Department Directory
Special Education Department Directory
The easiest way to get in touch is through the Special Education contact form:
Special Education Program Teams
Sensory Services
Ann Curry
Student Support Services Supervisor
jacurry@seattleschools.org
206-252-0332
Early Childhood (Child Find/Preschool/Birth-Three/EEU)
Whitney Smith
Director of Early Learning
wnsanders@seattleschools.org
Meredith Fourre
Special Education Early Childhood Specialist
206-252-0418
Barbara Roman
Special Education Early Childhood Specialist
206-252-0000
Private School Referrals and Service Plans
Robin Olney
Student Support Services Supervisor
reolney@seattleschools.org
206-252-0870
Stephanie Rincon
Private School Program Specialist
Transition/BRIDGES (Ages 16-21)
Rob Vander Stoep
Student Support Services Supervisor
ravanderstoe@seattleschools.org
206-252-9934
Chelsea Palmer
Program Specialist
206-252-0899
Skills Center
Rob Vander Stoep
Student Support Services Supervisor
ravanderstoe@seattleschools.org
206-252-9934
Students assigned to a nonpublic agency
The supervisor of the student’s neighborhood school should be contacted with questions, even when their student is assigned full-time to a NPA.
Special Education Supervisor School Assignments
Directors
Rocky Torres, Assistant Superintendent of Student Support Services: ratorres@seattleschools.org
Devin Gurley, Executive Director of Special Education and Inclusion: dkgurley@seattleschools.org
Mike Bylsma, Director of Special Education: mebylsma@seattleschools.org
Ivory Stewart, Director of Special Education: ivstewart@seattleschools.org