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Welcome to Special Education

Our mission is to provide quality educational opportunities for students with disabilities from birth to age 21.  It is our aim to improve educational outcomes for all children with disabilities through collaborative efforts among students, families, educators and the community alike.

The Special Education Department Goals are:

Goal 1. Learning: Graduation Rates

  • Lincoln Public Schools' Special Education Department will support improvement of graduation rates by building the capacity and skills of coordinators and teachers.

Goal 2. Public Engagement Plan

  • Lincoln Public Schools' Special Education Department will support public engagement by involving parents in their children's learning.

Goal 3. Resources-Diverse Staff

  • Lincoln Public Schools' Special Education Department will support resources by gaining cultural proficiency, increasing collaborative relationships with other departments and community agencies and using resources to support student learning.

Thank you for your interest in the special education services provided by Lincoln Public Schools.  We hope you find this web site helpful.  Additional information can be obtained by calling our main switchboard at 436-1905 or fax at 436-1899.

Jennifer Fundus, Ed.D.
Director of Special Education

Special Education Leadership Team

Jennifer Fundus , Director of Special Education
436-1919
jfundus@lps.org

  • Budget
  • Contracts (In/Out)
  • Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program (HI)
  • Office Coordination
  • Organization of Coordinator Meetings
  • Organization of Special Education Leadership
  • Overall Compliance (District, State, Federal)
  • Parent Advisory
  • Parent Concerns/Complaints
  • Rule 19
  • Special Education Web Site
  • Special Education and English Language Learners
  • Staffing
  • Summer Services
  • VOICE Program (18-21 Year Old Students)
  • Schools Assigned: North Star, Irving, Cavett, Holmes Prescott, Rousseau

Mary Ells, Assistant Director
436-1806
mells@lps.org

  • Alternative Assessment
  • Community Experiences
  • Compliance (District, State, Federal)
  • Curriculum and Instruction Study
  • District Professional Development Committee
  • District-wide Assessment and Data Collection
  • Expertise in Autism, Learning Disabilities, Mental Handicaps
  • Homebound Services
  • IEP (Monitor, Plan, Implement)
  • Improving Learning for Children with Disabilities
  • NDE Grant Coordination
  • Non-Public
  • Resource Program
  • Summer Services
  • Support Team and AT
  • Schools Assigned: Southeast, Lefler, Adams, Eastridge, Humann, Kloefhorn, Lakeview, Pershing, Randolph, Riley, Sheridan

Aaron Meints, Budget Coordinator
436-1913
ameints3@lps.org

  • Budget Management and Accounting for the Department

Cindy Brunken, Supervisor
436-1902
cbrunk@lps.org

  • BIRSST - "Southeast Region Brain Injury Resource School Support Team"
  • District Curriculum Committee
  • Expertise in Speech/Language Pathology
  • Lead for the IEP (Monitor, Plan, Implement)
  • LPS Special Education/UNL Athletic Department Patnership Co-Chair
  • MDT (Monitor, Plan, Implement)
  • Medicaid Administrative Time Study
  • Medicaid in Public Schools
  • Mentor Program for New Coordinators
  • Response to Intervention (RtI) (Lead)
  • Special Education English Language Learners
  • Speech/Language Pathologists
  • Summer Services
  • Schools Assigned:  East, Lux, Pound, Elliott, Fredstrom, Maxey, McPhee, Morley, Pyrtle, Zeman

Mary Phillips, Supervisor
436-1907
mphil@lps.org

  • Early Childhood Child Study
  • Early Childhood Planning Region Team
  • Early Childhood Special Education
  • Early Childhood Special Education State Outcomes
  • Improving Learning for Children with Disabilities Part C
  • Individualized Family Service Plans (Monitor, Plan, Implement)
  • Medicaid in Public Schools
  • Mentor Program for New Coordinators
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Rule 11 Compliance
  • Summer Services
  • Schools Assigned:  Goodrich, Belmont, Brownell, Campbell, Everett, Kooser, Meadow Lane, Roper, West Lincoln

Susan Safarik, Supervisor
436-1918
sbuchan@lps.org

  • Behavior Specialists
  • Behavior Therapists
  • Child Guidance
  • Community Experiences
  • Don Sherrill Program
  • Expertise in Behavioral Disorders
  • Functional Behavior Assessments/Behavior Intervention Plans (Monitor, Plan, Implement)
  • MANDT
  • Program Review Committee
  • Resource Program
  • Rule 18
  • Special Education Transportation
  • Summer Services
  • Surrogate Parents
  • Yankee Hill
  • Schools Assigned:  Lincoln High, Northeast, Mickle, Arnold, Calvert, Hartley, Huntington, Kahoa, Norwood Park, Saratoga

Jill Timmons, Supervisor
436-1915
jtimmon@lps.org

  • Community Experiences
  • Expertise in School Psychology and Visual Impairments
  • MDT (Monitor and Plan)
  • Professional Development (Lead)
  • Resource Program
  • Response to Intervention (RtI)
  • School Psychologists
  • Student Records System (SRS)
  • Summer Services
  • Visually Impaired Program, Mobility, Braillists
  • Schools Assigned:  Southwest, Bryan, Culler, Dawes, Park, Schoo, Scott, Beattie, Clinton, Hill

Special Education A to Z

Find links to forms and resources for everything from A to Z on our A-Z page! Visit it here.