Learning Services Overview

  • The Learning Services Team provides service and support to schools to help staff create high-quality learning environments for every student. The team's primary purpose is to support district-wide programs and initiatives that promote student learning and achievement, including supporting schools in the following areas:

    • Academic Standards
    • Accreditation & Improvement 
    • Assessment
    • Education Technology
    • Educator Evaluation
    • Health & Wellness
    • Literacy
    • Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports 
    • Professional Learning
    • Title Programs 
Lisa Fillo
Executive Director of Learning Services
Phone: 719.494.8951
Wendi Sidney
Executive Assistant to the Executive Director of Learning Services
Phone: 719.494.8957
Georganna Rapaport
Coordinator of Literacy Performance
Phone: 719.494.8953
Kathleen Granaas
Director of Academic Performance & Data Services
Phone: 719.494.8949
Christina Tiernan
Coordinator of Math Performance
Phone: 719.495.1149 ext. 1033
Benjamin Schutter
Assessment Technician
Phone: 719.495.1149
Melissa Burkhardt-Shields
Coordinator of Professional Learning
Phone: 719.495.1149 ext. 1021
Annette Romero
Professional Learning Specialist
Phone: 719.494.8955
Karen Bixler
Coordinator of Title Programs
Phone: 719.495.1123
Lorretta Grimaldo
Title Programs Manager
Phone: 719.494.8905
Karen Parks
Title Parent, Family, School & Community Engagement TOSA & McKinney-Vento Liaison
Phone: 719.495.5361
Rachel Jeffrey
Education Technology Specialist-Instruction TOSA
Phone: 719.491.1120
Brent Buena
Education Technology Specialist-Assessment
Phone: 719.201.2173