BSEA:Experts

Index of Experts and School System Employees

These are extracted from the Bureau of Special Education Appeals decisions as people who testified in one of the hearings. There may be copy and paste errors or mistakes in the links or other information so double check the data before using it.

This page is linked from the main BSEA Decision page BSEA:Decisions

Each specialty has a section. Some people may be listed under more than one specialty.

Parent's Lawyers or Advocates

Title	Name	Case	Link	Comments
Parent’s/Student’s Advocate	Shelly Greene	Lexington	http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/help/ma.htm	Also advocated in BSEA Boston case: [1]
Parent Advocate (and Physics pedagogy expert/teacher?)	Robert Dufresne	Anonymous Reading Case	http://www.bedu.com/Publications/UMASS.html ?
Student’s Guardian at Litem	Garrett McManus, Esq.	Salem
Attorney for the Parent	Benjamin Barnes	Greenfield
Attorney for Parents and Student	Lillian Wong	Randolph

Reading and Writing Specialists

Title	Name	Case	Link	Comments
Reading specialist	Michelle Dufresne	Anonymous Reading Case	http://www.heinemann.com/authors/3925.aspx ?
Private Writing Tutor	Kristen Mallett Bator	Lexington	http://www.landmarkoutreach.org/documents/Word-FindingDifficulties_001.pdf

Psychologists and Psychiatrists

Title	Name	Case	Link	Comments
Clinical Psychologist, Cambridge Health Alliance	Dr. Anjana Rajan	Lexington
Therapist	Grant Bialek	Greenfield
Therapist	Michael Bird	Greenfield
Psychologist	Michael Dodd	Randolph	http://hms.harvard.edu/WhitePagesPublic.asp?task=showperson&id=E1Q0YGVFODQ=&a=hms&r=2&kw=	This appears to be a super valuable expert on behavioral plans!

Behavioral Specialists

Title	Name	Case	Link	Comments
Psychologist	Michael Dodd	Randolph	http://hms.harvard.edu/WhitePagesPublic.asp?task=showperson&id=E1Q0YGVFODQ=&a=hms&r=2&kw=	This appears to be a super valuable expert on behavioral plans! He was the schools expert but he was honest enough to support the parents and child.

Private School Employees

Title	Name	Case	Link	Comments
School Social Worker- Poet Seat School	Hillary Cronin	Greenfield
Teacher – Poet Seat	Brian Winslow	Greenfield
Teacher – Poet Seat	Clara McCoy	Greenfield

School System Employees, Attorneys and "Experts"

Title	Name	Case	Link	Comments
Attorney	Regina W. Tate	Anonymous Reading Case	http://www.mhtl.com/rtate/	Appears to be an attorney only for school systems. Also appears other cases (not full list): Blackstone-Millville RSD Groton-Dunstable R.S.D. Leominster Public Schools
Out of District Coordinator, Lexington Public Schools	Barbara Fortier	Lexington
Director of Student Services, Lexington Public Schools	Linda S. Chase	Lexington
Attorney for School	Colby Brunt	Lexington and Salem	Stoneman, Chandler and Miller
Director of Pupil Personnel, Salem Public Schools	Karen Malio	Salem
Assistant Director of Pupil Personnel, Salem Public Schools	Gina Gavegnano	Salem
Bowditch School Principal, Salem Public Schools	Ana Hanton	Salem
Adjustment Counselor, Bowditch School, Salem Public Schools	Donna Gfroerer	Salem
Paraprofessional, Bowditch School, Salem Public Schools	Natalie Clara Dudar	Salem
Psychiatrist, Consultant to the Lexington Public Schools	Dr. Jeff Bostic	Lexington
Bedford Public Schools/Private Math and Physics Tutor	Lisa Rainen	Lexington
Vocational Coordinator, Merrimack Special Education Collaborative	Karen Rowe	Lexington		Hired by the school to do evaluation
Merrimack Special Education Collaborative	Brad Brooks	Lexington
Paraprofessional (aide), Randolph Public Schools	Judith Smith	Randolph
Alternative Educator – Greenfield Public Schools	Elaine Mount	Greenfield
Special Education Coordinator – Greenfield Public Schools	Christie Fontaine	Greenfield
Director of Student Services – Greenfield Public Schools	Kathleen Titus	Greenfield
Attorney for the School	Peter Smith	Greenfield
School Psychologist – Greenfield Public Schools	Scott Rice	Greenfield
School Adjustment Counselor, Randolph Public Schools	Stephen Babbitt	Randolph
Special Education Teacher, Randolph Public Schools	Susan Eliot	Randolph
Special Education Coordinator, Randolph Public Schools	Laurie Smith-Michaels	Randolph
Special Education Coordinator, Randolph Public Schools	Ann Knapp	Randolph
Principal, Donovan Elementary School, RPS	Beth Gannon	Randolph
Director of Student Services, Randolph Public Schools	Karen Clasby	Randolph
Attorney for Randolph Public Schools	Mary Joann Reedy	Randolph

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