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State Director of Special Education

Ensure appropriate services and opportunities for children and youth with disabilities.

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States

Alabama Top
Special Education Services (Alabama)
State Department of Education
P.O. Box 302101
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
Phone: (334) 242-8114
Toll-Free: (800) 392-8020
Toll-Free Restrictions: AL residents only
Fax: (334) 242-9192
TTY: (334) 242-8406
Email: speced@alsde.edu
Website: http://www.alsde.edu/html/sections/section_detail.asp?section=65&foot ...

Alaska Top
Special Education Office (Alaska)
State Department of Education and Early Development
801 West 10th Street, Suite 200
P.O. Box 110500
Juneau, AK 99811-0500
Phone: (907) 465-8693
Fax: (907) 465-2806
TTY: (907) 465-2815
Email: Andrew.Koval@alaska.gov or Erik.Stimpfle@alaska.gov
Website: http://www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/sped/home.html

Arizona Top
Exceptional Student Services (Arizona)
State Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 542-4013
Toll-Free: (800) 352-4558
Toll-Free Restrictions: AZ residents only
Fax: (602) 542-5404
TTY: (602) 842-4681
Email: Joe.Sambo@azed.gov or jsambo@mail1.ade.state.az.us
Website: http://www.ade.state.az.us/ess/

Arkansas Top
Special Education Unit (Arkansas)
State Department of Education
Victory Building, Suite 450
1401 West Capitol Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72201-2936
Phone: (501) 682-4221
Fax: (501) 682-5159
TTY: (501) 682-4222
Email: marie.dukes@arkansas.gov or marcia.harding@arkansas.gov
Website: http://arksped.k12.ar.us/

California Top
Special Education Division (California)
State Department of Education
Suite 2401
1430 N Street
Sacramento, CA 95814-5901
Phone: (916) 445-4613
Fax: (916) 327-3706
TTY: (916) 323-4014
Email: bmcdonal@cde.ca.gov or mhudler@cde.ca.gov
Website: http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/

Colorado Top
Exceptional Student Leadership Unit (Colorado)
State Department of Education
1560 Broadway
Suite 1175
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 866-6694
Fax: (303) 866-6767
TTY: (303) 860-7060
Email: sesu@cde.state.co.us or hubbard_k@cde.state.co.us
Website: http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdesped/index.asp

Connecticut Top
Bureau of Special Education (Connecticut)
State Department of Education, Division of Family and Student Support Services
165 Capitol Avenue, Room 360
P.O. Box 2219
Hartford, CT 06145-2219
Phone: (860) 713-6912
Fax: (860) 713-7014
Email: lisa.spooner@ct.gov or annelouise.thompson@ct.gov
Website: http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2678&Q=320730

Delaware Top
Exceptional Children and Early Childhood Education (Delaware)
State Department of Education
Curriculum and Instructional Improvement
401 Federal Street, Suite Two
Dover, DE 19901-3639
Phone: (302) 735-4210
Fax: (302) 739-2388
Email: mtoomey@doe.k12.de.us
Website: http://www.doe.state.de.us/infosuites/ddoe/aboutdoe/workgroups/curric ...

District of Columbia Top
Office of Special Education for District of Columbia Public Schools
Suite 6100
825 North Capitol Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 442-4800
Email: matthew.bachand@dc.gov or matthew.moeller@dc.gov
Website: http://www.k12.dc.us/dcps/schools/schoolsmain.html

Florida Top
Clearinghouse Information Center (Florida)
State Department of Education
Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services
325 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
Phone: (850) 245-0477
Fax: (850) 245-0987
Email: Myra.Rogers@fldoe.org or cicbiscs@fldoe.org
Website: http://www.fldoe.org/ese/clerhome.asp

Georgia Top
Division for Special Education Services and Supports (Georgia)
State Department of Education
Office of Standards, Instruction and Assessment
1870 Twin Towers East, 205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: (404) 656-3963
Fax: (404) 651-6457
Email: khartsel@doe.k12.ga.us or nohara@doe.k12.ga.us
Website: http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/ci_exceptional.aspx

