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Welcome!
Welcome to East Paulding High School Special Education department! Here we will provide information about the Special Education teachers, paraprofessionals, classes, programs, and organizations. The Special Education department strives to engage all students in active and participatory learning with the goal of creating elite students, informed and engaged citizens, and life-long learners.
Our Pledge:
Our pledge is that every teacher in the Special Education department is committed to trying his/her best to help your child grow as a student and a person. At the end of a school year, in addition to knowing more about the subject of a particular class, our students should be better at:- conducting research through multiple mediums
- constructing written arguments using supporting evidence
- determining fact from opinion
- determining the bias of information sources
- determining the main idea of an article, video or film
- engaging in discussion with peers
- enjoying the study of various areas of science
- explaining current events with scientific background
- keeping aware of community issues and concerns
- knowing how to be a focused and contributing group member
- planning for college and career life
- listening during discussions, lectures, group work, etc.
- planning and time management
- retaining information
- seeing the connection between subject matter and their lives
- speaking publicly to small or large audiences
- taking notes in class and at home
- taking tests and various formal assessments
- truly wanting to know more about class subjects
- using the internet critically and productively
- using libraries and computer labs effectively
- voicing opinions and ideas to community leaders
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Note: All teachers are available for tutoring. Check with your teacher for their tutoring times. You can also see other teachers who teach the same subject for help.
Special Education Department
Ana Chaney - ✉
Special Education - Lead
Vicki Bihari - ✉
SELS
Deanna Billing - ✉
IRR - Math
Renette Byrd - ✉
IRR - Science
Danny Caylor - ✉
IRR - English
Frank Christ - ✉
MOIDMary Christ - ✉
MOID Jeffrey Cole - ✉
IRR - Science
Ples Davis - ✉
CTI Coordinator
Sami Fales - ✉
MIMOBenji Frazier - ✉
IRR - History Katie Jo Gentry - ✉
IRR - English
IRR - Science
Emily Hamilton - ✉
MID
Brandi Haney - ✉
IRR - MathJesse Howard - ✉
IRR - MathNathan Hudalla - ✉
LEAP
Nick Hudson - ✉
IRR - Social Studies
Jane Moyer - ✉
LEAP
Belinda Mullins - ✉
IRR - English
Toni Olivier - ✉
IRR - Science
Alex Rogers - ✉
IRR - Science
Charlie Stapp - ✉
IRR - Science Linda Traffansted - ✉
IRR - English
IRR - Math Abigail Warren - ✉
IRR - English
IRR - Math
Philip Wehunt - ✉
IRR - Math
Liz Wheeler - ✉
IRR - English
IRR - Math
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Paraprofessionals
Yenni Acevedo Liriano - ✉
IRR
Clarissa Baker - ✉
MIDSarah Bryant - ✉
IRR
Brittany Buice - ✉
LEAPKristin China - ✉
??Fran Davis - ✉
SELSLinda Daughdrill - ✉
??Geraline Dunn - ✉
????Brittany Embry - ✉
????Sheryl Hunton - ✉
LEAP
Jessica Kirby - ✉
MOD
Michelle Kuck - ✉
MIDDana Leggett - ✉
MOIDHaven Mathis - ✉
IRR
Kay Myers - ✉
SELSLindsay Newton - ✉
IRR
Lisa Petty - ✉
IRRBecky Whitener - ✉
IRR
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Exceptional Students Educational Program (ESEP) Overview 
Our ESEP Program emphasizes transition to work and adult living and offers students with special needs the opportunity to participate in school-based enterprises (SBE) to learn and practice job skills. The Crossbones Crafts is a SBE run solely by students with intellectual disabilities. They sell handmade wooden signs and other individually made and customized products. Students oversee all aspects of this business including marketing, distribution, manufacturing, and finance. The SBE provides students with valuable life and employability skills including collaboration, communication, and time-management.
LEAP 
The LEAP program (Learning Enrichment Achievement Program) serves students with autism needing a modified curriculum and focuses on academic, communication, social, and daily living skills. These students possess profound learning gaps when compared to their typical peers and receive intensive support such as visuals, picture schedules, manipulatives, and sensory integration activities. The classroom environment is highly structured and incorporates individual schedules of behavior reinforcement.
SELS 
The SEL-S (Social Emotional Learning-Supports) program is for students with autism who have average to above average cognitive abilities and can meet the requirements of a general education diploma but require more support due to significant challenges in learning, behavior, and social-emotional functioning. Students receive explicit instruction in cognitive behavior strategies, pragmatic language, and social skills, while receiving instruction aligned with the Georgia Standards of Excellence. Eligible students have access to Speech/Language, Occupational, and Physical Therapies, Adaptive PE, Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing and Visually Impaired services, and Assistive Technology devices and services. Career-Technical Instruction provides support for students with disabilities in their Career, Technical and Agricultural electives.
