SPED Classrooms

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Special Education

Victoria Martin – Transitional K-1, Room 109

Mary McKinney – Highly Supported K-2, Room 111

LeTonya King – Transitional 3-4, Room 211

Cathy Witczak – Transitional 2-3, Room 213

Laura Papa – Highly Supported 3-5, Room 202

Dominic Pacifici – Social Emotional 2-4, Room 206

Grace Rutz – Transitional 4-5, Room 229

Amanda Hirsch – Special Education, Grades 2-4

Related Services

Melissa Twarek – Director of Related Services

Laura Tye – Case Manager

Megan Morien, BCBA – Behavior Analyst

Nora Chapman – Social Worker

Ann Pulaski – Social Worker

Kristen Murkowski – Speech Therapist

Britten Steele – Speech Therapist

Belinda Anderson – Occupational Therapist

Misti Peppler – Occupational Therapist

Renee Lewin – Psychologist

Denise Jimenez, RTI – Reading Specialist

Margaret Gluck – School Nurse

1628 W Washington
Chicago, Illinois 60612

Phone: (773) 534-7405

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HILA Partners

For more than 50 years, The Hope Institute for Children and Families has led the way in providing innovative educational approaches to help all learners meet their maximum potentials. Hope understands how to teach – and care for – children with a variety of educational needs and styles of learning. Students in Hope classrooms regularly exceed the national average for being “on task” in learning activities. But more importantly, Hope students experience the joy of learning to their full potentials.
Learn more at www.thehopeinstitute.us