Our Special Education Department personnel are listed below by building and specialty.
Forms and links are at the bottom of the page.
- Heidi O’Shea, School Social Worker
osheaheidi@gusd120.k12.il.us
High School
- Sandra Getz, Teacher – sgetz@gusd120.k12.il.us
- Lisa Watson, Teacher – watsonlisa@gusd120.k12.il.us
Middle School
- Dusty Berning, Teacher, berningdusty@gusd120.k12.il.us
- Theresa Petraitis, Teacher, petraitistheresa@gusd120.k12.il.us
- Jackie Werner, Teacher, wernerjackie@gusd120.k12.il.us
- Melissa Romer, Blended PreK, romermelissa@gusd120.k12.il.us
Primary School
- Ruth Ann Einsweiler, K-4 Resource, einsweilerruthann@gusd120.k12.il.us
- Amy Spiegelhalter, K-4 Resource, SpiegelhalterAmy@gusd120.k12.il.us
Speech/Language Pathologist
- Erin Soat, erinsoat @gusd120.k12.il.us
- Kelly Kent, kentkelly@gusd120.k12.il.us
Occupational Therapist
- Laurie Miller
Physical Therapist
- Stacey Duster
School Psychologist
- Tina Brestrup, tina.brestrup@nwseonline.com
Resources for Parents
- PUNS: Prioritization for Urgency of Need for Services
- Parent Guide: Educational Rights and Responsibilities-Understanding Special Education in Illinois
- PUNS: Guia Para la Priorizacion de la Urgencia de la Necesidad de Servicios
- Guia Para Padres: Derechos y responsabilidades educacionales: entendiendo la educación especial en Illinois
- Wheelchair Platform Swing Use