Student Services

Student Services

Student Services

Exceptional Student Services (ESS)

Welcome to CGUHSD Exceptional Student Services.
Where “ALL means ALL”

Special Education is a “service not a place”, and here at CGUHSD we provide the continuum of services to meet the needs of ALL students identified with different disabilities.


Special Education Services

Special Education services and programs of the Casa Grande Union High School District shall emerge from the general educational program to meet the instructional and environmental needs of our exceptional children. An exceptional student is defined as any student who, because of an identified disability, requires specially designed instruction in order to receive a free, appropriate public education.

Special Education is a service-not a place. Special Education shall be provided through a continuum of services which include instruction in the general education classroom with supplementary aids and services, services integrated into the general education classroom, specialized instruction in a resource or pull-out setting, instruction in a specialized classroom, instruction in a special school, home instruction, and instruction in hospitals or institutions. The removal of students with disabilities from the general educational environment will only occur when the nature or severity of the disability is such that education in general education classes or in a building with non-disabled students, with the use of Special Education services, cannot be achieved satisfactorily. The District may contract, as necessary, for the education of students with disabilities in approved public or private agencies when the needs of the student cannot be met within the district.

It is the policy of the Casa Grande Union High School District that students with disabilities:

  1. Will be located and identified.
  2. Will have comprehensive evaluation services which define both needs and strengths.
  3. Will have Individual Education Programs designed to meet their specific needs.
  4. Will be offered special help based on the individual education program in the Least Restrictive Environment possible, and as close as possible to the student’s home school.
  5. Will have any potentially harmful effects considered prior to placement for Special Education services.
  6. Will be educated to the maximum extent possible with non-disabled peers.
  7. Will have their programs reviewed at least annually.
  8. Will be re-evaluated or considered for re-evaluation at least every three years.

Students in public or private institutions or other care facilities will be educated with nondisabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate. The district will establish procedures for monitoring the programs of such students, and will provide for reintegration into the public schools when recommended in the student’s Individual Educational Programs. No child in an institution, who is capable of being educated in a general public school setting as defined by the IEP, will be denied access to education in the public schools.

Contact

Teena Daniels
Daniels, Teena
Executive Director of Academics
Office: 520-316-3360 x 1136
Maria Duran
Duran, Maria
Assistant Director of Student Success
Office: 520-316-3360 x 1138
Lee Brown
Brown, Lee
Student Services Compliance Specialist
Office: 520-316-3360 x 1110

Special Education Records Requests

Leslie Vasquez
Vasquez, Leslie
Administrative Assistant, Student Success
Office: 520-316-3360 x 1137
Special Education Records Requests

504 Services Coordinator (District)

Teena Daniels
Daniels, Teena
Executive Director of Academics
Office: 520-316-3360 x 1136

504 Services Coordinator (CGUHS)

Dr. La Joi Gardner
Gardner, Dr. La Joi
Assistant Principal, Academics
Office: 520-836-8500 x 3155

504 Services Facilitator (CGUHS)

Heather Preston
Preston, Heather
School Counselor/Success Coach
Office: 520-836-8500 x 3125

504 Services Coordinator (VGHS)

Andrea Teran
Teran, Andrea
Assistant Principal, Academics
Office: 520-876-9400 x 4113

Chronic Illness Services Coordinator

Maria Duran
Duran, Maria
Assistant Director of Student Success
Office: 520-316-3360 x 1138

ELL Services

Eva Vasquez
Vasquez, Eva
ELL Administrative Assistant
Office: 520-836-8500 x 3172

ESS Coordinator (CGUHS)

Guillermina Lorona
Lorona, Guillermina
Student Success Coordinator
Office: 520-836-8500 x 3598

ESS Coordinator (VGHS)

Rebecca Spallinger
Spallinger, Rebecca
Student Success Coordinator
Office: 520-876-9400 x 4149

Gifted & Talented Education

Teena Daniels
Daniels, Teena
Executive Director of Academics
Office: 520-316-3360 x 1136

Homebound Services Coordinator

Maria Duran
Duran, Maria
Assistant Director of Student Success
Office: 520-316-3360 x 1138

