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Programs and Services      

There are many Federal Way Public School (FWPS) offices and staff members who provide information or services to parents of students with special needs. 

Student Support Services Program Staff

The following are Student Support staff and positions.

Elementary
Title/Position Name Email Extension
Co-Director  Chuck Nykreim cnykreim@fwps.org (253) 945-2082
Secretary Dale Thomas dthomas@fwps.org (253) 945-2092
Elementary Behavior Specialist Nancy Grimes ngrimes@fwps.org (253) 945-4012
Elementary Mental Health Therapist Paul Black pblack@fwps.org (253) 945-2360
Early Entry to Kindergarten/1st Grade Inez Roberts  iroberts@fwps.org (253) 945-2080
Birth-to-Three Erin Ransdell eransdel@fwps.org (253) 945-4231
Child Find Lynda King lking@fwps.org (253) 945-2093
Preschool Program Manager Julie Hunt jhunt@fwps.org (253) 945-4580
ECEAP Coordinator Eileen Borne eborne@fwps.org (253) 945-4581
Head Start Coordinator Sharon Cryan scryan@fwps.org (253) 945-5882

 

Elementary Program Specialists
Title/Position Name Email Extension
Assigned Schools: Adelaide/Camelot/Green Gables/Lake Dolloff/Mark Twain/   Meredith Hill/Mirror Lake/Olympic View/Silver Lake/Star Lake/Wildwood/Woodmont Lee Saffery, Ed.D lsaffery@fwps.org (253) 945-2019
Assigned Schools: Brigadoon/Enterprise/Lake Grove/Lakeland/Nautilus/Panther Lake/Rainier View/Sherwood Forest/Sunnycrest/Twin Lakes/Valhalla Paula Cummings  pcummin@fwps.org (253) 945-2129

 

Secondary
Title/Position Name Email Extension
Co-Director  Chris Willis cwillis@fwps.org (253) 945-2084
Secretary Connie Weishaar cweishaar@fwps.org (253) 945-2085
Middle/High School EBD Support Susan Fish sfish@fwps.org (253) 945-2250
Employment & Transition Program Chris Willis cwillis@fwps.org (253) 945-2084
504 Accommodations Chris Willis cwillis@fwps.org (253) 945-2084

 

Secondary Program Specialists
Title/Position Name Email Extension
Assigned Schools: Illahee/Kilo/Sacajawea/Sequoyah/ Decatur Becky Fralick bfralick@fwps.org (253) 945-2135
Assigned Schools: Saghalie/Totem/Thomas Jefferson/Todd Beamer/Truman Lorna McElaney lmcelane@fwps.org (253) 945-2063
Assigned Schools: Lakota/Federal Way/Merit/Transition     Tom Steinbeck tsteinbe@fwps.org (253) 945-2081

                                                                                                                

District-Wide Programs
Title/Position Name Email Extension
Autism Consultant Jane Murphy jmurphy@fwps.org (253) 945-4584
Deaf/Hard of Hearing Coordinator Deirdre Curle dcurle@fwps.org (253) 945-3042
Health Services Sue Overton soverton@fwps.org (253) 945-4575
Native American Education Coordinator Maxine Alex malex@fwps.org (253) 945-4583
Vision Program Elizabeth Eagan Satter leagansa@fwps.org (253) 945-2425
Vision Program Diane Warren dwarren@fwps.org (253) 945-2425
504 Accommodations-Elementary Chuck Nykreim cnykreim@fwps.org (253) 945-2082
504 Accommodations-Secondary  Chris Willis cwillis@fwps.org (253) 945-2084