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Welcome to the Special Education Department, where every child is valued as an individual with unique strengths, needs, and aspirations. Guided by our mission to provide all students with access to high-quality educational services that foster academic, personal, and social-emotional success, we are dedicated to supporting the whole child. Through a variety of supports and related services, we address learning, communication, adaptive, and social-emotional needs—always with the goal of empowering students to gain confidence, independence, and skills that will serve them well into the future.

We believe the most meaningful progress happens when schools and families work together, and we are committed to building strong partnerships with you every step of the way. Through this collaboration, we create coordinated supports that ensure our students have access to rich educational opportunities alongside their peers. We embrace practices that provide students with a sense of belonging, recognizing that every child contributes to the strength of our learning community. Nothing is more rewarding than watching our students achieve new milestones, and we are honored to stand beside families celebrating each child’s success.

Every child belongs, every child thrives

administrative team:

administrative team:

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Beverly Shumaker

Director of Special Education
shumakerb@lancsd.org

Christine Goulet

Coordinator of Special Education
gouletc@lancsd.org

Nicole Hollingsworth

Coordinator of Special Education
hollingsworthn@lancsd.org
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Rachel Holmes

Coordinator of Special Education
holmesr@lancsd.org
Office team:

Office team:

Roxy Sanchez

Administrative Secretary
sanchezr@lancsd.org
 

Nancy Carranza

Budget Technician
carranzac@lancsd.org
 

Cindy Hulse

Certficated Program Specialist
hulsec@lancsd.org
 

Rebecca Morales

Computer Systems Analyst II
moralesr@lancsd.org
 

Tonya Harper

Office Assistant II
harpert@lancsd.org
 

Lori McHenry

Office Assistant II
mchentryl@lancsd.org
 

Analuisa Rico

Bilingual Office Assistant II
ricoa@lancsd.org
 
 
 
 
Program Leads

Program Leads

Lead Psychologist:

Angie Saenz-Valencia
saenz-valenciaa@lancsd.org
 

Lead Speech Pathologist:

Corrine Irwin
irwinc@lancsd.org