Amanda Castner
Executive Assistant to the Director of Special Services
Phone: 207-624-6608
Email: Amanda.Castner@maine.gov
Contact Amanda regarding:
- General point of contact between the State Director and internal teams, school administrative units (SAUs), families, and advocacy groups
- Managing the State Director's communications and correspondence
- Coordinating state-level meetings and public engagement activities
Sandy Flacke
Deputy Director of Special Services Birth to 22, 619 Coordinator
Phone: 207-446-0567
Email: j.sandy.flacke@maine.gov
Contact Sandy regarding:
- Compliance with and implementation of early intervention and special education services for children and youth ages birth through 22
- Early Childhood Special Education, State 619 Coordinator
- Initiatives that promote access to the general education curriculum for students receiving special education services
Colene O'Neill
Assistant Fiscal Coordinator
Phone: 207-624-6713
Email: Colene.ONeill@maine.gov
Contact Colene regarding:
- Development, monitoring, and execution of state and federal special education budgets (including IDEA funds)
- Technical assistance to SAUs to support grants management and approval of allowable costs and reimbursements
- Managing expenditures, ensuring proper allocation, and maintaining alignment with program priorities and fiscal controls
Jennifer Hopkins
Project Manager, Early Childhood Special Education Transition
Phone: 207-660-3954
Email: Jennifer.L.Hopkins@maine.gov
Contact Jennifer regarding:
- Administrative support for the transition of Child Find and Free Appropriate Public Education responsibilities from Child Development Services (CDS) to school administrative units
- General Early Childhood Special Education inquiries
Tracy Whitlock
Special Projects for Inclusion Coordinator
Phone: 207-592-1012
Email: Tracy.W.Whitlock@maine.gov
Contact Tracy regarding:
- Inclusive Education Initiatives
- Literacy and math professional learning for inclusive education
- Maine Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
- Special Educator Engagement, Development, and Supports (SEEDS)
- Transition programming