Executive Program Director
Dr. Melanie Lightbourn provides strategic leadership and serves as liaison to system and district leadership, accountable for systemic alignment across the five-year partnership.
Leadership
Deploying specialized expertise to systemic challenges
Our team of professionals includes school psychologists, behavior analysts, speech/language pathologists, occupational therapists, and special education consultants who are deployed together. Each role is present because a specific systemic challenge demands it.
Leadership Core
Two directors hold the through-line
Clinical Director
Dr. Krystal Alexander develops and safeguards evidence-based protocols across every assessment, intervention, and professional learning engagement, ensuring clinical fidelity.
As a team, they effectively oversee the services of all experts.
The Multidisciplinary Team
Specialists matched to systemic challenges
Select a role to see the challenge it answers and the responsibilities it carries inside the partnership.
Responsibilities
Conducts psychoeducational and behavioral assessments, determines eligibility, and supports accurate student placement and crisis response.
Responsibilities
Evaluates communication needs and designs language-rich, classroom-embedded strategies that maximize student independence.
Responsibilities
Conducts Functional Behavior Assessments, writes Behavior Intervention Plans, and coaches staff to implement them with fidelity.
Responsibilities
Completes sensory and motor assessments and recommends accommodations and adaptive strategies that build independence.
Responsibilities
Reviews inclusive policy, audits programs, and advises on placement decisions and adaptive curricula.
Responsibilities
Manage travel, scheduling, and resource distribution so every day on the ground is spent with educators and students.