Medicaid Specialist

Sarah Jamerson
Jamerson, Sarah
ESS Medicaid Specialist
Office: 520-316-3360 x 1135

School Counselor/Success Coach (CGUHS)

Kim Robinson
Robinson, Kim
School Counselor/Success Coach
Office: 520-836-8500 x 3118

School Counselor/Success Coach (VGHS)

Amy Faulk
Faulk, Amy
School Counselor/Success Coach (ESS)
Office: 520-876-9400 x 4142

School Psychologists (CGUHS)

Cassandra Bennett
Bennett, Cassandra
School Psychologist
Office: 520-836-8500 x 3568
Baely Humber
Humber, Baely
TOA Psychologist
-520-836-8500 x 3568 CGUHS
-520-876-9400 x 4147 VGHS

School Psychologist (VGHS)

Dylan Holstein-Radin
Holstein-Radin, Dylan
School Psychologist
Office: 520-876-9400 x 4147
Baely Humber
Humber, Baely
TOA Psychologist
-520-836-8500 x 3568 CGUHS
-520-876-9400 x 4147 VGHS

Special Education Services

Teena Daniels
Daniels, Teena
Executive Director of Academics
Office: 520-316-3360 x 1136

Speech Language (CGUHS)

Holly Adams
Adams, Holly
Speech Language Therapist
Office: 520-836-8500 x 5104
Gabrel Lizarraga
Lizarraga, Gabrel
Speech Language Pathologist Assistant
Office: 520-836-8500 x 3700
James Ludlow
Ludlow, James
Speech Language Pathologist
Office: 000-000-0000
520-836-8500 x3700
520-876-9400 x4152
Naomi Peng
Peng, Naomi
Speech Language Therapist
Office: 520-836-8500 x 3546

Speech Language (PACE)

Holly Adams
Adams, Holly
Speech Language Therapist
Office: 520-836-8500 x 5104

Speech Language (VGHS)

Holly Adams
Adams, Holly
Speech Language Therapist
Office: 520-836-8500 x 5104
James Ludlow
Ludlow, James
Speech Language Pathologist
Office: 000-000-0000
520-836-8500 x3700
520-876-9400 x4152
Naomi Peng
Peng, Naomi
Speech Language Therapist
Office: 520-836-8500 x 3546

Title IX Coordinator (District)

Teena Daniels
Daniels, Teena
Executive Director of Academics
Office: 520-316-3360 x 1136

Title IX Coordinator (CGUHS)

Randy Robbins
Robbins, Randy
Athletic Director
Office: 520-836-8500 x 3106

Title IX Coordinator (VGHS)

John Kashner Sr.
Kashner Sr., John
Interim Athletic Director
Office: 520-876-9400 x 4107
Rhonda Ruiz
Ruiz, Rhonda
Principal's Administrative Assistant
Office: 520-876-9400 x 4102

Transition Services

Dr. Sonya Hendricks
Hendricks, Dr. Sonya
ESS Transition Specialist
Office: 000-000-0000
520-836-8500 x3907
520-876-9400 x4151
Our Non-Discrimination Commitment

Casa Grande Union High School District #82 prohibits discrimination in employment and educational programs based on race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, military status, genetic test information, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.

Questions, complaints, or requests for additional information regarding these laws may be forwarded to the designated compliance coordinator(s), Teena Daniels, District Title IX Coordinator, 1362 N. Casa Grande Ave, Casa Grande, AZ 85122, (520) 316-3360, or [email protected]

El Distrito Casa Grande Union High #82 prohibe la discriminación de empleo y programas educacionales basados en raza, color, religion, sexo, edad, descapacidad, origen nacional, estado militar, información de prueba genetica, orientación sexual o identidad de género, o expresion y provee acceso a los Boy Scouts y otros grupos juveniles designados.

Preguntas, quejas, o solicitudes para información adicional de acuerdo a estas leyes deben ser dirigidas a la coordinadora designada, Teena Daniels, District Title IX Coordinator, 1362 N. Casa Grande Ave, Casa Grande, AZ 85122, (520) 316-3360, [email protected]

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