Office of Exceptional Children DIRECTOR :: Sherry H. Thomas ASSISTANT DIRECTOR :: Matthew C. Hoskins DIVISION MISSION :: The mission of the Office of Exceptional Children is to ensure that students with disabilities develop intellectually, physically, emotionally, and vocationally through the provision of an appropriate individualized education program in the least restrictive environment. Equity In Excellence EC Division Strategic Plan EC Phone List EC Staff List by Specialty EC Regional Staff EC Applications & Data Due Dates Calendar EC Statewide Memo's Hot Topics NC IDEA Grant Application The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) is making available its annual State Application for receiving grant award under Part B with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) as amended in 2004. NC IDEA Part B Application FFY22 Notice of Public Comment The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) Exceptional Children Division (ECD) convened a stakeholder group to review two proposed class specifications for DeafBlind Interveners in compliance with General Statutes 115C-12(15), which authorizes the State Board of Education "...to develop position evaluation descriptions covering those positions in local school administrative units for which certification by the State Board of Education is not normally a prerequisite." The proposed class specifications for DeafBlind Intervener is open for public comment through April 30, 2022 please submit all questions and comments to: ecspubliccomments@dpi.nc.gov DeafBlind Intervener II Class Specification-DRAFT DeafBlind Intervener I Class Specification-DRAFT Supplemental Optional Remote Learning Resources Dispute Resolution Resources NC OCCUPATIONAL PREPARATION COURSES The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and the State Board of Education approved the new Employment Preparation courses. These new courses are effective for the 2021-2022 school year. Employment Preparation I Science Employment Preparation II Citizenship 1A1B Employment Preparation III Citizenship 2A2B Employment Preparation IV Math Questions and comments may be submitted to: Beverly.Colwell@dpi.nc.gov LEA EC Directors LEA EC Director Contact Information LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM EC PROGRAM DIRECTOR PHONE Alamance-Burlington Keisha Banks 336.438.4000 x20078 Alexander County Jessica Anderson 828.632.7001 Alleghany County Melissa Fitzgerald 336.372.4345 Anson County Lynn Gardelle 704.694.4417 Ashe County Terry Richardson 336.846.3221 Avery County Megan Pollard 828.733.6006 Beaufort County Kimberly Gibbs 252.946.6593 Bertie County Karen Branch 252.794.2260 Bladen County Rodney Smith 910.862.4136 Brunswick County Melissa Quinlan 910.253.1059 Buncombe County Amy Dupree 828.255.5971 Asheville City Schools Paula Dowd 828.350.6128 Burke County Shane Mace 828.439.4331 Cabarrus County Angela Fitzwater 704.260.5775 Kannapolis City Bonnie West 704.938.3151 Caldwell County Travis Gillespie 828.728.8407 Camden County Monique Hicks 252.335.0831 Carteret County Crystal Burke (Interim) 252.728.4583 Caswell County Nelson Showalter 336.694.4116 Catawba County Amy Wilson 828.464.8333 Hickory Public Schools Chanda Stokes 828.322.2855 Newton-Conover City Keisha Pritchard 828.464.3191 Chatham County Sara Self-Maddox 919.548.0472 Cherokee County Anne Boring 828.837.0945 Edenton/ Chowan Virginia Jones (Interim) 252.482.4436 Clay County Angel Owens 828.389.8513 Cleveland County Wendy Fitch 704.476.8063 Columbus County Eddie Beck 910.642.5168 x24016 Whiteville City Schools Julie Graves 910.641.6448 Craven County Eleanor Patrick 252.514.4455 Cumberland County Pamela Adams 910.678.2440 Currituck County Jamie Miller 252.232.2223 Dare County Reida Roberts 242.480.8888 Davidson County Kathryn Green 336.242.5508 Lexington City Schools Ray Horton 336.242.1527 x1213 Thomasville City Schools Jennifer Brown 336.474.4200 Davie County Jennifer Custer 336.751.2491 Duplin County Susan Smith 910.296.1521 Durham County Kristin Bell 919.560.3774 Edgecombe County Meagan Sykes 252.641.2600 Winston-Salem/ Forsyth Tammy Norwood 336.727.2083 Franklin County Windy Edwards 919.496.2457 