Staff
Christy Weddington
Director of Special Programs
- Department Management and Operations
- Special Education Compliance
- Section 504 Compliance
Mickie Jackson
Assistant to Director
jacksonmi@pearlandisd.org
Coordinators
Krystal Evans
Coordinator of Special Programs
- Campus support for specially designed instructional services
- Campus support for ARD Compliance
- Supervision of Vision Services and ARD Facilitators
Shelley Lesco
Coordinator of Special Programs
- Campus support for alternative academics and related services
- Extended School Year Services
- Supervision of Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Adapted PE, Assistive Technology
Coordinator of Special Programs
halligana@pearlandisd.org
- Campus support for behavioral and transition services
- Homebound Liaison
- Transition & Employee Designee
- Supervision of Speech Therapists
Jennifer Hademenos
Coordinator of Special Programs – Evaluation
- Child Find and Private School Evaluations
- Supervision of School Psychologists
- Independent Educational Evaluations
Amy Moes
Coordinator of Special Programs - 504/Dyslexia
- Campus support for Section 504 compliance
- Campus support for Dyslexia identification and services
- Supervision of Educational Diagnosticians
Monica Reynolds
Coordinator of Health Services
- Development, implementation, and evaluation of a comprehensive health services program
- Provide leadership to all members of the health services team
- Collaborate with district leadership to develop policies, procedures, and standards of healthcare for students and staff
Specialists
Nancy Simons
Behavior Specialist
- Campus support for all Behavior Support and Intervention (BSI) programs
- Behavior RtI
- Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI) Lead Trainer
Crystal Pugh
Behavior Specialist
- Campus support for all Behavior Support and Intervention (BSI) programs
- Behavior RtI
- Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI) Lead Trainer
Mary Kate Puna
Lead Speech Language Pathologist
- Campus support for all speech therapy programs
- Provide leadership to Speech Language Pathologists
- Coordinate Private School Speech Services
Dr. Michael Brandon
District Psychologist
- Mental health services
- Non-Ed Funding
- Special Education Transportation Liaison
Support Staff
Anna Gonzalez
Special Programs Clerk/Receptionist
Katherine Crosswhite
Special Programs PEIMS/Records Clerk
crosswhitek@pearlandisd.org