Department of Special Services

The Department of Special Services meets the diverse needs of students by providing support in their academic, social and emotional endeavors, through a variety of accommodations, modifications and specialized staffing.

Michele Brady

Director of Special Services & Civil Rights Coordinator   

bradym@nps.k12.ma.us

Becky Earle - Administrative Assistant

earleb@nps.k12.ma.us

Contact Information

Office:  Nantucket High School

10 Surfside Road 

Nantucket,  MA 02554

Office Hours:  Monday - Friday,  8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Phone:  508.228.7285  ext. 1355

Fax:  508.825.2062

Special Services Staff

Nantucket Elementary School & Nantucket Intermediate School

School Psychologist - Jen Laredo

Guidance Counselors - Jeanne Clark, Lisa Hood, Alexandra Rosenberg

Social Worker - David Seigel

Special Needs Preschool - Jody Newman, Kim Albertson

Special Needs Grades K, 1 - Kathy Adams

Special Needs, Grade 2 - Laura Ubaldino, Team Leader

Special Needs, Grade 3 - Michelle Brannigan

Special Needs Grade 4 - 

Special Needs Grade 5 - 

Intensive Developmental Support Center (IDSC), Grades K - 2 - 

Intensive Developmental Support Center (IDSC), Grades 3 -5 - Cara Seal

Options - Seth Kearns

Cyrus Pierce Middle School

School Psychologist - Sarah Holton-Roth

Guidance Counselors - Jaclyn Normand, Dauna Coffin

Social Worker - Julie Kingston

Special Needs, Grade 6 - Theran Singleton

Special Needs, Grade 7 - Barbara Condon

Special Needs, Grade 8 - Alyssa Billings

Language Based Learning Disabilities Program (LBLD) - Marita Scarlett, Emily Clarkson

STEPS - 

Intensive Developmental Support Center (IDCS) - 

Nantucket High School

School Psychologist - Sarah Holton-Roth

Guidance Counselors - Cathy Lepore, Courtney Foster, Anita Small

Social Worker - Julie Kingston

Special Needs Teachers, Grade 9 - 12:

Stephanie Johnson

Monique Malloy

Karyn Manghis, Team Leader

Jessica Townsend

STEPS - Nicole Gross

Student Success Program - Andrew Viselli

Related Services Providers - District Wide

Reading Specialist - Ann Maury

Speech/Language Therapists - Cathy Bruno, Ann Poyant, Heather Freeman

Occupational Therapists - Alexis Healy-Wurzburg,  Michele Dyer

Physical Therapists - Angela Wagner

Vision Therapist - Kathryn Traut

Deaf/Hard of Hearing Therapist - Kym Myers

Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) - 

Home Consultant - 

Language Based Learning Disabilities Consultant - Ann Larson