Hawaii Top
Quality Student Support Branch (Hawaii)
State Department of Education
Building C, Room 102
637 18th Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96816
Phone: (808) 733-4400
Toll-Free: (800) 297-2070
Fax: (808) 733-4841
Email: debra_farmer@notes.k12.hi.us
Website: http://doe.k12.hi.us/specialeducation/

Idaho Top
Special Education Team (Idaho)
State Department of Education
Division of Student Achievement and School Accountability
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027
Phone: (208) 332-6911
Toll-Free: (800) 432-4601
Fax: (208) 334-2228
TTY: (800) 377-3529
Email: pbschmidt@sde.idaho.gov
Website: http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/special_edu/

Illinois Top
Office of Special Education (Illinois)
State Board of Education
Mail Code N-253
100 North First Street
Springfield, IL 62777-0001
Phone: (217) 782-4870
Toll-Free: (866) 262-6663
Fax: (217) 782-9224
TTY: (217) 782-1900
Email: ehanselm@isbe.net
Website: http://www.isbe.state.il.us/spec-ed/

Indiana Top
Division of Exceptional Learners (Indiana)
State Department of Education
Room 229, State House
151 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 232-0570
Toll-Free: (877) 851-4106
Fax: (317) 232-0589
TTY: (317) 232-0570
Email: rmarra@doe.in.gov
Website: http://www.doe.in.gov/exceptional/

Iowa Top
Bureau of Student and Family Support Services (Iowa)
Iowa Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
400 East 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
Phone: (515) 281-3176
Fax: (515) 242-6019
Email: Sonia.Lewis2@iowa.gov or Lana.Michelson@iowa.gov
Website: http://www.iowa.gov/educate/

Kansas Top
Special Education Services (Kansas)
State Department of Education
120 SE 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1182
Phone: (785) 291-3097
Toll-Free: (800) 203-9462
Fax: (785) 296-6715
TTY: (785) 296-8583
Email: dburns@ksde.org or criley@ksde.org
Website: http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=101

Kentucky Top
Division of Exceptional Children Services (Kentucky)
State Department of Education
Eighth Floor
500 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 564-4970
Fax: (502) 564-6721
TTY: (502) 564-4970
Email: larry.taylor@education.ky.gov or johnnie.grissom@education.ky.gov
Website: http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Instructional+Resources/Student+and+F ...

Louisiana Top
Division of Educational Improvement and Assistance (Louisiana)
State Department of Education
Claiborne Building, 1201 North Third Street
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
Phone: (225) 342-3513
Toll-Free: (877) 453-2721
Fax: (225) 219-7370
TTY: (225) 219-4588
Email: susan.batson@la.gov
Website: http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/eia/home.html

Maine Top
Office of Special Services (Maine)
State Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
Phone: (207) 624-6650
Fax: (207) 624-6651
TTY: 1-888-577-6690
Email: david.stockford@maine.gov or gaylord.weston@maine.gov
Website: http://www.maine.gov/education/speced/index.htm

Maryland Top
Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services (Maryland)
State Department of Education
Ninth Floor
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 767-0238
Toll-Free: (800) 535-0182
Fax: (410) 333-8165
TTY: (800) 735-2258
Email: cheath-baglin@msde.state.md.us
Website: http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/earlyinterv/

Massachusetts Top
Special Education Planning and Policy Development Office (Massachusetts)
State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
75 Pleasant Street
Malden, MA 02148-5023
Phone: (781) 338-3375
Fax: (781) 338-3371
Email: specialeducation@doe.mass.edu or mmmittnacht@doe.mass.edu
Website: http://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/

Michigan Top
Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services (Michigan)
State Department of Education
608 West Allegan
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: (517) 373-0923
Fax: (517) 373-7504
TTY: (517) 373-9434
Email: mdeweb@michigan.gov
Website: http://www.michigan.gov/mde/

Minnesota Top
Special Education Policy (Minnesota)
State Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
Phone: (651) 582-8590
Fax: (651) 582-8729
TTY: (651) 582-8201
Email: mde.special-ed@state.mn.us or barbara.troolin@state.mn.us
Website: http://education.state.mn.us/mde/Learning_Support/Special_Education/i ...

