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Get to Know the Special Education and Title Services (SETS) and Early Childhood Team

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Bert Moore

Director of Special Education and Title Services

  • Phone Number: 785-296-4949
  • Email Address: bmoore@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: General Supervision of Special Education and Title Services, Kansas Integrated Accountability System (KIAS), Kansas Multi-Tier System of Support (MTSS), and Kansas Technical Assistance and Program Accountability (TASN)
  • Fun Fact: “I make stained glass windows, suncatchers, and beads.”

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Kayla Love

Administrative Specialist

  • Phone Number: 785-291-3097
  • Email Address: klove@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: SETS Team Lead Administrative Assistant, Team Receptionist, Assistant to Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC) and School Mental Health Advisory Council (SMHAC)
  • Fun Fact: “Party planning is my specialty; I wish to be an Event Planner when I grow up!”

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Doug Boline

Assistant Director

  • Phone Number: 785-296-2600
  • Email Address: dboline@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Local Consolidated Programs, KansaStar, KIAS, Migrant Technical Assistance and Program Accountability, ESEA Accountability, Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER)
  • Fun Fact: “We welcomed our first grandchild in December.”

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Heather Gould

Education Program Consultant

  • Phone Number: 785-296-8965
  • Email Address: hgould@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: Title 1 Part C: Migrant Education, Title 1 Part D: Neglected and Delinquent
  • Fun Fact: “My daughter was crowned Queen of Courts in High School!”

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Stacey Noll

Data Coordinator

  • Phone Number: 785-296-3129
  • Email Address: snoll@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: CSPR data coordination, Education Data Exchange Network (EDEN) Steward for SETS and Career Standards and Assessment Services (CSAS)
  • Fun Fact: “As a hobby, I bake and decorate sugar cookies.”

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Jean Rush

Coordinator

  • Phone Number: 785-296-7884
  • Email Address: jrush@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: Schoolwide Improvement, KIAS Technical Assistance and Program Accountability, KansaStar
  • Fun Fact: “After 19 years as a Kansas Superintendent, I got the best job, in my favorite building. I gave historical tours at the Kansas Capitol building to hundreds of Kansas School Children. We all know that kids ask the darndest questions and one that I was asked by a child while on the Capitol tour, ‘How many lightbulbs are there in the Capitol?”

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Dean Zajic

Assistant Director

  • Phone Number: 785-296-2425
  • Email Address: dzajic@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: Coordination Across Programs, Fiscal Requirements and Accountability, Maintenance of Effort Technical Assistance and Program Accountability, Significant Disproportionality, ESSER, IDEA, ESEA
  • Fun Fact: “ I love hiking mountains and sailing, but I wouldn’t trade life in the flattest and most in-land state for anything.”

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Sami Reed

Administrative Specialist

  • Phone Number: 785-296-2134
  • Email Address: snreed@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: Administrative Specialist: ESSER and EANS Support
  • Fun Fact: “I have two cats that absolutely hate each other.”

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Evelyn Alden

Public Service Administrator

  • Phone Number: 785-296-3868
  • Email Address: ealden@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: Personnel Data for Categorical Aid, Reimbursement Guide Technical Assistance, SETS Website Content Manager

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Chris Macy

Education Program Consultant

  • Phone Number: 785-296-3287
  • Email Address: cmacy@ksde.org
  • Areas or Expertise: 21st Century Learning Centers, KIAS- Local Consolidated Plan Technical Assistance and Program Accountability
  • Fun Fact: “I’ve grown up my whole life knowing I was German (Surname Cansler-derivative of Kanzler). Joust found out from 23andMe that I don’t have an ounce of German in me. Now I must break it to my dad….”

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Christy Weiler

Coordinator

  • Phone Number: 785-296-1712
  • Email Address: cweiler@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: IDEA Fiscal and Technical Assistance and Program Accountability
  • Fun Fact: “There are two different days a year dedicated to celebrating donuts.”
    • National Donut Day: First Friday every June
    • National Doughnut Day: November 5th every year

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Angela Rice

Public Service Executive

  • Phone Number: 785-296-1785
  • Email Address: arice@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: ESSER and EANS
  • Fun Fact: “I am a Certified Wine Specialist.”

