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Special Education Family Liaison
Work-Related Duties:
- Provide guidance and direction to parents in the procedures and processes of special education.
- Serve as a neutral facilitator between parents and schools to explore options and resolve disagreements informally.
- Provide resources to parents and school districts to support parent engagement in the special education process.
Annette earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry in Secondary Education from Eastern Montana College in 1992, and a Master of Science in School Psychology from University of Great Falls in 2008. She acquired over 20 years of experience in the field of education while serving eastern Montana’s rural and frontier schools through her work with students ranging in age from preschool through adulthood. The majority of Annette’s professional life has been devoted to serving students with disabilities as a school psychologist and director for a special education cooperative.
Together, Annette and her husband of three decades have raised three fine young men of whom they are very proud. She enjoys fishing, landscape photography, traveling, easy hikes with her husband, and Sunday dinners with “the kids”.