Welcome to East Palestine City School District
Special Services Department
Kim Russo, Director of Student Services
330.426.5310
Kim.Russo@MyEPSchools.org
Rachele Karabin, School-Aged Psychologist
330.426.5308
Rachele.Karabin@MyEPSchools.org
Brielle Schuler, Preschool Psychologist
330.533.8755
b.schuler@esceasternohio.org
Related Service Providers
Rachel Robey
School-Aged Speech Pathologist
Janet Carulli
Preschool Speech Pathologist
Staci Gorcheff
ESC Classroom Speech Pathologist & Augmentative Communication Evaluator
Nicole Irwin
PK - 12 Physical Therapist
Lauren Stepanian
Occupational Therapist
Megan Molnar
Preschool Occupational Therapist
Elementary Intervention Specialists
Danitra DiLisio
Preschool Intervention Specialist
Dori Kadlecik
Kindergarten & 1st Intervention Specialist
Hannah Prentice
2nd & 3rd Intervention Specialist
Ashley Murphy
3rd & 4th Intervention Specialist
Jen Congemi
K - 12 Reading Specialist
Annette Szekel
ESC Classroom Intervention Specialist
Additional Information
The East Palestine City School District is required to locate all children who may have disabilities, ages birth through 21, who reside within its boundaries. Special Education services are available in our schools for any child identified with a disability ages 3 through 21. If you have a child or know of a child you suspect may have a disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and who reside in East Palestine City school District, please call the East Palestine Department of Student Services at 330-426-5310 or contact your building principal.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law that makes available free appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation and ensures special education and related services for those children. The IDEA governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education, and related services to eligible infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities.