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Nacogdoches County Schools' SSA

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619 SE Stallings Drive
Nacogdoches, Texas 75964

PO Box 631787
Nacogdoches, Texas 75963

936-564-5511 Main
936569-2297 Fax

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Current Job Openings

Nacogdoches County Schools’ SSA Positions for upcoming school year 2025-26

Paraprofessional for Nacogdoches County Schools’ SSA

Click here for more details about the Para-Professional postion.

Resumes and applications can be sent to Director, Lacy Cain

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Meet our Staff Members

Nacogdoches County Schools' SSA Staff

Lacy Cain - Special Education Director

Kendra McAlister - Special Education Coordinator/Child Find

Kristy Adams - Diagnostician

Whitney Alvarez - Diagnostician

Jody Armstrong - Diagnostician

Jana Burrows - Diagnostician

Suzanne Kelley - Bilingual Diagnostician

LeaAnn Robertson - Transition/VAC

Taylor Reid - Speech Language Pathologist

Sarah Cunningham - Speech Language Pathologist Assistant

Ashley Good - Speech Language Pathologist Assistant

Shelby McBride - Speech Language Pathologist Assistant

Whitney Havins - Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

Tonya Hilton - Licensed Professional Counselor

Rachel Lout - Licensed Professional Counselor

Carolyn Murray - Administrative Assistant

Susie Oates - Accounting Clerk/SHARS

Beatriz Rocha - Records Clerk/Interpreter

Life Skills Staff

Robin Reyna - Teacher

Michelle Taylor - Teacher

Bret Bradbury - Teacher

LaTonya Cummings - Teacher

Sandra Lewis - Teacher

Melissa Spies - Teacher

 - Nurse (LVN)

Latasha Evans - Paraprofessional

Kimberly Smith - Paraprofessional

Elsa Cuarenta - Paraprofessional

Katherine Hawthorne - Paraprofessional

Clifton Mergerson - Paraprofessional

Deborah Baldwin - Paraprofessional

Brandy Street - Paraprofessional

Skylor Bruce - Paraprofessional

Katrina Holleman - Paraprofessional

Kay Lofton - Paraprofessional

Haley Jones - Paraprofessional

Tressa Feazell - Paraprofessional

Melanie Anthony - Paraprofessional

Savannah Hodges - Paraprofessional

Patty Wade - Paraprofessional

Brittany Mills – Paraprofessional

Tina Saxton – Paraprofessional

Amber Smith – Paraprofessional

Important Information

Your student might be eligible for a $1,500 online grant. Supplemental Special Education Services (SSES) is now Parent-Directed Special Education Services (PDSES). If you live in one of our 6 member districts (Central Heights ISD, Chireno ISD, Excelsior ISD, Garrison ISD, Martinsville ISD, and Douglass ISD) please call our office at 936-564-5511 to ask for more details about this. 

Please note: If you have received the grant in the past you are not eligible to receive again for the same child.

The application will open on February 3, 2025, as the Parent-Directed Special Education Services (PDSES) application. If you would like to receive email updates, please fill out the interest form by clicking on the button below. 

Parent-Directed Special Education Services

  • Your student might be eligible for a $1,500 online grant. Supplemental Special Education Services (SSES) is now Parent-Directed Special Education Services (PDSES). If you live in one of our 6 member districts (Central Heights ISD, Chireno ISD, Excelsior ISD, Garrison ISD, Martinsville ISD, and Douglass ISD) please call our office at 936-564-5511 to ask for more details about this. 

    Please note: If you have received the grant in the past you are not eligible to receive again for the same child.

    The application will open on February 3, 2025, as the Parent-Directed Special Education Services (PDSES) application. If you would like to receive email updates, please fill out the interest form by clicking on the button below. 

    Parent-Directed Special Education Services

Helpful Links

ARD Guide for the Parent

Dyslexia Handbook Update 2024 Important Changes

Information for Families – Compensatory Services & Delayed or Denied Evaluations

Notice of Procedural Safeguards

Pathways Texas Transition & Employment Guide

Senate Bill 139 – Notice to Families

  • SpedTex: Special Education Information Center

    SPEDTex can help! They provide information and resources that can help you understand your child’s disability, your rights, and responsibilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and facilitate collaboration that supports the development and delivery of services to children with disabilities in our state. Contact Info: 855-773-3839 or inquire@spedtex.org