• Office of Student Services

    The Student Services Department serves as a liaison to the Special School District for special education services. The department is also responsible for 504 compliance, student records management, policy development, homeless student program, school counseling program, health services program, gifted identification, personal tuition program and the Voluntary Student Transfer Program.
     
    The 2024-25 school year will be a transition year as we look for a new Assistant Superintendent of Student Services for the     2025-26 school year. Below are the contacts associated with each responsibility served by the department.
     
    • Guidance, Counseling, Social Workers, Gifted Identification, VTS Program, McKinney Vento, Student Discipline 

                  Dr. Cameron Poole
                  cameronpoole@claytonschools.net 

     

    • Title IX Coordinator, Federal Programs, English Language Development, Field Trips, Panorama

                 Dr. Milena Garganigo
                 milenagarganigo@claytonschools.net 

     

    • Special Education, Summer Programming

                 Dr. Kelly Sollberger
                 kellysollberger@claytonschools.net 

     

    • Attendance 

                 Jeff Puls
                 jeffreypuls@claytonschools.net 

     

    • Health Services, Parent and Community Partnerships, All-In Coalition

                 Luke Heitert
                 lukeheitert@claytonschools.net 

     

    • Student Services Policy Updates

                 John Brazeal
                 johnbrazeal@claytonschools.net 

     

    Julie Engelhard

    Assistant to the Assistant Superintendent of Student Services
    314-854-6023
    julieengelhard@claytonschools.net

     

    Key Areas of Responsibility

    • Special School District
      • Contact John Turner, SSD Director, at 314-854-6041 or Kate Pavlisin, SSD Lead Teacher, at 314-854-6016.
    • Special Education
    • Student Records
    • Attendance/CORE data
    • At Risk Programming
    • Greyhound Alternative Program (GAP)
      • Contact Truman Solverud at 314-854-6798.
    • Voluntary Transfer Program
    • Free and Reduced Lunch Program
      • Contact Crystal Jackson-Pierce, Administrative Assistant for Food Services, at 314-854-6642.
    • Homeless Student Program
    • Foster Care Liaison
    • School Counseling Program
    • Health Services Program
    • Gifted Identification
    • Personal Tuition Program