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Renee Brant

Public Service Executive

  • Phone Number: 785-296-7077
  • Email Address: rbrant@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: ESSER and EANS Support
  • Fun Fact: “When I grow up, I want to do costuming for fantasy and historical movies and make/sell outfits for Renaissance festivals.”

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Sindhuja Mishra

Public Service Executive

  • Phone Number: 785-296-8362
  • Email Address: smishra@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: ESSER and EANS Support
  • Fun Fact: “I am artistic and Multilingual (Telugu, Hindi, English, and Marathi).”

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Tate Toedman

Assistant Director

  • Phone Number: 785-296-6714
  • Email Address: ttoedman@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: ESEA Technical Assistance/Local Consolidated Plan and Title I Program Accountability, Private School Ombudsman, ESSER, and EANS
  • Fun Fact: “I used to live in former Vice-President Charles Curtis’s home.”

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Alysha Nichols

Senior Administrative Assistant

  • Phone Number: 785-296-6066
  • Email Address: anichols@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: Senior Admin Assistant: Homeless, 21st Century (CCLC)
  • Fun Fact: ”I am a licensed realtor.”

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Pat Hill

Education Program Consultant

  • Phone Number: 785-296-3137
  • Email Address: phill@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: Local Consolidated Plan, KIAS Assistance and Program Accountability, KansaStar
  • Fun Fact: “ I love to design flower gardens and care for a variety of birds and wildlife that frequent my yard.”

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Cary Rogers

Education Program Consultant

  • Phone Number: 785-296-0916
  • Email Address: crogers@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: State Assessments, Low Incidence Inclusion Technical assistance and Program Accountability, IDEA and Gifted File Review, KIAS
  • Fun Fact: “In high school, I traveled with my gymnastics club to California to train with members of the Women’s Olympic Gymnastics Team and the national team coach.”

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Maureen Tabasko

Education Program Consultant

  • Phone Number:785-296-1101
  • Email Address: mtabasko@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: Homeless, Local Consolidated, American Rescue Plan
  • Fun Fact: “I’m pretty good at watching things; marching bands, horses, waves at the beach, and birds.”

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Roxanne Zillinger

Education Program Consultant

  • Phone Number: 785-296-7260
  • Email Address: rzillinger@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: Homeless Children & Youth
  • Fun Fact: “I love camping and kayaking!”

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Nicole Clark

Public Service Executive

  • Phone Number: 785-296-4925
  • Email Address: nclark@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: Local Consolidated Plan Fiscal Accountability and Technical Assistance
  • Fun Fact: “I love to watch KU basketball and went to New Orleans to watch the Jayhawks play in the Final Four in 2022 where I helped cheer them on to win the National Championship game.”

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Kerry Haag

Assistant Director

  • Phone Number: 785-296-4952
  • Email Address: khaag@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: Program Improvement, Accountability and Reporting, Personnel Development, Professional Development, Staff Supervision, KSDE Technical Assistance System Network Administrator
  • Fun Fact: “I have worked for all the State Directors of Special Education Kansas has ever had.”

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Trish Backman

Mental Health Education Program Coordinator

  • Phone Number: 785-296-6937
  • Email Address: tbackman@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: School Mental Health, KIAS Technical Assistance and Program Accountability, Emergency Safety Interventions, Justice Involved youth, Resiliency, and Trauma Informed Practices
  • Fun Fact: “I love music, yoga, water skiing, reading and gardening. Cooking from scratch is a daily hobby as well.”

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Lisa Karney

Education Program Consultant

  • Phone Number: 785-296-6765
  • Email Address: lkarney@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: State Deaf-Blind fund, Low Incidence Inclusion and KIAS Technical Assistant and Program Accountability
  • Fun Fact: “I may have unknowingly left my car running for 3 hours while being so excited for Black Friday shopping!”

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Kelly Steele

Data Coordinator

  • Phone Number: 785-296-2050
  • Email Address: ksteele@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: KIAS, Indicator 5, and Significant Disproportionality
  • Fun Fact: “I enjoy gardening.”

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Mason Vosburgh

Data Coordinator

  • Phone Number: 785-296-4945
  • Email Address: mvosburgh@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: Management Information System (MIS), SPEDPro, KIAS Technical Assistance, Program Accountability, and Directory Updates
  • Fun Fact: “This picture is older than your MIS Clerk!”

