Bentonville Public Schools

Special Education Services

Special Education Services Director: Tanya Sharp
Special Education Services Assistant Director: Waynette Chambers
Special Education Coordinator – Elementary: Kathy Herndon
Special Education Coordinator – Secondary: Kim Buchanan
Special Education - Instructional Specialist: Sandra Ford
Phone Number: (479) 254-5065
Total students enrolled in Special Education Program: 1472 students

Announcements:

The Special Services department of Bentonville Public Schools has created an Advisory Committee composed of parents and school staff to involve all stakeholders in developing programs to best meet the needs of identified students. Our new website is the first step in providing our parents and the community with a place to get up-to-date information concerning the special services program.

Additional Information:

If you are moving in the Bentonville School District from another district within the state or from out of state, it would greatly assist us in determining appropriate programming and placement for your child if the following were provided (in order of priority) before or at the time of enrollment:

Special Education Services Program Administration Building and Program Assignments:
Name Programs/Campuses
Tanya Sharp Special Services Director - Specialized Programming (Behavior, Autism, SSP, Developmental Hearing Impaired, Staff & Curriculum, Compliance, Facility Coordination)
Waynette Chambers REBES, SCES, AAMS, BFMS, OHMS, RBMS, LJHS, WJHS, New Jr. High Transition
Kathy Herndon TRPS, AGES, CES, CGES, CPES, ETES, MJES, TJES, WES
Kim Buchanan BHS

If you are interested in being a Bentonville Public Schools Special Services Surrogate Parent please use contact information below.

2011-2012 Local Education Agency Annual Performance Report: After clicking the link you must scroll down to 04-01 Bentonville School District. This site allows you to access all districts in the state of Arkansas.

2011-2012 Early Childhood Profile (3-5): After clicking the link you must scroll down to 04-01 Bentonville School District. This site allows you to access all districts in the state of Arkansas.

2011-2012 School Age Profile (5-21): After clicking the link you must scroll down to 04-01 Bentonville School District. This site allows you to access all districts in the state of Arkansas.

2010-2011 Participation in Statewide Benchmark assessments by District and school building.

For additional information about the Bentonville Public Schools Special Education department, please contact Tanya Sharp at the Special Services office at (479) 254-5065.

Building Designees:

AGES Karrie Bradshaw
CES Matt Young
CGES Nate Bice
CPES Rachel Manus
ETES Stephanie Summerford
MJES Martha Tompkins
REBES Kim Sutton
SCES Lori Passmore
TJES Amy Simpson
WES Angie Stafford
AAMS Chad Mims
BFMS Trish Wood
OHMS Jason Brunner
RBMS Rose Fowler
LJHS Kim Fernandez
WJHS Stephanie Lane
BHS Chad Scott

Occupational Therapists / Physical Therapists:

AGES Lauren Albey (OT)
Claudia Starr (PT)
CES Carley Hill, Lauren Albey (OT)
Heidi Epperson (PT)
CGES Erica Clinton (OT)
Carley Hill (PT)
CPES Carley Hill (OT)
Amy Sanders (PT)
ETES Lynette Menna (OT)
Melissa Anderson (PT)
MJES Mike Bartholomew (OT)
Claudia Starr (PT)
REBES Kristin DeMott (OT)
Melissa Anderson (PT)
SCES Lauren Albey (OT)
Heidi Epperson (PT)
TJES Callie Antuna (OT)
Heidi Epperson (PT)
WES Erica Clinton (OT)
Amy Sanders (PT)
AAMS Marjorie Parsons (OT)
Holly Shields (PT)
BFMS Erica Clinton (OT)
Amy Sanders (PT)
OHMS Marjorie Parsons (OT)
Claudia Starr (PT)
RBMS Marjorie Parsons, Claudia Starr (PT)
LJHS Mark Bartholomew (OT)
Heidi Epperson (PT)
WJHS Lauren Albey (OT)
Heidi Epperson (PT)
BHS Erica Clinton (OT)
Claudia Starr (PT)
TRPS Shared Position (OT)
Holly Sheilds (PT)

Useful Links:

