Special Education

Dr. Anita P. Manning
Director of Special Education - Elementary Level

Frances Woolery-Jones
Director of Special Education - Secondary Level

The mission of the Cherry Creek School District Special Education Department is to prepare our students with special needs for positive post-secondary outcomes by ensuring access, alignment, achievement, advocacy, and accountability. We are committed to this mission and to our goal of reducing the number of special needs students who are scoring within the unsatisfactory range on state assessments by 15% over the next three years.

The Special Education portion of the website is designed to provide information regarding our district programs, our staff, and available resources for families who have children with special needs. The website also contains information on the Response to Intervention process that is used by CCSD in working with all struggling students. This process is also used in the identification of students who are eligible for specially designed instruction through our department.

On behalf of our district special education team, we'd like to extend an invitation to contact our office at this number should you have questions or require assistance in any manner: 720-554-4236.

Click here to view our Special Education Leadership Team

Click here for information regarding the Special Education Advisory Committee. Cherry Creek parents and community members are invited to attend and participate in the Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) meetings.

Download a copy of Colorado's Education Rights of Parents (pdf): An explanation of procedural safeguards available to parents of children with disabilities.

JOIN OUR TEAM!

Cherry Creek's Office of Special Education is looking for talented and dedicated teachers and teacher's assistants. Check out our Office of Human Resources site or email your resume to our SPED Professional Development Specialist.

In compliance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act and Colorado state law, the Cherry Creek School District No. 5 does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis race, color, ancestry, creed, sex, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, marital status, age, disability or need for special education services in admissions, access to, treatment or employment in educational programs or activities which it operates. Complaints may be directed to the District Compliance Officer, Ms. Kathy Vining, Office of Excellence & Equity, 4700 So. Yosemite St., Greenwood Village, CO 80111, (720) 554-4536.