Gaston County Stacy Huffman 704.866.6160 Gates County Chante Jordan 252.357.3315 Graham County Kristy Cable 828.479.9820 Granville County Melanie Hester 919.693.1103 Greene County Jennifer Gardner 252.747.3425 Guilford County Kimberly Steinke 336.370.2323 Halifax County Faith Boakye 252.583.5111 Roanoke Rapids Schools Tess Yeatts 252.519.7128 Weldon City Schools Benita Fields 252.536.4821 Harnett County April Hood 910.814.3457 Haywood County Brandi Stephenson 828.456.2400 x2125 Henderson County Jennifer Shelton 828.697.4566 Hertford County Tonya Smith (Interim) 252.358.1761 Hoke County Lynn Blackshear-Ray 910.875.8009 Hyde County Karen Hutson 252.926.3281 Iredell-Statesville Rhonda McClenahan 704.873.9432 Mooresville Graded Schools Sandra Albert 704.658.2603 Jackson County Kelly Doppke 828.586.2311 Johnston County Ashley Radford 919.934.4361 x4039 Jones County Danielle Bryan 252.448.2531 Lee County Vacant 919.774.6226 Lenoir County Vivian Roach 252.527.1109 Lincoln County Kimberly Davis 704.736.1017 Macon County Brooke Keener 828.524.3314 Madison County Christiaan Ramsey 828.649.9276 Martin County Lisa Bowen 252.792.1575 McDowell County Glenda Starr 828.652.6580 Charlotte/ Mecklenburg Ann White 980.343.6960 Mitchell County Terri Hefner-Scott 828.766.3475 Montgomery County Charles Dulin 910.576.6511 Moore County Laura Dendy (Interim) 910.947.2342 Nash-Rocky Mount Christy Grant 252.459.5220 x640693 New Hanover County Allison Jones 910.254.4445 Northampton County Jorgette Williams 252.534.1371 x227 Onslow County Christopher Barnes (Interim) 910.455.2211 Orange County Connie Crimmins 919.732.8126 Chapel Hill- Carrboro City Lessley Mader 919.967.8211 x28203 Pamlico County Anita Boyd 252.745.4171 x632 Elizabeth City/ Pasquotank Jamie Liverman 252.338.1017 x227 Pender County Melanie McCready 910.259.2187 Perquimans County Kanika Griffin 252.426.5741 Person County Jenna Regan 336.599.2191 x22119 Pitt County Dawn Hester (Interim) 252.695.7989 Polk County Toni Haley 828.894.3051 Randolph County Brooke Johnston 336.633.5060 Asheboro City Schools Tracie Ross 336.625.5104 x241100 Richmond County Amber Watkins 910.582.5860 Robeson County Latonya Burney 910.735.2220 Rockingham County Pam Watkins 336.627.2661 Rowan-Salisbury Schools Elizabeth Mitcham 704.216.7332 Rutherford County Tammie Ash 828.288.2351 Sampson County Alicia Brophy-Dick 910.592.1401 Clinton City Schools Emily Pope 910.592.3132 Scotland County Tory Lawrence 910.276.1138 Stanly County Laura Holland 704.961.5301 Stokes County Terri Collins 336.593.8146 Surry County Amber Flippen 336.386.8211 Elkin City Schools Tracee McManus 336.835.3135 Mount Airy City Schools Scott Dollyhite 336.786.8355 Swain County Brandon Sutton 828.488.3129 x5129 Transylvania County Kerry Putnam 828.884.6173 Tyrrell County Joyeria Brothers (Interim) 252.796.1121 Union County Laura Beachum 704.296.6377 Vance County Natashalyn Snipes 252.492.2127 Wake County Jill McKenna 919.858.3149 Warren County Shana P. Brown 252.257.3184 x1237 Washington County Michele Brickhouse 252.793.5171 x243 Watauga County Michael Marcela 828.264.7190 Wayne County Sonja Emerson 919.705.6027 Wilkes County Jennifer Blankenship 336.651.7084 Wilson County Melissa McFatter 252.399.7780 x8648 Yadkin County Kristi Gaddis 336.679.2051 Yancey County Margie Stebbeds 828.682.6101 Juvenile Justice Kenya Beyah 919.374.6374 DHHS Kimberly Kennedy 919.855.4713 LICENSURE Licensure Licensure FAQ License Requirements for EC Administrators Memo Licensure Guidance Tool Memo Fall 2014 PANC Charts School Psychology Licensure Parameters Materials This archived webinar is intended to provide clarification of NC licensure requirements and the parameters that exist for school psychologists in their practice. Please note, the information is specific to practice within the state of North Carolina. Across the country, states vary in what is considered permissible practice for those credentialed by a State Education Agency in the area of School Psychology. These variances occur as a result of how the laws that guide the practice of psychology are written from state to state. School Psychology Licensure Parameters NC Licensure by RRtCP FoM Memo
Office of Exceptional Children DIRECTOR :: Sherry H. Thomas ASSISTANT DIRECTOR :: Matthew C. Hoskins DIVISION MISSION :: The mission of the Office of Exceptional Children is to ensure that students with disabilities develop intellectually, physically, emotionally, and vocationally through the provision of an appropriate individualized education program in the least restrictive environment. Equity In Excellence EC Division Strategic Plan EC Phone List EC Staff List by Specialty EC Regional Staff EC Applications & Data Due Dates Calendar EC Statewide Memo's Hot Topics NC IDEA Grant Application The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) is making available its annual State Application for receiving grant award under Part B with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) as amended in 2004. NC IDEA Part B Application FFY22 Notice of Public Comment The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) Exceptional Children Division (ECD) convened a stakeholder group to review two proposed class specifications for DeafBlind Interveners in compliance with General Statutes 115C-12(15), which authorizes the State Board of Education "...to develop position evaluation descriptions covering those positions in local school administrative units for which certification by the State Board of Education is not normally a prerequisite." The proposed class specifications for DeafBlind Intervener is open for public comment through April 30, 2022 please submit all questions and comments to: ecspubliccomments@dpi.nc.gov DeafBlind Intervener II Class Specification-DRAFT DeafBlind Intervener I Class Specification-DRAFT Supplemental Optional Remote Learning Resources Dispute Resolution Resources NC OCCUPATIONAL PREPARATION COURSES The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and the State Board of Education approved the new Employment Preparation courses. These new courses are effective for the 2021-2022 school year. Employment Preparation I Science Employment Preparation II Citizenship 1A1B Employment Preparation III Citizenship 2A2B Employment Preparation IV Math Questions and comments may be submitted to: Beverly.Colwell@dpi.nc.gov LEA EC Directors LEA EC Director Contact Information LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM EC PROGRAM DIRECTOR PHONE Alamance-Burlington Keisha Banks 336.438.4000 x20078 Alexander County Jessica Anderson 828.632.7001 Alleghany County Melissa Fitzgerald 336.372.4345 Anson County Lynn Gardelle 704.694.4417 Ashe County Terry Richardson 336.846.3221 Avery County Megan Pollard 828.733.6006 Beaufort County Kimberly Gibbs 252.946.6593 Bertie County Karen Branch 252.794.2260 Bladen County Rodney Smith 910.862.4136 Brunswick County Melissa Quinlan 910.253.1059 Buncombe County Amy Dupree 828.255.5971 Asheville City Schools Paula Dowd 828.350.6128 Burke County Shane Mace 828.439.4331 Cabarrus County Angela Fitzwater 704.260.5775 Kannapolis City Bonnie West 704.938.3151 Caldwell County Travis Gillespie 828.728.8407 Camden County Monique Hicks 252.335.0831 Carteret County Crystal Burke (Interim) 252.728.4583 Caswell County Nelson Showalter 336.694.4116 Catawba County Amy Wilson 828.464.8333 Hickory Public Schools Chanda Stokes 828.322.2855 Newton-Conover City Keisha Pritchard 828.464.3191 Chatham County Sara Self-Maddox 919.548.0472 Cherokee County Anne Boring 828.837.0945 Edenton/ Chowan Virginia Jones (Interim) 252.482.4436 Clay County Angel Owens 828.389.8513 Cleveland County Wendy Fitch 704.476.8063 Columbus County Eddie Beck 910.642.5168 x24016 Whiteville City Schools Julie Graves 910.641.6448 Craven County Eleanor Patrick 252.514.4455 Cumberland County Pamela Adams 910.678.2440 Currituck County Jamie Miller 252.232.2223 Dare County Reida Roberts 242.480.8888 Davidson County Kathryn Green 336.242.5508 Lexington City Schools Ray Horton 336.242.1527 x1213 Thomasville City Schools Jennifer Brown 336.474.4200 Davie County Jennifer Custer 336.751.2491 Duplin County Susan Smith 910.296.1521 Durham County Kristin Bell 919.560.3774 Edgecombe County Meagan Sykes 252.641.2600 Winston-Salem/ Forsyth Tammy Norwood 336.727.2083 Franklin County Windy Edwards 919.496.2457 