Adult Development Center (http://www.openavenues.org/)
Advocacy: Abilities Unlimited (http://www.outsourcingus.com/aufs.htm)
American Disability Association (http://www.adata.org/)
Arkansas Childfind (http://www.archildfind.org)
Arkansas Children's Hospital (http://www.archildrens.org/)
Arkansas Council for Exceptional children (http://cec.k12.ar.us/)
Arkansas Department of Education (http://arkansased.org/)
Arkansas Department of Education Special Education (http://arksped.k12.ar.us/)
Arkansas Department of Health and Human Serivces (http://www.healthyarkansas.com/)
Arkansas Direct Services Support (http://arksped.k12.ar.us/sections/dss.html)
Arkansas Rehabilitation Services (http://www.arsinfo.org/)
Arkansas Special Education Rules and Regs 2008 (http://arksped.k12.ar.us/sections/rulesandregulations.html)
Arkansas Special Olympics (http://www.specialolympicsarkansas.org/index.cfm)
Arkansas Support Network (http://www.supports.org/)
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (http://www.add.org/)
Autism- Carol Gray (http://www.thegraycenter.org/)
Autism Society (http://www.autism-society.org/)
Autism - NWA Autism Support Group (http://nwaautismsupport.com/)
Benton County Sunshine School (http://www.nwabcss.org/)
Bentonville Special Olympics (http://portal.bentonvillek12.org/SpecialOlympics/)
BOST, Inc (http://www.bost.org/)
Camp Barnabas (http://www.campbarnabas.org/)
Center for Youth and Families (http://www.youthandfamilies.org/)
CIRCUIT (http://arksped.k12.ar.us/sections/circuit.html)
Community Home Health Care (http://www.northwesthealth.com/Services/Pages/Home%20Health.aspx)
Disability Rights Center (http://www.arkdisabilityrights.org/)
Disability: Asperger's Syndrome- Tony Attwood (http://www.tonyattwood.com.au/)
Dyslexia (http://interdys.org/)
Early Childhood: Arkansas Department of Education Early Childhood (http://arksped.k12.ar.us/sections/Early Childhood.htm)
Easter Seals Disability Services (http://ar.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=ARDR_homepage)
First Connections Arkansas Infant and Toddler Program (http://www.arkansas.gov/dhs/ddds/FirstConn/index.html)
HealthLine - ADD and ADHD Learning Center (http://http://www.healthline.com/channel/add-adhd.html)
Hearing Impaired- National Association of the Deaf (http://www.nad.org/site/pp.asp?c=foINKQMBF&b=91587)
HiP Publishing Group (http://www.hip-books.com/index.php)
IDEA resources (http://idea.ed.gov/)
Jones Center for Families (http://www.jonesnet.org/)
Learning Disabilities Association (http://www.ldanatl.org/)
Learning Disabilities On-line (http://www.ldonline.org/)
National Federation of the Blind (http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Default.asp)
National Institute of Health (http://www.nih.gov/)
Office of Human Concern (http://www.eohc.org/)
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/rsa/index.html?src=mr)
Ozark Guidance Center (http://www.ozarkguidance.org/)
Ozark Regional Transit (http://www.ozark.org/index.php/en/riding-ort)
Parent's Rights under IDEA (English) (http://arksped.k12.ar.us/rules_regs_08/2. APPENDIX/A. ADE REQUIRED FORMS/4. YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE IDEA/YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE IDEA.pdf)
Pathfinders (http://www.pathfinderinc.org/)
Quest Kids (http://www.questinc.org/kids.htm)
SchwabLearning.org (http://www.schwablearning.org/)
SchwabLearning.org (http://www.schwablearning.org/)
Social Security On line (http://www.ssa.gov/)
Sources, Inc (http://www.arsources.org/)
The Special Ed Advocate Newsletter (http://www.wrightslaw.com/)
United Cerebral Palsy (http://www.ucpark.org/)
Vista Health Services (http://www.vistahealthservices.com/)
Visually Impaired- American Printing House for the Blind (http://www.aph.org/)
Visually Impaired- Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (http://www.rfbd.org/)
Youth Home (http://www.youthhome.org/)