Special Education

Through the Wilson County Department for Special Education, students receive a wide variety of services as recommended by their IEP team members.  These services include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Behavior And Discipline
• Inclusion into regular classes
• Comprehensive Development Classes 
• Occupational/Physical Therapy
• Gifted Classes
• Resource Classes
• Hearing Services
• Speech/Language Therapy
• Homebound Services
• Transition Services
• Vision Services

The Wilson County School District Department for Special Education is attempting to contact persons with disabilities from three to age twenty-one in compliance with the Federal law, which mandates the provision of a Free Appropriate Public Education for students with disabilities.  If a child is having significant difficulty with vision, hearing, speech, behavior, or is experiencing slow development untypical for his/her age, physical impairments, or learning difficulty, he/she may be a child with a disability. If you know of any child whom you feel might qualify for these services, including students suspected of having a disability even though they are advancing from grade to grade, in a private school, homeless, youth in custody and care, or migrant, please contact the principal of your school or the Department for Special Education office at 615-453-7316.

Hotline 615-444-3282, ext. 7316

Becky Adams
615-444-3282, ext. 7403    
504 & Related Services Coordinator

Cindy Anderson
615-444-3282, ext. 7510    
K-12 CDC Coordinator

Courtney Bunna
615-444-3282        
Lead Social Worker

Tracey Burge
615-444-3282, ext. 7428    
Director of Special Education

Kelly Grime
615-453-7311        
Administrative Assistant

Abigail Kirsch    
615-444-3282, ext. 7495            
Pre-School - 5th Coordinator

Ellen Mattingly
629-255-7919    
Transition Services Specialist Grades 9-12

Lance McAllister    
615-444-3282, ext. 7343            
K-5 Lead Program Coordinator

Kendra Messenger    
615-444-3282, ext. 7465       
Bookkeeper

Amy Moshinsky
615-453-7316
Special Education Secretary

Kasia Passaniti
615-444-3282, ext. 7287    
Behavior Supports Lead Coordinator

Jennifer Roberts    
615-444-3282, ext. 7466    
K-12 CIP Coordinator

Emma Launsby
615-444-3282, ext 7339          
Assistant Behavior Analyst

Julie Spies    
615-444-3282, ext. 7286    
Lead Psychologist

Suzanne Stringfield    
615-758-5619, ext. 5019    
Preschool & Non-Public Enrollment Specialist

Bryn Torrence   
615-444-3282, ext. 7286         
Occupational Therapist Lead

Dr. Thurman Tucker    
615-444-3282, ext. 7288
6-12 Lead Program Coordinator

Devin Walker
615-444-3282, ext. 7644    
Middle School Coordinator

Marlanna Wolosin    
615-444-3282            
Lead Teacher of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing