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Special Education

Department Office: 617-713-5076

Director:  Carolyn Wilson
617-713-5075
Coordinator: April Zyirek                                            
617-713-5436
Winthrop House Coordinator: Sarah Ladner Apollo
617-739-7647
Coordinator of Therapeutic Programs: Jed Miller
​​617-730-2700

Department Secretaries: 
Lorraine Hughes 617-713-5076       
Maureen Barden 617-879-4868

Educational Team Facilitators:
Paula Shea           617-713-5499
Coral Rondeau     617-713-5014
Laura Albert         617-713-5160
Liza Casal       

Our Program

The Special Education Department at Brookline High School strives to provide a free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment for all students with disabilities. We provide a continuum of high quality programs and services that meet the unique needs of individual students, working seamlessly with general educators and outside support services. Our department encompasses an interdisciplinary team whose collaborative process advances rigorous, high quality instruction, and enhances communication between educators, families and students.

Services, Programs, and Supports

The Special Education staff at BHS provides students with a wide range of academic programming designed to accommodate all students with highly individualized instructional support. 

Guide to Services, Programs and Supports

Important Links

Brookline Special Education Parent Advisory Council 
Special Olympics 
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 
U.S. Department of Education 
National Center for Learning Disabilities

Staff Directory

Contact information for all BHS Special Education staff is listed alphabetically by staff last name. If you need to reach your child's teacher for any reason, please use email as your primary form of contact. 
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Laura Albert
Team Facilitator

Lindsay Asselin
Special Education Teacher

Alex Bader
Rise Community Teacher

Maureen Barden
Clerk

Georgia Carter
Rise Community Teacher

Liza Casal
Team Facilitator

Roy Dow
Special Education Teacher

Jake Barrett
Special Education Teacher

Kyle Beaulieu-Jones
ExCEL History

Kathleen Bernier
Special Education Teacher

Erin Blette
Special Education Teacher

Jennifer Breneisen
Social Worker

Alexander Castillo
Special Education Teacher

Andy Crepeau
Special Education Teacher
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Heather Clark
Special Education Teacher

Gretchen Crusberg
Special Education Teacher

Matthew DeGrace
Special Education Teacher

Kelly DeOliveria
Winthrop House ELA

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Mike DeYoung
Winthrop House Social Studies

James Dow
Special Education Teacher

Marissa Drossos
Special Education Teacher

Betty Differ
Special Education Teacher

Annie Eagle
Social Worker
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Mark Fiedor
Special Education Teacher

Caryn Glazer
Adaptive PE​
Stephen Goose
Learning Center Teacher

Emily Gray
Pathways Teacher

Jim Henry
Special Education Teacher

Lorraine Hughes
Secretary

Holly Irvin
Special Education Teacher


​Psychologist - OLS

Jennifer Jaruse
Special Education Teacher

Barbara Keenan
Physical Therapist

Andy Kelly
Special Education Teacher

Brendan Kobus
Special Education Teacher

Sarah Kornell
ExCEL English 

Natalie Labouchere
Supported Learning Center Teacher

Sarah Ladner Apollo
Coordinator, Winthrop House

Dorian Lamb
Special Education Teacher


John Lee
School Psychologist

Amanda Lehman
ExCEL Science

Elsbeth Leslie
​Winthrop House Science

Kathleen Lowe
Special Education Teacher


Brendan McCarthy
Bridge Alliance Teacher

Peter Meagher
Special Education Teacher

Jed Miller
Coordinator, OLS

Chris Monschauer
Special Education Teacher

Jason Montrose
Special Education Teacher
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Ian Morris
Special Education Teacher

Kelly Morrow
Special Education Teacher​
Nicole Muldowney
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
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Devon Oberle
Winthrop House - Math

Jacob Page
ExCEL Sch. Adj. Counselor
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Alissa Parker
Speech/Language Pathologist

Gina Penley
Psychologist

Madeline Piela
Speech/Language Pathologist

​Michael Proctor
Special Education Teacher

Meghan Richer
Special Education Teacher

Coral Rondeau
Team Facilitator

Robin Ross
RISE Community Teacher

Matt Schiff
Board Certified Behavior Analyst

Paula Shea
Team Facilitator

Laine Shields
Bridge Alliance Teacher

Hayley Skeen​
Special Education Teacher

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​Lindsay Strauss
Rise Community Teacher

Robin Toback
School Psychologist

Perri Vanderclock
Occupational Therapist

Cassie Vassallo 
Speech/Language Pathologist
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Joslyn Vendola
ExCEL Math & Lead Teacher

Hayley Wells
Special Education Teacher

Carolyn Wilson
Director

Karen Wong
Special Education Teacher

Alexandra Zembruski
Special Education Teacher

April Zyirek
Coordinator
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