Educational/Related Services
The Central Region Educational Cooperative (CREC) is one of nine regional educational cooperatives established in 1984 by the New Mexico Department of Education. We provide support services to eight rural school districts and four state-supported programs as well as the families served by them. Central Regional Education Cooperation addresses a multitude of education related topics. We customize our services to address the unique needs of our districts, charters, and state-supported schools.
Educational Services
The following are just some of the many services we provide:
- Related service provision (member and non-member school districts)
- Medicaid school-based services
- Special education technical assistance
- Professional development
- Title I: program administration/technical assistance
- Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS)
- SWIS/CICO training for positive behavior supports
- Crisis prevention intervention training
- Common Core/State Standards support
- Child Find Coordination
- Transition—early and postsecondary support
- Students Assistant Team (SAT)/Response to Intervention (RtI) training and support
- Fiscal agency and business management services to educational institutions
- Edgenuity
- District strategic planning and Instructional Audit support
- Pre-Employment Transition Services (member and non-member school districts)
Child Find
Child Find is a nationally recognized model of an ongoing community effort focused on locating, identifying, and evaluating children with special needs from birth through 21 years of age.
We encourage parents of children with difficulties or suspected difficulties in vision, hearing, speech, language, movement, thinking, learning, and/or self-help skills to contact the school district where the child resides for a free developmental screening. Children are not required to be of school age to qualify for these services.
Anyone may refer a child, including teachers, child care providers, physicians, friends, or family members. Written permission is required prior to screening by licensed personnel. If the screening process indicates a possible delay, the child will be referred for a comprehensive evaluation that includes intellectual, motor, and speech and language assessments as well as medical status. Before designing a program to meet the child's needs, the child must meet eligibility criteria under IDEA as “a child with a disability.” Only after eligibility determination can the team of professionals (including the parents) develop an individualized educational plan (IEP) and design the appropriate program to meet the child’s needs. With early testing and positive intervention strategies, many developmental delays can be completely corrected.
Related Services Staff Contact Info
Christa Belyaev
SLP
Lindsey Benjamin
SLP
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Sarah Blackwell
Social Worker
Catherine Burton
Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
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Kelly Campbell
SLP
Peter Carlton-McQuenn
Ed. Diag
Tanna Corral
Social Worker
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Melanie DeAzevedo
OT
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Mary Beth Delozier-Debevec
SLP
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Joe DiRaddo
School Psch
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Gwendolyn Doty
SLP
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Tahirih Garcia
Educational Diagnostician
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Jessica Griego
SLP
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Christine John
Social Worker
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Lisa Kasman-Schlosse
SW
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Jennifer Keeran
Social Worker
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Asia Martin
OT
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Amy McCall
Educational Diagnostician
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Amy Rojas
SLP
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Marga Sanchez
SLP
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Leona Segura
OT
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Desiree Stone
SLP
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Wendy Tanner
Educational Diagnostician
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Sonja Vanderwagen-Shelley
SLP
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Jennifer Whitaker
SLP
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Child Find Coordinators
Jime Jo Albin
Quemado Child Find Coordinator
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Victoria Baca
Mountainair Child Find Coordinator
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Sandra Coleman
Child Find Coordinator
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P: (505) 889-3412
India Encinias
Estancia Child Find Coordinator
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Julie Fe Legayada
Jemez Valley Child Find Coordinator
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Leslie Perez
Vaughn Child Find Coordinator
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Early Childhood Instructional Coaches
Norma Bender
Early Childhood Instructional Coach
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Lisa Bishop
Early Childhood Instructional Coach
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Sharon Borrego
Early Childhood Instructional Coach
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Heleme Brinkerhoff
Early Childhood Instructional Coach
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Twuana Burnett
Early Childhood Instructional Coach
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Denise Calcanis
Early Childhood Instructional Coach
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Valerie Cervantes
Early Childhood Instructional Coach
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Kathleen DeSoto Strickland
Early Childhood Instructional Coach
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Rebeca Despain
Early Childhood Instructional Coach
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Aime Duran
Early Childhood Instructional Coach
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Pamela Ferreyra
Early Childhood Instructional Coach
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Katrina Gallegos
Eclipse Coach
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Kama Garcia
Early Childhood Instructional Coach
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Cynthia Gomez
Early Childhood Instructional
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Eugenia Hanosh-Turowski
Early Childhood Instructional Coach
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Rachell Hochheim
Early Childhood Instructional Coach
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Deborah Jackson
Early Childhood Instructional Coach
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Mary Jimerson
Early Childhood Instructional Coach
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Jennifer Marez
Early Childhood Instructional Coach
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Holly Meyer
Training and Data Coordinator
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P: (505) 226-1529
Charlotte Montoya
Early Childhood Instructional Coach
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Christobal Ortiz
Early Childhood Instructional Coach
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Angelica Pharisien
Early Childhood Instructional Coach
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Kayla Pipkin
Early Childhood Instructional Coach
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Emily Renfro
Early Childhood Instructional Coach
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Brianna Richmond
Early Childhood Instructional Coach
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Sylvia Roberts
Early Childhood Instructional
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Kathleen Roland
Early Childhood Instructional Coach
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Amanda Rottman
Early Childhood Instructional Coordinator
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Jennifer Schallert
Early Childhood Instructional Coach
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Terri Tapia
Early Childhood Instructional Coaching Lead Coordinator
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Ginger Towle
Early Childhood Instructional Coordinator
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Heather Williams
Early Childhood Instructional Coach
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Eclipse Coaches
Lorraine Chavez
Eclipse Coach
Structure Literacy Coaches
Veronica Acosta-Everhart
Structure Literacy Coach
Trina Allander-Lujan
Structure Literacy Coach
Courtney Peterson
Structure Literacy Coach
Susan Wilson
Structure Literacy Coach
Rianne Herrera
Structure Literacy Coordinator
Jennifer Lewis
Structure Literacy Coach
Dawn Salazar
Structural Literacy Coach
Patricia Essig
Structural Literacy Coach
Martina Tapia
Structural Literacy Coach
Allison Caldwell
Structural Literacy Coach
Victoria Gonzales
Structure Literacy Coach
Patricia Charley
Structure Literacy Coach
Christina Meyer Dzurec
Structure Literacy Coach
Vivian Valencia
Structural Literacy Coach
Tricia Aragon
Structure Literacy Coach
Pili Burkett
Structure Literacy Coach
UDL Coaches
Jennifer Armstrong
UDL Coach
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Candise Forgue
UDL Coach
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Cammie Leplatt
UDL Coach
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Janea Menicucci
UDL Coordinator
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Megan Shanley
UDL Coach
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Rebecca Thomas
UDL Coach
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Pre-Employment Transition Staff
Lucretia Foster
Commission For the Blind, Vocational Transition Coordinator
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DeAnn Garcia-McGinnis
Vocational Transition Specialist (Member and Non-Member Districts)
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Laura Gilge
Project Manager/ Lead Vocational Transition Coordinator
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Gabriela Ronquillo
Commission For the Blind, Vocational Transition Coordinator
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Program Coordinator Contacts
Vicky Fuessel
Program and Related Services Coordinator
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P: (505) 889-3412, ext. 109
Mandy Thrasher
Program and Related Services Coordinator
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P: (505) 889-3412, ext. 110