Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Telephone:  Main Contact: (573) 751-0187    Fax:  (573) 526-5946  
Web Inquiries: webreplyspeep@dese.mo.gov

  Coordinates various programs designed to meet the special needs of children, youth and adults with disabilities in the areas of  professional development, state school outreach coordination, state improvement grant management, technical assistance and parent training.

Kate Numerick, Director   (on Military Leave)   (573) 751-0185

Lori Conner, Administrative Assistant
(573) 751-0187

Task Force on Blind Student Academic and Vocational Performance, DESE Support Staff,
General Section Questions

Darla Baker, Data Specialist
(573) 751-0624

Julia LePage, Interim Director
(573) 751-0625

School-wide Positive Behavior Support,
SWIS, Improvement Planning,
Special Education Consultant Contract Manager,
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)

Barb Gilpin, Interim Assistant Director
(573) 751-7661

Post-Secondary Transition, Paraprofessional
Requirements, Administrative Mentoring Program,
Highly-Qualified Teachers, Missouri Project,
Co-Teaching, Graduation Requirements

Heike Imler, Interim Assistant Director
(573) 751-0601

NIMAS/NIMAC, Visual Impairment, Large Print/Braille MAP, Hearing Impaired,

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Parent Involvement,Special Education Improvement Grant Management,Improvement Planning

Angie Nickell, Supervisor
(573) 526-5283

Autism, MPACT, Early Childhood Special
Education, Effective and Innovative Research,
Contract Evaluation, Program Evaluation

Assistive Technology, e-Learning for Education,
High Quality Professional Development, Technology Contract Management, Professional Communities of

Practice, Effective Practices Modules

 Martha Leader, Supervisor
(573) 751-2512

MAP, MAP-Alternative, Professional Development
Modules: (MGO), Reading/Math Curriculum,
Response to Intervention, Psych Interns