Welcome to the Wappingers Central School District Special Education and
Student Services Department. The special education department provides
special education support to over 1850 classified school aged and 260
preschool students. The department is divided into 5 area offices supervised
by a Coordinator, Assistant Coordinator or Committee on Special Education
Chairperson. The area offices are listed below. Please feel free to contact
your area office administrator if you have any questions or concerns:
Johanna F. Hudak, Director of Special Education & Student Services
Wappingers Administrative Offices*
298 5000 x135 johanna.hudak@wappingersschools.org
Mary Nicoletti, Coordinator of Special Education & Student Services
RCK*, Myers, Sheafe
298 5100 x159 mary.nicoletti@wappingersschools.org
Joseph Simoni, Assistant Coordinator of Special Education
Brinckerhoff*, Fishkill Plains, Fishkill, Preschool
897 6800 x113 joseph.simoni@wappingersschools.org
Carolyn Ryan, Committee on Special Education(CSE)Chairperson
Van Wyck, Wappingers Junior High School*, Evans
298 5200 x118 carolyn.ryan@wappingersschools.org
Diane Lordi, Assistant Coordinator of Special Education
Gayhead*, Kinry, Vassar, Out of District
227 1756 x123 diane.lordi@wappingersschools.org
Daniel Scherrer, Assistant Coordinator of Special Education
John Jay*, Oak Grove
897 6700 x146 daniel.scherrer@wappingersschools.org
* indicates office location
