Stacey Lillis is the resource teacher for special education (RTSE) and coordinator for Tilden Middle School's Secondary Learning Centers.  Stacey began her career as a special education teacher at Bethesda Elementary School after earning her masters degree in Special Education from the University of Maryland at College Park. She then worked as a Staff Development Teacher before joined the team at Tilden Middle School. With a dedicated staff of over 30, she has worked hard to provide leadership during a year of many changes. Stacey is dedicated the students and staff at Tilden Middle School and is continually working to make a positive impact in the lives of the students she supports and the field of special education. 

  Judith A. Resnik Elementary opened this school year with a new cooperative pre-K program for students with physical disabilities.  With the addition of this program, Resnik now has a full inclusion program for students with physical disabilities from pre-K through fifth grade.
            Special education teacher, Adelaide Martin and general education teacher, Katie Kilpatrick, both have backgrounds in early childhood. Adelaide, has an undergraduate degree from City College of New York and a master’s degree from the University of Maryland and has been teaching for 27 years. Katie graduated from Westchester University in Pa. and has been teaching two years. Katie takes the lead in the curriculum planning while Adelaide works with team members to identify accommodations and strategies for students requiring a different approach to completing tasks.  
            Both Katie and Adelaide have participated in a special co-teaching workshop to prepare them for their current roles. Inclusion takes a team to make it work and seeing these two in action with their students, makes it look easy.  

Dana Richards is a first year teacher at Kensington Parkwood Elementary. She teaches Kindergarten and First Grade Learning and Academic Disabilities (K-1 LAD). She graduated from Messiah College with a degree in Elementary and Special Education. Ms. Richards feels that her responsibility as a teacher is to help her students find their own exceptional qualities and build the support system needed to maximize their strengths. Multiple strategies, movement, manipulatives, music, and accommodations are implemented daily to help students reach their full potential. Her classroom is a positive environment where students feel safe and receive affirmation for their efforts. Ms. Richards is there to celebrate her students' success with them and encourage them to reach for higher goals.

Rachel Wills is the Coordinator of the Academic Support Center at Walter Johnson High School.  She facilitates all aspects of the delivery of special education services in the Resource, Learning and Academic Disabilities, Gifted and Talented/Learning Disabilities (GT/LD), Secondary Learning Center, Learning for Independence and School/Community-Based (SCB) Programs. Mrs. Wills graduated from the University of Maryland with Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees in special education.  She also earned specialty certificates in severe and profound instruction and transition services.  In a manner of distinction, Mrs. Wills was also named an outstanding graduate for the Department of Special Education at the University of Maryland. Mrs. Wills has worked in a variety of capacities to serve students with special needs to include: teacher in the SCB program at Sherwood High School from 1992- 1999,  coordinator of ESY programs for students in the SCB program at 7 site locations from 1997-1998 and coordinator of special education programs at Tilden Middle School from 1998-2006. In all capacities, Mrs. Wills provides high quality leadership to facilitate the team process in working with students and their families.