Mississippi Top
Office of Special Education (Mississippi)
State Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
359 North West Street, Suite 300
Jackson, MS 39205-0771
Phone: (601) 359-3498
Toll-Free: (877) 544-0408
Toll-Free Restrictions: MS residents only
Fax: (601) 359-1829
Email: pbrown@mde.k12.ms.us or anmoore@mde.k12.ms.us
Website: http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/special_education/

Missouri Top
Division of Special Education (Missouri)
State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
205 Jefferson Street
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: (573) 751-5739
Fax: (573) 526-4404
Email: lina.browner@dese.mo.gov or heidi.atkinslieberman@dese.mo.gov
Website: http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/

Montana Top
Division of Special Education (Montana)
State Office of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620-2501
Phone: (406) 444-4428
Toll-Free: (888) 231-9393
Fax: (406) 444-3924
TTY: (406) 444-0169
Email: mwallis@mt.gov or tharris@mt.gov
Website: http://www.opi.mt.gov/SpecEd/

Nebraska Top
Office of Special Education (Nebraska)
State Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
Phone: (402) 471-2471
Fax: (402) 471-5022
Email: beth.wierda@nebraska.gov
Website: http://www.nde.state.ne.us/sped/index.html

Nevada Top
Office of Special Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, and School Improvement Programs (Nevada)
State Department of Education
Suite 113
700 East Fifth Street
Carson City, NV 89701-5096
Phone: (775) 687-9171
Toll-Free: (800) 992-0900
Fax: (775) 687-9123
Email: rfitzpatrick@doe.nv.gov or kstclair@doe.nv.gov
Website: http://nde.doe.nv.gov/SE_ESE_SI.htm

New Hampshire Top
Bureau of Special Education (New Hampshire)
State Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3860
Phone: (603) 271-3741
Fax: (603) 271-1099
Email: braymond@ed.state.nh.us or sthibedeau@ed.state.nh.us
Website: http://www.ed.state.nh.us/education/doe/organization/instruction/bose ...

New Jersey Top
Office of Special Education Programs (New Jersey)
Department of Education
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
Phone: (609) 633-6431
TTY: (609) 292-5558
Email: robert.haugh@doe.state.nj.us
Website: http://www.nj.gov/njded/specialed/

New Mexico Top
Bureau of Indian Education
U.S. Department of the Interior
Division of Performance and Accountability
1011 Indian School Road NW, Suite 332
Albuquerque, NM 87104
Phone: (505) 563-5255
Fax: (505) 563-5281
Email: bjames@bia.edu or ebenson@bia.edu
Website: http://www.oiephr.bia.edu/

Special Education Bureau (New Mexico)
State Public Education Department
Room 206
120 South Federal Place
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: (505) 827-1457
Fax: (505) 954-0001
Email: sped.contact@state.nm.us or leah.erickson@state.nm.us
Website: http://www.ped.state.nm.us/seo/index.htm

New York Top
Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (New York)
State Education Department
99 Washington Avenue
One Commerce Plaza
Albany, NY 12234
Phone: (518) 474-1711
Toll-Free: (800) 222-5627
TTY: (518) 474-5652
Email: Vesidadm@mail.nysed.gov
Website: http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/

North Carolina Top
Exceptional Children Division (North Carolina)
State Department of Public Instruction
6356 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6356
Phone: (919) 807-3969
Fax: (919) 807-3243
Email: lbynum@dpi.state.nc.us or mwatson@dpi.state.nc.us
Website: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ec/

