Department Staff Directory

Email: hilary.deluca@osceolaschools.net

Email: jesse.mchatton@osceolaschools.net

• Family Empowerment Scholarship (FES-UA) and School Choice
• Private School (Proportionate Share and Evaluations)
• FAA Adminstrator
• Pre-School Education Evaluation Program (PEEP)
• Contact for FDLRS,, Gifted, Headstart, Exec PD Council
• Extended School Year
• Coordination of Department Professional Learning
• Hospital/Homebound
• Parent Training & Outreach
• Medicaid Billing
• Parent Concerns, Onflo- formerly Let's Talk

Email: patricia.ryan@osceolaschools.net

• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), Ukeru, PCM Coordinator
• Restraint Review and Process
• Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)/Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) Support
• Placement Review (MRP) for Behavior Classrooms
• Private Instructional Provider
• Professional Learning for FBA/BIP and Behavior Responses
• Occupational and Physical Therapy Support

Email: kathleen.kaunda@osceolaschools.net

• Coordinatoin of Office of:
  • Office of Civil Rights Complaints
  • State Complaints
  • Due Process
  • Mediation
• Support IEP Meetings with attorneys
• Supervision of Manifestation Determination Reviews (MDR)
• Parental Requests for Independent Education Evaluation Requests (IEE)

Email: larissa.silfavelez@osceolaschools.net

• Access Curriculum Maps
• Inclusive Scheduling
• Placement Review (MRP) for ACCESS Points Classrooms
• Learning Walks
• Professional Learning for ESE Instructional Practices 
• Paraprofessional Training for classroom support
• Best Practices for Inclusive Education (BPIE)
• Support IEP Goal Writing 
• DHH/Vision Program Support

Email: susan.simo@osceolaschools.net

• Oversees Compliance with IDEA and State Policies/Procedures
• FAA Task Force
• Resource Compliance Specialist Training and Monitoring
• Evaluation Monitoring
• Speeech/Language Pathologist Support
• Desktop Monitoring (FLDOE)
• ESE Support for Full-Time Equivalency (FTE)
• Professional Learning for Compliance