Exceptional Student Services

Our Exceptional Student Services Department addresses the needs of students who are special learners. Our dedicated professionals are committed to providing effective educational programs and support services that meet the needs of all our students. 

Phone: (520) 719-1200
Fax: (520) 383-5441

Announcements

Native Center for Disabilities

The University of Arizona Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disabilities is proud to announce new initiatives to address unmet needs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in tribal communities across Arizona. Read more about it in the Native Center for Disabilities flyer.

Stronger Together

When the Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disabilities enters into a partnership with another organization, we strive to ensure that everything is done in the spirit of collaboration. Rather than imposing our own ideas of what works, we keep communication open at every opportunity so that our partners can best inform us of what they need, and we can work towards a solution together. Please visit the Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disabilities website to learn more about this partnership.

ESS Administration

Valerie Valdez
ESS Director

Dr. Janice Pettigrew
District Psychologist

Sanisa Gilmartin
Front Receptionist & ESS Clerk

ESS Teachers

Indian Oasis Elementary School Primary

TBD
ESS Paraprofessional

Jayme Barlow
ESS Resource Teacher

Kathleen Crane
Speech Pathologist

Aurora Cupis
ESS Resource Teacher

Jessica Gambrell
ESS Resource Teacher

Brightstart Gonzalez
ESS Duty Aide

Lacy Humeyestewa
ESS Paraprofessional

Tavia Noriego
ESS Duty Aide

Katrina Pablo
504 Officer

Araceli Pina-Zilinger
Speech Pathologist

Jacqueline Ramirez
ESS Resource Teacher

Jeanne Rodriguez
Occupational Therapist

Indian Oasis Elementary School Intermediate

Kurtisha Flannigan
504 Officer

Agnes Guiteng
ESS Resource Teacher

Janece Hendricks
ESS Paraprofessional

Bitaya Mulato
Speech Pathologist

Monique Ramon
ESS Paraprofessional

Jeanne Rodriguez
Occupational Therapist

Charicel Roque
ESS Resource Teacher

Kenton Tiokasin
ESS Paraprofessional

Patricia Woods
Self Contain Teacher

Baboquivari Middle School

Margaret Dodson
ESS Self Contain Teacher: Baboquivari Middle and High School

Rachael Javidan
Baboquivari Middle ESS Resource Teacher

Mark Marcos
ESS Self Contain Teacher

Bitaya Mulato
Speech Pathologist

Pam Pancho
ESS Paraprofessional

Jeanne Rodriguez
Occupational Therapist

Kenneth Wilson
ESS Paraprofessional

Baboquivari High School

Nicholas Coalson
Baboquivari High ESS Resource Teacher

Margaret Dodson
ESS Self Contain Teacher: Baboquivari Middle and High School

Agnes Guiteng
ESS Resource Teacher

Mark Marcos
ESS Self Contain Teacher

Bitaya Mulato
Speech Pathologist

Pam Pancho
ESS Paraprofessional

Jeanne Rodriguez
Occupational Therapist

Kenneth Wilson
ESS Paraprofessional

Indian Oasis High School & Middle School

Kurtisha Flannigan
504 Officer

Agnes Guiteng
ESS Resource Teacher

Bitaya Mulato
Speech Pathlogist

Jeanne Rodriguez
Occupational Therapist

Charicel Roque
ESS Resource Teacher

Gifted and Talented Education

TBD