North Dakota Top
Office of Special Education (North Dakota)
State Department of Public Instruction
Department 201
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0440
Phone: (701) 328-2277
Fax: (701) 328-4149
TTY: (701) 328-4920
Email: msouther@nd.gov
Website: http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/speced/index.shtm

Ohio Top
Office for Exceptional Children (Ohio)
State Department of Education
Second Floor, Mail Stop 202
25 South Front Street
Columbus, OH 43215-4183
Phone: (614) 466-2650
Toll-Free: (877) 644-6338
Fax: (614) 387-0968
Email: crystal.ginn@ode.state.oh.us or kathe.shelby@ode.state.oh.us
Website: http://www.ode.state.oh.us/

Oklahoma Top
Special Education Services (Oklahoma)
State Department of Education
Room 412
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599
Phone: (405) 521-4862
Fax: (405) 522-2066
TTY: (405) 521-4875
Email: misty_kimbrough@sde.state.ok.us
Website: http://sde.state.ok.us/

Oregon Top
Office of Special Education (Oregon)
State Department of Education
Office of Student Learning and Partnerships
255 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203
Phone: (503) 947-5782
Fax: (503) 378-5156
TTY: (503) 378-2892
Email: robbi.perry@state.or.us
Website: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=40

Pennsylvania Top
Bureau of Special Education (Pennsylvania)
State Department of Education
Seventh Floor
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
Phone: (717) 783-6134
Fax: (717) 783-6139
Email: ed-speced-directorsoffice@state.pa.us
Website: http://www.pde.state.pa.us/special_edu/site/default.asp

Rhode Island Top
Office for Diverse Learners (Rhode Island)
State Department of Education
Shepard Building, Fourth Floor
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903-3400
Phone: (401) 222-8333
Toll-Free: (401) 222-8333
Fax: (401) 222-6030
TTY: (800) 745-5555
Email: karen.lovett@ride.ri.gov or kenneth.swanson@ride.ri.gov
Website: http://www.ride.ri.gov/Special_populations/default.aspx

South Carolina Top
Office of Exceptional Children (South Carolina)
State Department of Education
Room 808
1429 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29201-3799
Phone: (803) 734-8806
Fax: (803) 734-4824
Email: mbishop@ed.sc.gov or abouknig@ed.sc.gov
Website: http://ed.sc.gov/agency/Standards-and-Learning/Exceptional-Children/

South Dakota Top
Special Education Programs (South Dakota)
State Department of Education
Office of Educational Services and Support
Kneip Building, 700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
Phone: (605) 773-3678
Fax: (605) 773-3782
Email: ann.larsen@state.sd.us
Website: http://doe.sd.gov/oess/specialed/index.asp

Tennessee Top
Division of Special Education (Tennessee)
State Department of Education
Seventh Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-0380
Phone: (615) 741-2851
Toll-Free: (888) 212-3162
Fax: (615) 532-9412
TTY: (615) 741-2237
Email: joe.fisher@state.tn.us
Website: http://www.state.tn.us/education/speced/

Texas Top
Division of IDEA Coordination (Texas)
Texas Education Agency
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701-1494
Phone: (512) 463-9414
Fax: (512) 463-9560
TTY: (512) 475-3540
Email: sped@tea.state.tx.us or kathy.clayton@tea.state.tx.us
Website: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed

Utah Top
Special Education Services (Utah)
State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200
Phone: (801) 538-7757
Fax: (801) 538-7991
Email: nan.gray@schools.utah.gov
Website: http://www.schools.utah.gov/sars/

Vermont Top
Vermont Student Support Services Team
State Office Building
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620-2501
Phone: (802) 828-5118
Fax: (802) 828-0573
TTY: (802) 828-2755
Email: Marcy.Martin@state.vt.us or Karin.Edwards@state.vt.us
Website: http://www.education.vermont.gov/

