On behalf of our team in the Office of Special Education, we would like to welcome you to the York County School Division. Our mission in YCSD is to ensure every student is valued, supported, and challenged through learning experiences, which prepare them for a successful future. Our expectation is that all students will become lifelong learners prepared to compete in a global economy. This level of expectation extends to all students regardless of their socio-economic, disability, language or racial status.
The Office of Special Education in the instruction department facilitates students and staff meeting high expectations through maintaining low student to teacher ratios, incorporating research-based best practices, and following a policy of full-inclusion to the extent practicable for the student. Through adherence to these policies we have built a program that gives students with disabilities every opportunity to succeed and thrive. We welcome your interest in our school district and programs. If you are seeking information regarding individual schools and/or programs, policies or procedures this website offers a wealth of information. If you are seeking information that is not provided here, please feel free to contact the special education department to request that it be added. We are constantly seeking to improve our educational community through positive, timely communication and collaboration.
For more information, please contact the special education department, Ashley Easter at 757-898-0308 or your school’s coordinator of special education.
Termaine Hopkins
Director of Special Education
757-898-0455
Joy Richardson, Ed.D.
Associate Director of Special Education
757-898-0477
Instructional Coordinators:
Okrika Harold
757-833-2490
Preschool; English Language Learners
Lisa Randall
757-898-0411
Adaptive Instruction and Multiple Disabilities Programming
Lacie Harman
757-833-2147
Secondary Instruction and Transition
Trenice Durio, Ph.D.
757-890-1012
Elementary Instruction
Compliance Coordinators:
Courtney Miller
757-898-0461
(MVES, SES, TES, GMS, YHS, and Communication Support Programming)
Frances DeVaughn
757-898-0459
(BMES, MES, YES, QLMS, YMS, BHS)
Valerie Wilson
757-898-0460
(DES, GHS, YRA, Out of Division placements, and Homebound Programming)
Amanda Thackeray
757-788-7301
(CES, GBES, WMES, TMS, THS, and Behavior Support Programming)
In accordance with HB 1089/SB220 school division should select a staff member to serve as a special education parent family liaison to be a resource to families to understand and engage in the special education referral, evaluation, reevaluation, and eligibility and Individualized Education Program (IEP) process.
Trenice Durio, Ph.D.
Coordinator of Special Education
757-890-1012