Gaston County Stacy Huffman 704.866.6160 Gates County Chante Jordan 252.357.3315 Graham County Kristy Cable 828.479.9820 Granville County Melanie Hester 919.693.1103 Greene County Jennifer Gardner 252.747.3425 Guilford County Kimberly Steinke 336.370.2323 Halifax County Faith Boakye 252.583.5111 Roanoke Rapids Schools Tess Yeatts 252.519.7128 Weldon City Schools Benita Fields 252.536.4821 Harnett County April Hood 910.814.3457 Haywood County Brandi Stephenson 828.456.2400 x2125 Henderson County Jennifer Shelton 828.697.4566 Hertford County Tonya Smith (Interim) 252.358.1761 Hoke County Lynn Blackshear-Ray 910.875.8009 Hyde County Karen Hutson 252.926.3281 Iredell-Statesville Rhonda McClenahan 704.873.9432 Mooresville Graded Schools Sandra Albert 704.658.2603 Jackson County Kelly Doppke 828.586.2311 Johnston County Ashley Radford 919.934.4361 x4039 Jones County Danielle Bryan 252.448.2531 Lee County Vacant 919.774.6226 Lenoir County Vivian Roach 252.527.1109 Lincoln County Kimberly Davis 704.736.1017 Macon County Brooke Keener 828.524.3314 Madison County Christiaan Ramsey 828.649.9276 Martin County Lisa Bowen 252.792.1575 McDowell County Glenda Starr 828.652.6580 Charlotte/ Mecklenburg Ann White 980.343.6960 Mitchell County Terri Hefner-Scott 828.766.3475 Montgomery County Charles Dulin 910.576.6511 Moore County Laura Dendy (Interim) 910.947.2342 Nash-Rocky Mount Christy Grant 252.459.5220 x640693 New Hanover County Allison Jones 910.254.4445 Northampton County Jorgette Williams 252.534.1371 x227 Onslow County Christopher Barnes (Interim) 910.455.2211 Orange County Connie Crimmins 919.732.8126 Chapel Hill- Carrboro City Lessley Mader 919.967.8211 x28203 Pamlico County Anita Boyd 252.745.4171 x632 Elizabeth City/ Pasquotank Jamie Liverman 252.338.1017 x227 Pender County Melanie McCready 910.259.2187 Perquimans County Kanika Griffin 252.426.5741 Person County Jenna Regan 336.599.2191 x22119 Pitt County Dawn Hester (Interim) 252.695.7989 Polk County Toni Haley 828.894.3051 Randolph County Brooke Johnston 336.633.5060 Asheboro City Schools Tracie Ross 336.625.5104 x241100 Richmond County Amber Watkins 910.582.5860 Robeson County Latonya Burney 910.735.2220 Rockingham County Pam Watkins 336.627.2661 Rowan-Salisbury Schools Elizabeth Mitcham 704.216.7332 Rutherford County Tammie Ash 828.288.2351 Sampson County Alicia Brophy-Dick 910.592.1401 Clinton City Schools Emily Pope 910.592.3132 Scotland County Tory Lawrence 910.276.1138 Stanly County Laura Holland 704.961.5301 Stokes County Terri Collins 336.593.8146 Surry County Amber Flippen 336.386.8211 Elkin City Schools Tracee McManus 336.835.3135 Mount Airy City Schools Scott Dollyhite 336.786.8355 Swain County Brandon Sutton 828.488.3129 x5129 Transylvania County Kerry Putnam 828.884.6173 Tyrrell County Joyeria Brothers (Interim) 252.796.1121 Union County Laura Beachum 704.296.6377 Vance County Natashalyn Snipes 252.492.2127 Wake County Jill McKenna 919.858.3149 Warren County Shana P. Brown 252.257.3184 x1237 Washington County Michele Brickhouse 252.793.5171 x243 Watauga County Michael Marcela 828.264.7190 Wayne County Sonja Emerson 919.705.6027 Wilkes County Jennifer Blankenship 336.651.7084 Wilson County Melissa McFatter 252.399.7780 x8648 Yadkin County Kristi Gaddis 336.679.2051 Yancey County Margie Stebbeds 828.682.6101 Juvenile Justice Kenya Beyah 919.374.6374 DHHS Kimberly Kennedy 919.855.4713 LICENSURE Licensure Licensure FAQ License Requirements for EC Administrators Memo Licensure Guidance Tool Memo Fall 2014 PANC Charts School Psychology Licensure Parameters Materials This archived webinar is intended to provide clarification of NC licensure requirements and the parameters that exist for school psychologists in their practice. Please note, the information is specific to practice within the state of North Carolina. Across the country, states vary in what is considered permissible practice for those credentialed by a State Education Agency in the area of School Psychology. These variances occur as a result of how the laws that guide the practice of psychology are written from state to state. School Psychology Licensure Parameters NC Licensure by RRtCP FoM Memo