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Special Education Staff

Special Education

Dr. Jennifer Boykin

Executive Director
601-359-3498
jboykin@mdek12.org

Sharon Coon

Director of Data and Compliance
601-359-3489
scoon@mdek12.org

Charles Crump

Director of Fiscal Services
601-359-3498
ccrump@mdek12.org

Ginger Koestler

Director of Policy and Programmatic Supports
601-359-3498
gkoestler@mdek12.org

Parent Outreach and Support

Mona Spells-Adou

Dispute Resolution/Parent Engagement Office Director II
601-359-3498
mspells@mdek12.org

Karen Edwards

Dispute Resolution Program Lead
601-359-3498
kaedwards@mdek12.org

Amanda Lessley

Dispute Resolution Program Specialist II
601-359-3498
alessley@mdek12.org

Alisa Price

Dispute Resolution Program Specialist II
601-359-3498
aprice@mdek12.org

Education Scholarship Account (ESA)

Veronica Bolls

Program Director, Education Scholarship Accounts (ESA)
601-359-3498
vbolls@mdek12.org

VACANT

Education Scholarship Accounts (ESA)
601-359-3498

Fiscal Services

Melvinann Carter

IDEA Part B Fiscal Specialist
601-359-3498
mcarter@mdek12.org

Janika Cheers

Educable Child
601-359-3498
jcheers@mdek12.org

Kimberly Douglas

Staff Support
601-359-3498
kdouglas@mdek12.org

LaKetia Floyd

IDEA Fiscal Specialist
601-359-3498
lfloyd@mdek12.org

Roscoe Jones

Extended School Year (ESY)
601-359-3498
rjones@mdek12.org

VACANT

District Data Support
601-359-3498

TraNiecia Polk

IDEA Part B District Fiscal Specialist
601-359-3498
tpolk@mdek12.org

Marilyn Reed

Fiscal Support
601-359-3498
mreed@mdek12.org

Vanessa Virgil

Team Lead, Contract and Fiscal Services
601-359-3498
vvirgil@mdek12.org

District Support Teams

Cathy Barnett

IDEA Part B Fiscal Lead
601-359-3498
cbarnett@mdek12.org

Kendetric Bradley

Secondary Transition Coordinator
601-359-3498
kbradley@mdek12.org

Keisha Dixon

Technical Assistance
601-359-3498
kdixon@mdek12.org

Stacey Fancher

Program Monitoring Support
601-359-3498

VACANT

District Data Support
601-359-3498

Shuwana Hurt

Technical Assistance
601-359-3498
shurt@mdek12.org

Gloria Lacey

District Data Support
601-359-3498
glacey@mdek12.org

Teresa Laney

Differentiated Monitoring and Support / Speech-Language and Related Services
601-359-3498
tlaney@mdek12.org

Darrell Latham

District Data Support
601-359-3498
dlatham@mdek12.org

Raymond Reeves

Staff Support
601-359-3498
rreeves@mdek12.org

Bobby Richardson

District Fiscal Support
601-359-3498
brichardson@mdek12.org

Dr. Edryce Thompson

State Systemic Improvement Plan Support Specialist
601-359-3498
edthompson@mdek12.org

Minnia Winters

District Data Lead
601-359-3498
mwinters@mdek12.org

Professional Support Staff

Elisa Brooks

State Systemic Improvement Plan 4-8 Literacy Coach
601-359-3498
ebrooks@mdek12.org

Dr. Melissa Brown

State Systemic Improvement Plan K-3 Literacy Coach
601-359-3498
mbrown@mdek12.org

Juanita Christian

State Systemic Improvement Plan K-3 Regional Coordinator
601-359-3498
jchristian@mdek12.org

Noleen Clark

Professional Development Coordinator
601-359-3498
nclark@mdek12.org

Miriam Comans

State Systemic Improvement Plan K-3 Literacy Coach
601-359-3498
mcomans@mdek12.org

Paige Davis

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Specialist
601-359-3498
paige.davis@usm.edu

Kenneth Gibson

State Systemic Improvement Plan K-3 Literacy Coach
601-359-3498
kgibson@mdek12.org

Denise Harrison

Professional Development Coordinator
601-359-3498
dharrison@mdek12.org

Kristi Higginbotham

Professional Development Coordinator, Visual Impairments
601-359-3498
khigginbotham@mdek12.org

Christy Hunt

Professional Development Coordinator
601-359-3498
chunt@mdek12.org

Dr. Sarieta Pollard

Professional Development Coordinator-Behavior
601-359-3498
spollard@mdek12.org

Courtney Sheriff

State Systemic Improvement Plan K-8 Literacy Coordinator
601-359-3498
courtney.sheriff@mdek12.org

Ashten Yost

Professional Development Coordinator, Hearing Impairments
601-359-3498
ayost@mdek12.org