Contributing Authors
Caroline Averitt, M.S.Ed.
Professional Development Manager, Editor, and Former Teacher,
The Master Teacher, Kansas
Darcy Baker, Ed.S.
Consultant and Former Special Education Teacher,
Maize Unified School District, Kansas
Wendy Balough, Ed.D. (in memoriam)
Director of Special Services,
Lexington County School District One, South Carolina
Kara Belew
Teacher,
Andover Public Schools, Kansas
Megan Bone
Instructional Designer and Former Teacher,
Lansing Unified School District, Kansas
Kelly Carmody
Teacher,
Manhattan-Ogden Public Schools, Kansas
Kady Carson
Teacher,
Ottawa USD 290, Kansas
Beth Carver-Swain
Speech-Language Pathologist,
Olathe School District, Kansas
Gae Connally, M.S.Ed.
Lecturer and Elementary Certificate Coordinator,
Baylor University, Texas
Jeanne Cordeiro, M.Ed.
Director of Special Services,
MSAD 44 School District, Maine
Mark Craig
Orientation and Mobility Specialist,
Shawnee Mission School District, Kansas
Temple Crutchfield, Ed.D.
Adjunct Instructor and Former Special Education Teacher,
Grand Canyon University, Arizona and Liberty University, Virginia
Traci Davis, Ed.D.
Director of Q360 & Educational Services,
Quantum Resource Professionals, Missouri
Bob DeBruyn
Chairman of the Board,
The Master Teacher, Kansas
Tracey DeBruyn
President,
The Master Teacher, Kansas
Mary Devin, Ph.D.
Professor of Educational Leadership,
Kansas State University, Kansas
Lana Dudzinski
Transportation Coordinator,
Park Hill School District, Missouri
Erin Dugan, Ph.D.
President and CEO,
KidsTLC, Kansas
Teresa Earles-Vollrath, Ph.D.
Professor of Special Education,
University of Central Missouri, Missouri
Elaine Fasulo, Ed.D.
Former Executive Director of Special Services,
Olathe Public Schools, Kansas
Carol Fetters-Morgan, Ph.D.
Educational Consultant,
Beaumont, Texas
Rae Lynn Helman, Ed.D.
Director of Special Education and Student Services,
LeRoy Central School, New York
Carol Holzberg, Ph.D.
Educational Technology Consultant,
West Warwick Public Schools, Massachusetts
Joan Johnson, Ph.D.
Special Education Coordinator (Retired),
Shawnee Mission School District, Kansas
Bill Kidder
Resource Teacher,
Olathe School District, Kansas
John Laffoon, Ed.D.
Chief Clinical Program Officer,
KidsTLC, Kansas
Jillian Livingstone, Ph.D.
Special Education Consultant,
Exceptional Connections, Michigan
Lusa Lo
Professor of Special Education,
University of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts
Suzette Lovely, Ed. D.
Leadership Consultant,
San Clemente, California
Pam Matulka, M.Ed.
Instructional Coach,
Perkins School for the Blind, Massachusetts
Sara Miller
Teacher,
Rock Creek, Kansas
Steven Miller
Teacher,
Holcomb School District, Kansas
Yolanda Nunez, M.Ed.
Director at Brilliant and Resilient Youth,
Tucson, Arizona
Kristi Ortiz-Ramos, LBA
Licensed Behavior Analyst, Special Educator,
Olathe, Kansas
Deanna Parish, Ph.D.
Program Director,
Academic Alliance of SC, South Carolina
Amy Penn, Ed.S.
Senior Executive Director of Special Education & Student Services, Former Special Education Teacher,
Paulding County School District, Georgia
Katie Rhodes
Teacher,
Manhattan-Ogden Public Schools, Kansas
Marilyn Richardson
Special Education Teacher,
Olathe Public Schools, Kansas
Jim Rickabaugh, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor,
The Institute for Personalized Learning, Wisconsin
Ronda Rufsvold, Ph.D.
Special Education Program Specialist,
Elk Grove Unified School District, California
Heidi Schneider, Ed.S.
Special Services Coordinator,
Olathe Public Schools, Kansas
Heather Schroer
Special Education Instructional Coach,
Olathe Public Schools, Kansas
Robin Sharp
School Psychologist,
Basehor-Linwood School District, Kansas
Allison Smith, M.A.Ed.
Special Education Compliance Officer,
El Monte Union High School District, California
Nicole Tschopp, Ed.D.
Director of Student Support Services,
United Schools Network, Ohio
Treva Ullom
Interpreter Manager,
Olathe School District, Kansas
Julie Veatch, Ed.D.
Principal,
Olathe Public Schools, Kansas
Ruth Waggoner, Ed.D.
Professor of Education, Director of Clinical and Field Based Experiences,
MidAmerica Nazarene University, Kansas
Howard Wakkinen, Ph.D.
School Psychologist,
Laramie County School District #1, Wyoming
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