How To Refer a Child

LBL ESD collaborates with component school districts and programs to provide specialized support. The support includes consultation, assessment, instruction, and adaptive or specialized materials and equipment.

LBL provides support for children with:

  • Communication Disorder
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Visual Impairment
  • Orthopedic Impairment
  • Other Health Impairments
  • Specific Learning Disability
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Mental Retardation
  • Deaf Blindness
  • Traumatic Brain Injury

How To Refer a Child, If I am a Parent

Age
Who To Contact
0 - 5
Please contact Early Intervention / Early Childhood Special Education.
5 - 21

The Cascade Regional Program and the Education Evaluation and Consultation Center (EECC) provide the evaluation services; however, these services are accessed at the district level. Please contact the Special Education Director at your school district to start the referral process. Click here for the contact information.

How To Refer a Child, If I am a Teacher / District Administrator

  • Please log into TIENet™ our Special Education Case Management Solution.
    TIENet® Login

    Blue Arrow For assistance on completing the Student Assessment Lists that accompany the Consent for Evaluation form, please see the   Student Assessment List Guidelines

    Blue Arrow For Assistive Technology Support, please contact your school's Linn-Benton-Lincoln ESD Service Provider.


Special Education Director Contact Information

District Special Education / Student Services Administrators
Alsea
Jeremy Wells
Phone: 541.487.4305 x222 or (email)
Central Linn
Brian Gardner
Phone: 541.369.2813 or (email)
Corvallis
Kathleen Walker
Phone: 541.757.5752 or (email)

Cindy Pedersen
Phone: 541.757.3896 or (email)
Greater Albany (GAPS)
 
Ryan Mattingly
Phone: 541.967.4518 or (email)

Lynda Bersani
Phone: 541.967.4624 or (email)
Harrisburg
Larry Cote
Phone: 541.995.6626 x302 or (email)
Lebanon
Jan Sansom
Phone: 541.259.8930 x1160 or (email)
Lincoln County
Susan Van Liew
Phone: 541.265.4404 or (email)
Monroe
Nancy Williams
Phone: 541.847.5139 or (email)
Philomath
Ann Lavond
Phone: 541.929.2524 or (email)

Dan Forbess
Phone: 541.929.3169 or (email)

Santiam Canyon

Amanda Boyce
Phone: 503.897.2191 or (email)
Scio
Barbara Svensen
Phone: 503.394.3265 or (email)
Sweet Home
Elena Barton
Phone: 541.367.7115 or (email)

 

LBL ESD
905 4th Avenue SE
Albany, OR 97321-3199
Phone: (541) 812.2600
Fax: (541) 926.6047
E-mail: webmaster@lblesd.k12.or.us

Last Modified: March 12, 2013