Special Services
Special Services Contact Information
District Office
Our office is open Monday-Friday 8am-3pm. We are available to respond to questions from staff, parents, and students.
We are available to staff, parents, and students. Please contact us by calling the office and leaving a message, by emailing directly, or tracking us down through Eliza. phone: 207-288-5037 & fax: 207 288-5071
Director of Special Services:
Melissa Beckwith - [email protected]
Assistant Director of Special Services:
Cathy Kozaryn - [email protected]
Office Manager:
Eliza Vallette - [email protected]
School Psychologists:
Daniel Rynkiewicz (Conners Emerson, Mt. Desert Elementary, Trenton, Frenchboro, Cranberry Isles) - [email protected]
Stephanie Logue (School Psychologist: MDIHS, Pemetic, Tremont, Swans) - [email protected]
Occupational Therapist:
Kaity Walsh - [email protected]
Physical Therapist:
Liz Oppewall - [email protected]
District Social Worker:
Edith DuBois - [email protected]
Student Resources
- Power Typing
- Learn 2 Type
- BBC Typing (love the British accents and the fact that it is untimed!)
Teacher Resources
Teacher Resources
NCLD: National Center for Learning Disabilities
Center for Parent Information and Resources: a central resource of information and products focused on serving families of children with disabilities.
Understanding How the Brain Learns: It's more than gray matter; it's downright fascinating: The ABCs of the Brain, What Learning Does to Your Brain, Applying Brain Research to Education, Brain Research and Disability.
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation is committed to alleviating the suffering caused by mental illness by awarding grants that will lead to advances and breakthroughs in scientific research.
POWER UP What Works: A Resources for supporting students with disabilities to meet Common Core Standards
Maine DOE Frequently Asked Questions
Dyslexia Resources from Candace Bray (March 2013)
The IRIS Center: materials that cover a wide variety of evidence-based topics, including behavior, RTI, learning strategies, and progress monitoring.
IDEA Partnership: website can save you when you need to provide information on the hottest topics in SPED to staff, parents and others?
LearningPort: is a national online library of professional development resources compiled to help bridge research, policy and practice. Across states, national organizations and technical assistance investments, an extensive amount of professional development material is available. This library provides local educators with easy access to an array of resources that can be used or customized to meet their needs.
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation: The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation is committed to alleviating the suffering caused by mental illness by awarding grants that will lead to advances and breakthroughs in scientific research.
Parent Resources