The office of Student Services and Special Education supports and provides direction to schools and teachers in several areas.  In addition to providing service to the students with disabilities, the department provides direction to students at risk of not graduating from high school.

The department also provides programmatic direction in the area of support services to all students.  Those support services include:  guidance and counseling, school social work, school psychology, school nursing, and alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention and intervention.

Assistant Superintendent
James P. Haessly
Address:  222 Maple Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186
Phone:  262-970-1102     Fax:  262-970-1023
e-mail:  jhaessly@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Executive Assistant
Lynn Cummings
Address:   222 Maple Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186
Phone:  262-970-1101     Fax:  262-970-1023
e-mail:  lcumming@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Secretary
Kim Chynoweth
Address:  222 Maple Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186
Phone:  262-970-1103     Fax:  262-970-1023
e-mail:  kchynowe@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Secretary
Karine Dandrow
Address:  222 Maple Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186
Phone:  262-970-1104     Fax:  262-970-1023
e-mail:  kldandrow@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Secretary
Michelle O'Donnell
Address:  222 Maple Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186
Phone:  262-970-1117     Fax:  262-970-1023
e-mail:  modonnel@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Testing/Transportation/Census Secretary
Alice Schultz
Address:  222 Maple Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186
Phone:  262-970-1105     Fax:  262-970-1023
e-mail:  alice@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Alternative Assessment (WAA), ACT Special Testing
Kathryn Heling
Address:  222 Maple Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186
Phone:  262-970-1123     Fax 262-970-1023
e-mail:  kheling@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Elementary Special Education Coordinator for Blair, Bethesda, Hawthorne, Lowell, Rose Glen, Saratoga, Summit View, White Rock; and Grades K-6 SLD Chairperson
Karen Peterson
Address:  222 Maple Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186
Phone:  262-970-1113     Fax:  262-970-1023
e-mail:  kpeterso@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Elementary Special Education Coordinator for Banting, Hadfield, Heyer, Hillcrest, Meadowbrook, Pleasant Hill, Prairie, Randall, and Whittier
Sarah Drzewiecki
Address:  222 Maple Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186
Phone:  262-970-1114     Fax:  262-970-1023
e-mail:  sdrzewie@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Cognitive Disabilities Coordinators, Grades 7-8: (3 members)

Marianne Kirsch - Butler Middle School
Address:  310 N. Hine Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53188
Phone:  262-970-2987
e-mail:  mkirsch@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Terese Mislang - Horning Middle School
Address:  2000 Wolf Road, Waukesha, WI 53186
Phone:  262-970-3360
e-mail:  tmislang@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Ann Shurte - Central Middle School
Address:  400 N. Grand Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186
Phone:  262-970-3254
e-mail:  ashurte@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Cognitive Disabilities Coordinator (Grades 9-12+)
Bruce Massman
Address:  222 Maple Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186
Phone:  262-970-3601     Fax:  262-970-3520
e-mail:  bmassman@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Coordinator for Deaf/Hard of Hearing (Grades 7-12)
Deb Koller
Address:  222 Maple Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186
Phone:  262-970-1126     Fax:  262-970-1023
e-mail:  dkoller@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Coordinator for Deaf/Hard of Hearing (Grades EC-6) and Auditory Oral Programs
Debbie Schrader
Address:  222 Maple Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186
Phone:  262-970-1968     Fax:  262-970-1023
e-mail:  dschrade@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Early Childhood/4 year old Kindergarten Readiness Coordinator
Stephanie Lichtig
Address:  222 Maple Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186
Phone:  262-970-1111     Fax:  262-970-1023
e-mail:  slichtig@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Emotional/Behavioral Disability (Grades 7-12) Coordinator & Homeless (Grades K-12) Coordinator & iQ Academies at Wisconsin Special Education Coordinator
Linda Sumwalt
Address:  222 Maple Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186
Phone:  262-970-1115     Fax:  262-970-1023
e-mail:  lsumwalt@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Homebound Instruction Coordinator
Kathy Abrahamson
Address:  222 Maple Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186
Phone:  262-970-1122     Fax:  262-970-1023
e-mail:  kabraham@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Specific Learning Disabilities Coordinator, Grades 7-12: (6 Members)

Judy Ertel - South High School
Address:  401 E. Roberta Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186
Phone:  262-970-3874
e-mail:  jertel@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Gail Henning - West High School
Address:  3301 Saylesville Road, Waukesha, WI 53189
Phone:  262-970-4210
e-mail:  ghenning@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Marianne Kirsch - Butler Middle School
Address:  310 N. Hine Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53188
Phone:  262-970-2987
e-mail:  mkirsch@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Terese Mislang - Horning Middle School
Address:  2000 Wolf Road, Waukesha, WI 53186
Phone:  262-970-3360
e-mail:  tmislang@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Jeremy Monday - North High School
Address:  2222 Michigan Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53188
Phone:  262-970-3693
email:  jmonday@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Ann Shurte - Central Middle School
Address:  400 N. Grand Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186
Phone:  262-970-3254
e-mail:  ashurte@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Psychologists/Social Workers Coordinator
Kathy Abrahamson
Address:  222 Maple Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186
Phone:  262-970-1122     Fax:  262-970-1023
e-mail:  kabraham@waukesha.k12.wi.us

School District Nurses
Address:  222 Maple Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186
Twyla Lato
Phone:  262-970-1125     Fax:  262-970-1023
e-mail:  tlato@waukesha.k12.wi.us
JoAnn Creed - Special Education
Phone:  262-970-1131     Fax:  262-970-1023
e-mail:  jcreed@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Speech/Language Services Coordinator
Patty Hovel
Address:  222 Maple Avenue, Waukesha, WI  53186
Phone:  262-970-1112    Fax:  262-970-1023
e-mail:  phovel@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Coordinator for the Visually Impaired (Grades K-12)
Karen Peterson
Address:  222 Maple Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186
Phone:  262-970-1113     Fax:  262-970-1023
e-mail:  kpeterso@waukesha.k12.wi.us

Updated 9/18/08