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West Rusk Special Services

 

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Rusk County Shared Services Arrangement
903-657-9761
Fax. 903-655-0378

Director:
Akiko Jones
[email protected]

Director of Special Education
Rusk County Special Education SSA
121 N. Marshall St., Suite 102
Henderson, TX 75652
(903) 657-9761 Fax: (903) 655-0378

Special Services Faculty & Staff

 

Position Name Email

High School Resource Teacher

Paige Pratt

[email protected]

Junior High Resource Teacher

Bettye Denison

[email protected]

Intermediate Resource Teacher

Periann Crane

[email protected]

Elementary Resource Teacher

Taryn Cabrera

[email protected]

Life Skills Teacher (Elementary)

Jenna Tippitt

[email protected]

Life Skills Teache (JH)

 

@westruskisd.org

Elementary Life Skills

Pam Newton

[email protected]

Life Skills Teacher (HS)

Jennifer Wheeler

[email protected]

 

 

Rusk County Service Personnel

 

Position Name Email

Educational Diagnostician

Amy Phillips

[email protected], [email protected]

Educational Diagnostician

Bailee Whitaker

[email protected], [email protected]
Speech Therapist  Lacey Davis [email protected]

Speech/Language Pathologist

Ranita Brown

[email protected],[email protected]

Licensed Specialist in School Psychology

Terri Dickson

[email protected]

Special Education Counselor

Terri Dickson

[email protected]

Occupational Therapist, Registered

Andrea Clark

[email protected]

Physical Therapist

Dr. Karyn Hill

[email protected]

Teacher of the Hearing Impaired/

Andrea Clark

[email protected]

Teacher of the Visual Impaired

Melissa Miller

[email protected]

Orientation and Mobility Specialist

Ryan McCary

[email protected]

Transition/Employment Services Designee

Melanie Malcolm

[email protected]

Data Entry Clerk/Records Clerk/PEIMS/SHARS

Summer Dorsey

[email protected]

Administrative Assistant

Kathy Gray

[email protected]

 

Rusk County Service Personnel may by contacted through the Rusk County Shared Services office by calling 903-657-9761