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Services for Exceptional Children

Contact Us:

134 Franklin Boulevard
Greensboro, NC 27401
336.370.2323
Fax: 336.370.2326

Contact us with questions and concerns

Tara Santiago
Senior Executive Director of Exceptional Children Services

Kristy Peralta
Director of EC Secondary School Support

Sonya Herbert
Director of EC Elementary School Support

EC Parent Liaison

Jacqui Hawkins
hawkinj@gcsnc.com
336.370.8355

The EC Parent Liaison is available to answer questions and help parents/caregivers navigate Guilford County Schools and the special education process.

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Exceptional Children Services, also called special education, is defined as:

  • Specially designed instruction designed to meet the unique needs of a student with a disability
  • Access to the general curriculum and intervention programs are designed to provide maximum opportunities for instruction in the general education setting.
  • Full continuum of service
  • Curriculum driven instruction using the North Carolina Standard Course of Study and the North Carolina Extended Content Standards
  • Related services that include but are not limited to speech, occupational and physical therapy

Guilford County Schools' Exceptional Children Services works as a collaborative team to serve and advocate for students with disabilities through the provision of personalized instruction in the least restrictive environment.

Key Contacts in EC Services

Preschool
(Ages 3 & 4)

Director
Debika Dillard

Coordinator
Cecilia Cobb

Elementary
K - 5th grade

Director
Sonya Herbert

Coordinator
Stephanie Ruffin

Secondary
6th - 12th grade

Director
Kristy Peralta

Coordinator
Mary Olzer

Dispute resolution

PreK/Elementary
Sonya Herbert

Secondary
Kristy Peralta

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New to Guilford County Schools

Jacqui Hawkins, EC Parent Liaison

Parentally Placed Private School Students

Dr. Jackie Haywood

Related Services

Dr. Jackie Haywood

 

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