Myra Arnone | Director of Accelerated Programs

425-936-1376 | myarnone@lwsd.org

The Director of Accelerated Programs provides leadership for the development and implementation of accelerated learning programs and services including: Early Entrance Kindergarten, Highly Capable, Honors, Advanced Placement and College in the High School. Ms. Arnone collaborates with district leaders, school principals and teams to ensure that services and programs increase student access and engagement, close achievement and opportunity gaps and support student learning and success. She provides oversight of established district processes and policies pertaining to choice schools, and provides leadership and technical assistance in the request for proposal (RFP) process. She collaborates with district and school leaders in the identification, development, and implementation of innovative programs in alignment with district policy and oversees district summer school.

Accelerated Programs organizational chart

Department webpage: Accelerated Programs

Director of College and Career Readiness

The Director of College and Career Readiness provides leadership to ensure that every student has access to rigorous and relevant career-connected learning that prepares students for post-secondary success and access to high-skill, high-wage and in-demand jobs. The director assumes responsibility for developing relationships with community, business, and higher education partners to collaborate with the district in developing and implementing offerings that increase student access and engagement, close achievement and opportunity gaps, and increase student learning and success. The director provides oversight of the High School and Beyond Plan and school-based Career Centers and Specialists, Career and Technical Education (CTE) program development and compliance, Sustainability Efforts and the Washington Network for Innovative Careers (WANIC) Skill Center, for which Lake Washington serves as host district.

College and Career Readiness organizational chart

Department webpage: College and Career Readiness

Kelly Pease | Director of Intervention Services & Literacy

425-936-1276 | kpease@lwsd.org

Ms. Pease provides leadership to ensure success for students receiving academic interventions, services to help students acquire English language proficiency, services for Native American students, and services designed to help mitigate the effects of poverty on student learning and success in school. She supports efforts focused on ensuring academic success for every student by collaborating with district leaders, school principals, and teams to develop tiered instruction to increase student access and engagement, close achievement and opportunity gaps, and support student learning and success. Ms. Pease assumes responsibility for district and school compliance with federal Title I, Part A and Title III of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.

Intervention Services organizational chart

Department webpage: Academic Support

Julián Cortés | Director of Multilingual Learning

425-936-1390 | jcortes@lwsd.org

Mr. Cortés provides leadership to ensure success for students receiving services to help acquire English language proficiency. He supports the efforts of the multilingual program with a focus on equitable practices that center the needs of students at the core of services. Mr. Cortés collaborates with district leaders, building administrators and multilingual teachers to implement instruction and support with the goal of increasing student access to the English language in the general education setting. He ensures that English learners are appropriately identified and receive services that best fit their individual educational needs. Mr. Cortés assumes responsibility for district and school compliance with Title III of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.

Laurie Harvey | Director of Teaching and Learning

425-936-1419 | lharvey@lwsd.org

Ms. Harvey provides leadership for the district’s adoption and implementation of standards-based teaching and assessing. She oversees the implementation of state student learning standards and the adoption, development, integration and implementation of curriculum aligned to standards. Ms. Harvey ensures staff participation, parent involvement, and community engagement in the processes pertaining to the adoption of instructional materials that increase student access and engagement, close achievement and opportunity gaps, and support student learning and success. She provides oversight of technology integration to support teaching and learning, manages textbook inventory processes and provides oversight for district elementary music and physical education programs and staffing.

Teaching and Learning Services organizational chart

Department website: Curriculum & Instruction

Emily Young | Director of Professional Learning

425-936-1324 | emyoung@lwsd.org

Ms. Young provides leadership for the development and implementation of professional learning systems for both certificated and classified staff. She collaborates with district leaders, school principals and teams to develop professional learning for staff focused on increasing student access and engagement, closing achievement and opportunity gaps, supporting student learning and success, and enhancing staff productivity and efficacy. Ms. Young collaborates with the Human Resources department to assist with systems and processes to ensure appropriate onboarding, orientation, and training for new employees. She assumes responsibility for the district’s New Teacher Support Program, Professional Learning Coach program, manages student teacher placement processes, and develops relationships with university and community partners to support staff learning.

Professional Learning organizational chart

Kim Brenner | Director of Early Learning

425-936-2844 | kbrenner@lwsd.org

Ms. Brenner works in collaboration with the Executive Director of Special Services to provide leadership and direction for early learning programs within Lake Washington School District. She is responsible for the daily operations and management of district-wide special education preschool, Head Start, our tuition based preschool program and SNAPS (extended day for students with autism) and will oversee the Early Childhood Center program opening at Old Redmond Schoolhouse next year. She directs the Lake Washington preschool Childfind process and works collaboratively with Birth-to-Three agencies such as Kindering Center and Wonderland.  Ms. Brenner works collaboratively with parents, staff and community members concerning early childhood programs, special services, and procedures.

Dr. Stacey McCrath-Smith | Director of Special Services, Secondary, Eastlake and Redmond 

425-936-1337 | smccrathsmith@lwsd.org

Dr. McCrath-Smith works in collaboration with the Executive Director of Special Services to provide leadership to ensure success for students receiving special education and 504 services in the Eastlake and Redmond Community, Secondary Schools. She supports our Adult Transition Academy in Redmond, which provides programming for students ages 18-21. She supports efforts focused on ensuring academic success for every student by collaborating with district leaders, school principals and teams to increase student access and engagement, close achievement and opportunity gaps, and support student learning and success. She works collaboratively with families and supports communications and conflict resolution efforts. Dr. McCrath-Smith coordinates district Section 504 services and provides support for school psychologists.

Dr. Natalie Pullen | Director of Special Services, Secondary, Juanita and Lake Washington 

425-936-1221 | npullen@lwsd.org

Dr. Pullen works in collaboration with the Executive Director of Special Services to provide leadership to ensure success for students receiving special education and 504 services in the Juanita and Lake Washington Community, Secondary Schools. She supports our Adult Transition Academy in Kirkland as well. She supports efforts focused on ensuring academic success for every student by collaborating with district leaders, school principals and teams to increase student access and engagement, close achievement and opportunity gaps, and support student learning and success. She works collaboratively with families and supports communications and conflict resolution efforts. Dr. Pullen provides support for occupational therapists (OTs) and physical therapists (PTs) as well as paraeducators.

Erin Romanuk | Director of Special Services,
Elementary,  Eastlake and Redmond

425-936-1288 | eromanuk@lwsd.org

Ms. Romanuk works in collaboration with the Executive Director of Special Services to provide leadership to ensure success for students receiving special education and 504 services in the Redmond and Eastlake Community, Elementary Schools. She supports efforts focused on ensuring academic success for every student by collaborating with district leaders, school principals and teams to increase student access and engagement, close achievement and opportunity gaps, and support student learning and success. She works collaboratively with families and supports communications and conflict resolution efforts. Ms. Romanuk provides support for vision and orientation/mobility staff and extended school year (ESY).

Debbie Wagner | Director of Special Services,
Elementary, Juanita and Lake Washington

425-936-1247 | dewagner@lwsd.org

Ms. Wagner works in collaboration with the Executive Director of Special Services to provide leadership to ensure success for students receiving special education and 504 services in the Lake Washington and Juanita Community, Elementary Schools. She supports efforts focused on ensuring academic success for every student by collaborating with district leaders, school principals and teams to increase student access and engagement, close achievement and opportunity gaps, and support student learning and success. She works collaboratively with families and supports communications and conflict resolution efforts. Ms. Wagner provides support for speech language pathologists (SLPs), Deaf and Hard of Hearing (interpreters, teacher of the deaf, audiologist), and Assistive Technology (AT) services.