Robin Oldfather

Robin Oldfather graduated from Wheaton College in 1987 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Arts and Sociology. After a career in Social Work, Robin entered the teaching field as a teaching assistant working with children with behavioral disorders. She began teaching Special Education in 1997. Robin has completed Masters coursework in Special Education at North Carolina State University and Texas A&M. She is certified in the area of Special Education in both North Carolina and Texas.
E-mail her at robin.oldfather@pisd.edu

Denise Kerr

Denise Kerr graduated from University of Texas at El Paso with a bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Special Education. She taught in El Paso for a year and half before moving to Plano. This is her first year teaching at Gulledge.
E-mail her at denise.kerr@pisd.edu

Elaine Doering

Elaine is a 1985 graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University.  She has a degree in both Elementary and Special Education. She has taught in Texas, Connecticut, and Florida where she was awarded the Disney Teacher of the Year Award in Pensacola. she has been at Gulledge since 2000.
E-mail her at elaine.doering@pisd.edu

Jennifer Rappaport

Jen started in PISD in fall 2000 as a special education teacher. She has been working the past two years as a certified Early Intervention Specialist here in Plano. She graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Science degree in child devlopment and a specialty certification in children with developmental disabilities.
E-mail her at Jennifer.rappaport@pisd.edu

Anna Myatt

Anna Myatt graduated for Michigan State University with a bacherlor's degree in Psychology and Employee Relations.
E-mail her at anna.myatt@pisd.edu

Heba Abdelghani

Heba Abdelghani graduated from the American University in Cairo, Egypt, with a Bachelor degree in Business and Psychology in 1990. She entered the teaching field as a teaching assistant at Gulledge in 2002. She is certified in special education K-12 and has been teaching since 2003. Previously she was a substitute teacher for Plano ISD.


E-mail her at habdelg@pisd.edu

SPECIAL EDUCATION ASSISTANTS

Stephanie Lewis, Josalyn Broadway, Jason Petersen, and Donna Caachero,and Suzanne Cullen are teaching assistants in the Special Education Department.

Stephanie Lewis is another Instructional Support Assistant at Gulledge. Ms. Lewis was formerly in the PPCD classroom and moved over into the Special Education department.

Josalyn Broadway joined Gulledge in January 2006 as a special education assistant.

Jason Petersen joined Gulledge in 2006 as a special eduacation assistant and is working on his alternative Region X certification.

Suzanne Cullen joined Gulledge as an instructional support assistant in August 2007.

  Special Education Curriculum

"If we work upon marble, it will perish; if we work upon brass, time will efface it; but if we work upon immortal minds, if we imbue them with principles, with love of others, we engrave on those tablets something which will brighten all eternity."

Our services are student-centered and promote respect, dignity and responsibility.  In addition, with a view towards academic success, students will have a safe, educational environment and acceptance of their differences.  The expected outcome is individuals who achieve their highest potential and become contributing members of society.

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