special Education Department serves approximately 4,500 students who range in age from birth through 21. All schools in our district provide special education services with licensed special education teachers and offer intervention supports, evaluations and special education instruction.
District 196 offers a wide range of service delivery models. Most students receive services in their neighborhood school and, when possible, in their general education classroom setting.
Special Education is specialized instruction specific to the student at no cost to parents. The instruction is designed to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability. Children must meet specific criteria set by the State of Minnesota and the Federal Government to receive special education services. Special Education is an instructional service, not a place.
To receive special education services, a student must first be evaluated and meet state criteria. Once qualified, an Individual Education Plan (IEP) is developed for the student.
Center-Based Teachers
Tammy Morett
School Phone: (651) 683-6990
Voicemail: (651) 683-6969 Ext. 83912
Office Hours: 8AM - 9AM
Kathleen Amstutz
Kathleen.Amstutz@District196.org
School Phone: (651) 683-6990
Voicemail: (651) 683-6969 Ext. 84853
Office Hours: 8AM - 9AM
Sonja hall
School Phone: (651) 683-6990
Voicemail: (651) 683-6969 Ext. 84847
Office Hours: 8AM - 9AM
Resource Teachers
Laura Tramonte
Laura.Tramonte@District196.org
School Phone: (651) 683-6990
Voicemail: (651) 683-6969 Ext. 84829
Office Hours: 8AM - 9AM
Lori Olson
School Phone: (651) 683-6990
Voicemail: (651) 683-6969 Ext. 82373
Office Hours: 8AM - 9AM
Special Education Interventionists
Jon Shriver
School Psychologist
School Phone: (651) 683-6990
Voicemail: (651) 683-6969 Ext. 84894
Office Hours: 8AM - 9AM
Erann owen
Occupational Therapist
School Phone: (651) 683-6990
Voicemail: (651) 683-6969 Ext. 84826
Office Hours: 8AM - 9AM
dan holle
Developmental Adaptive Phy Ed (DAPE)
School Phone: (651) 683-6990
Voicemail: (651) 683-6969 Ext. 84867
Office Hours: 8AM - 9AM
Jennifer Bailey
Speech Therapist
Jennifer.Bailey@District196.org
School Phone: (651) 683-6990
Voicemail: (651) 683-6969 Ext. 84216
Office Hours: 8AM - 9AM
Anna Tauer
Speech Therapist
School Phone: (651) 683-6990
Voicemail: (651) 683-6969 Ext. 82337
Office Hours: 8AM - 9AM
Support Paraprofessionals
Kyle Borak
School Phone: (651) 683-6990
Voicemail: (651) 683-6969 Ext. 84878
Allie Knight
School Phone: (651) 683-6990
Voicemail: (651) 683-6969 Ext. 84836
Robert Watson
School Phone: (651) 683-6990
Voicemail: (651) 683-6969 Ext. 84818
Kara Perez
School Phone: (651) 683-6990
Voicemail: (651) 683-6969 Ext. 84851
Mariah Watson
Mariah.Brammer@District196.org
School Phone: (651) 683-6990
Voicemail: (651) 683-6969 Ext. 84881
Sue Hutcheson
School Phone: (651) 683-6990
Voicemail: (651) 683-6969 Ext. 84872
Cindy Zwart
School Phone: (651) 683-6990
Voicemail: (651) 683-6969 Ext. 84877