Virginia Top
Division of Special Education and Student Services (Virginia)
State Department of Education
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
Phone: (804) 225-3252
Toll-Free: (800) 292-3820
Fax: (804) 371-8796
TTY: (800) 422-1098
Email: cathy.pomfrey@doe.virginia.gov
Website: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/sess/

Washington Top
Special Education Programs (Washington)
Old Capitol Building
P.O. Box 47200
600 South Washington Street
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
Phone: (360) 725-6075
Fax: (360) 586-0247
TTY: (360) 586-0126
Email: doug.gill@k12.wa.us
Website: http://www.k12.wa.us/specialed/

West Virginia Top
Office of Special Programs, Extended and Early Learning (West Virginia)
State Department of Education
Building Six, Room 304
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charleston, WV 25305
Phone: (304) 558-2696
Toll-Free: (800) 642-8541
Fax: (304) 558-3741
Email: lboyer@access.k12.wv.us
Website: http://wvde.state.wv.us/directory/office/Office+of+Special+Programs,+ ...

Wisconsin Top
Special Education Team (Wisconsin)
State Department of Public Instruction
Division for Learning Support-Equity and Advocacy
125 South Webster Street, P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
Phone: (608) 266-1781
Toll-Free: (800) 441-4563
Fax: (608) 267-3746
TTY: (608) 267-2427
Email: sharon.stark@dpi.wi.gov
Website: http://www.dpi.wi.gov/dlsea/index.html

Wyoming Top
Special Programs Unit (Wyoming)
State Department of Education
320 West Main
Riverton, WY 82501
Phone: (307) 777-2553
Toll-Free: (800) 228-6194
Fax: (307) 777-2556
Email: byates1@educ.state.wy.us
Website: http://www.k12.wy.us/se.asp

Territories

American Samoa Top
Special Education Division (American Samoa)
Department of Education
P.O. Box 2202
Pago Pago, AS 96799
Phone: (684) 633-1323
Fax: (684) 633-7707
Email: clairep@doe.as or webmaster@doe.as
Website: http://www.doe.as/

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Top
No records found.

Federated States of Micronesia Top
Office of Special Education (Federated States of Micronesia)
Federated States of Micronesia National Government
P.O. Box PS 87
Kolonia, Pohnpei, FM 96941
Phone: (691) 320-2609
Fax: (691) 320-5500
Email: admin@fsmembassydc.org or fsmun@fsmgov.org
Website: http://www.fsmgov.org/

Guam Top
Division of Special Education (Guam)
Department of Education
P.O. Box DE
312 Aspinall Avenue
Hagatna, GU 96932
Phone: (671) 475-0551
Fax: (671) 475-0562
TTY: (671) 475-0550
Email: sped@gdoe.net or mcamacho@gdoe.net
Website: http://www.bit.guam.gov/SpecialEducation/tabid/4153/Default.aspx

Puerto Rico Top
Department of Special Education (Puerto Rico)
State Department of Education
P.O. Box 190759
San Juan, PR 00919-0759
Phone: (787) 753-7981
Fax: (787) 753-7691
Email: rosaria_so@de.gobierno.pr or webmaster@de.gobierno.pr
Website: http://de.gobierno.pr/deportal/inicio/inicio.aspx

Republic of Palau Top
Special Education Program (Republic of Palau)
Palau Ministry of Education
P.O. Box 189
Koror, PW 96940
Phone: (680) 488-2568
Fax: (680) 488-5808
Email: spedcor@palaunet.com or spedpw@palaunet.com
Website: http://www.palaumoe.net/?q=node/35

Republic of the Marshall Islands Top
No records found.

Virgin Islands Top
State Office of Special Education (Virgin Islands)
State Department of Education
1824 Kongens Gade
Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas, VI 00802-6746
Phone: (340) 776-5802
Fax: (340) 777-1020
Email: cemillin@usviosep.org or cjohns@usviosep.org
Website: http://www.usviosep.org/

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