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Brian Dempsey

Assistant Director

  • Phone Number: 785-296-5522
  • Email Address: bdempsey@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: Special Education, Kansas Integrated Accountability System and Emergency Safety Interventions Technical Assistance and Program Accountability, Significant Disproportionality
  • Fun Fact: “Enjoying my four grandchildren ages 3-16; I took the oldest on a sweet sixteen to Hawaii.”

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Sarah Reed

Administrative Specialist

  • Phone Number:785-296-7782
  • Email Address: sreed@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: Administrative Specialist: Dispute Resolution, ESI, Deaf/Blind Fund
  • Fun Fact: “I enjoy purchasing craft supplies.”

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Stacie Martin

Education Program Consultant

  • Phone Number:785-296-6855
  • Email Address: smartin@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: Special Education General Supervision Monitoring, KIAS, Secondary Transition, School based Medicaid Liaison, KIAS Technical Assistance and Program Accountability
  • Fun Fact: “I met Jay Leno.”

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Mark Ward

Attorney

  • Phone Number: 785-296-0920
  • Email Address: mward@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: SETS Legal Technical Assistance and Program Accountability
  • Fun Fact: “I am older than the Kansas State Department of Education.”

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Ashley Niedzwiecki

Attorney

  • Phone number: (785) 296-6518
  • Email Address: aniedzwiecki@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: attorney: Special Education KIAS Technical Assistance and Program Accountability, Title IV A
  • Fun Fact: “I have 5 kids ages 7 to 20.”

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Crista Grimwood

Dispute Resolution Consultant

  • Phone Number: (785) 296-7262
  • Email Address: cgrimwood@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: Dispute Resolution (Mediation, Formal Complaints, Due Process Hearings); IDEA & Gifted Requirements File Review
  • Fun Fact: “I love to bake and try new gourmet recipes.”

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Josie McClendon

Education Program Consultant

  • Phone Number: 785-296-5608
  • Email Address: jmcclendon@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: Gifted, Indicators 8, 9, and 10, and IDEA and Gifted File Review
  • Fun Fact: “My cat is named Darcy after Mr. Darcy from the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.”

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Amanda Petersen

Director of Early Childhood

  • Phone Number: 913-961-8355
  • Email Address: apetersen@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: All In For Kansas Kids Strategic Plan for Early Childhood, Early Childhood programming finance, Kindergarten Readiness Snapshot (ASQ), Kindergarten Readiness Star Recognition
  • Fun Fact: “My middle name is the letter Q. My mom’s close friend in college has just he letter “B” for her middle name, and my mom loved that! Amanda Q. comes from the mom’s family name, Quigley.”

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Beccy Strohm

Administrative Specialist

  • Phone Number: 785-296-6602
  • Email Address: bstrohm@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: Admin Specialist of Early Childhood, Early Learning Listserv, Outcomes Part B web application, CBER Web application, and general administration
  • Fun Fact: “You may see the dirt under my fingernails. That is because I am always losing one of my gardening gloves.”

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Julie Rand

Education Program Consultant

  • Phone Number: 785-296-1944
  • Email Address: jrand@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: Early Childhood, 619 Coordinator (Early Childhood Special Education)
  • Fun Fact: “I enjoy all types of music and love to sing! While living in Hawaii for 9 years, I was given the Hawaiian name ‘Pu’ukani’ which means sweet voice.”

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Lisa Williams

Education Program Consultant

  • Phone Number: 785-296-4964
  • Email Address: lwilliams@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: Kansas Parent Education Programs (PAT), Home Visiting, Family Engagement and Partnership
  • Fun Fact: “I am part owner of an NFL Football Team”

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Stacy Clarke

Education Program Consultant

  • Phone Number: 785-296-3953
  • Email Address: sclarke@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: State Interagency Coordination Council (SICC), Local Interagency Coordinating Council (LICCs), IDEA Part C
  • Fun Fact: “Every year I travel to somewhere I have never been before.”

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Natalie McClane

Education Program Consultant

  • Phone Number: 785-296-5081
  • Email Address: NMcClane@ksde.org
  • Areas of Expertise: Preschool Programming, State Preschool Programs (Preschool-Aged At-Risk and Kansas Preschool Pilot), Transitions to Kindergarten, Kansas Early Learning Standards
  • Fun Fact: “I love a good Dad joke or bad pun!”