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
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 Services | Board of Education | (216) 320-2160 | [email protected] |
| Lynda Holland | Confidential Admin. Asst. | Board of Education | (216) 320-2154 | [email protected] |
Special Education Staff:
Name | Position | Location | Phone | Email |
Deborah Moore | Coordinator of Student Services (Non-public) | Board of Education | (216) 320-2002 | [email protected] |
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 Assistant | Board of Education | (216) 371-7435 | [email protected] |
| Joan Webster | Staff Assistant | Board of Education | (216) 371-7435 | [email protected] |
Jeronica Bell | Staff Assistant
(Non-public)
|
| (216) 320-2186 | [email protected] |
School Psychologists:
Name | Position | Location(s) | Phone | Email |
| Joanne Berkovitz | School Psychologist | Heights High/Options | (216) 320-5038 | [email protected] |
| Patricia Donovan | School Psychologist | Heights High | (216) 320-5018 | [email protected] |
| Deborah Finizia | School Psychologist | Canterbury/Noble | (216) 320-4722 | [email protected] |
| Michelle Cecconi | School Psychologist | Roxboro MS/Rox El | (216) 320-5027 | [email protected] |
| Kathleen Kotnik | School Psychologist | Preschool | (216) 320-5031 | [email protected] |
| Olga Vaynberg | School Psychologist | Fairfax (Non-public) | (216) 320-5028 | [email protected] |
| Brianne Malone | School Psychologist | Non-Public | (216) 320-3206 | [email protected] |
| Cheryl Zawacki | School Psychologist | Boulevard/Gearity | (216) 320-5025 | [email protected] |
| Kristen Figas | School Psychologist | Oxford/Monticello | (216) 320-2213 | [email protected] |
School Social Workers and AASAP Program:
Name | Position | Location(s) | Phone | Email |
| Wendy Burkey | School Social Worker | Noble/Gearity | (216) 320-5023 | [email protected] |
| Kristin Campbell | School Social Worker | Canterbury/Monticello | (216) 371-7470 (Canterbury) (216) 371-6520 (Monticello) | [email protected] |
| Allison Craig | School Social Worker | Heights High-Gr. 9th/11th Cohorts | (216) 320-3017 | [email protected] |
| Kristin Dadas | School Social Worker | Heights High-Gr. 10th/12th Cohorts | (216) 320-3213 | [email protected] |
| Edie Fiala | School Social Worker | Fairfax/Oxford | (216) 371-7480 (Fairfax) (216) 371-6525 (Oxford) | [email protected] |
| Josephine Shelton-Townes | School Social Worker | Roxboro MS/Options | (216) 320-5035 | [email protected] |
| Caryl Yoo | School Social Worker | Boulevard/Rox El
| (216) 320-3081 | [email protected] |
School Nurses:
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 Coleman | Speech/Language Pathologist | Fairfax/Boulevard | (216) 320-5022 | [email protected] |
| Amanda Mazzone | Speech/Language Pathologist | Noble/Canterbury | (216) 320-5019 | [email protected] |
| Taniesha Jackson | Speech/Language Pathologist | Oxford/Rox El | (216) 371-6525 (Oxford) (216) 371-7115 (Rox El) | [email protected] |
| Natasha Livits | Speech/Language Pathologist | Noble/Pre-K | (216) 320-2014 | [email protected] |
| Reeva Perse | Speech/Language Pathologist | Gearity Early Childhood | (216) 320-4516 | [email protected] |
| Marcia Dawson | Speech/Language Pathologist | Roxboro Middle School/Heights High | (216) 371-7440 (Rox Mid) Xổ số Thị trưởng Sakae(216) 320-5017 | [email protected] |
| Kathryn Dilger | Speech/Language Pathologist | Gearity - Pre-K Itinerant | (216) 371-6515 | [email protected] |
Related Service Providers:
Name | Position | Location(s) | Phone | Email |
| Jessica Fiutem | Physical Therapist | All Schools | (216) 320-5032 | [email protected] |
| Sara Friedel | Occupational Therapist | Canterbury/Fairfax/Noble | (216) 371-7140 (Boulevard) (216) 371-6353 (Noble) | [email protected] |
| Esther Graber | Occupational Therapist | Rox El/Rox Mid |
| [email protected] |
| Paula Lucas | Occupational Therapist | Noble/Gearity | (216) 320-4511 | [email protected] |
| Cindy Rakow | Occupational Therapist | Heights High/Rox El | (216) 320-5033 | [email protected] |
Gifted & Fine Arts:
Name | Position | Location(s) | Phone | Email |
| Toia Robinson | Coord. of Educational Services | Board of Education | (216) 320-2182 | [email protected] |
Expulsion & Appeals:
Name | Position | Location | Phone | Email |
Reginald Williams, Esq. | Impartial Hearing Officer | Board of Education | (216) 320-2070 | [email protected] |
| Joan Webster | Staff Assistant | Board of Education | (216) 371-7435 | [email protected] |