PICAYUNE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Office of Exceptional Education
622 Goodyear Blvd. | Picayune, MS 39466 | (601) 798-4555 | Fax:(601)798-1346
Office of Exceptional Education
Director: Brannon Johnson, Ph.D.
bjohnson@pcu.k12.ms.us
STAFF
Child Find Coordinator, Part C-B
Alyssia Dunham
Assessment Team Coordinator
Lenore Swanson
Positive Behavior Coach
Denise Peterson
Positive Behavior Coach
Heather Smith
Bookkeeper
Kit Saldiveri
Administrative. Assistant
Jacey (Grubbs) Barajas
Documents
- Understanding Educational Scholarship Account (ESA)
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- Child Find
- Procedural Safeguards (12/17/13)
- Procedural Safeguards - Spanish
- Prodedural Safeguards - Vietnamese
- Parent Resources
News
- Understanding Educational Scholarship Account (ESA) The Mississippi Educational Scholarship was enacted in 2015 and provides an opportunity for parents of children with disabilities to receive money to help defray the cost of private school tuition or other specific allowable expenses to educate their child.
Public Notice
Picayune School District Exceptional Education will host a public hearing on the proposed 2025- 2026 IDEA Part B and Preschool Project application to be held Monday July 7, 2025 at 9:00am at the Exceptional Education Office located at 622 Goodyear Blvd. with Brannon Johnson, Director of Exceptional Education, Dean Shaw, Superintendent and School Board Members.
The 2nd notice:
The Picayune School District continuously seeks to locate, identify, and evaluate children ages birth to twenty-one (21) years of age, who are physically, mentally, communicatively, and/or emotionally disabled. Referrals for testing of children with suspected disabilities may be made by contacting the child's teacher, principal, or the District Child Find Coordinator. The Coordinator for the Picayune School District is Dr. Brannon Johnson, Director of Exceptional Education. Please contact Dr. Johnson by calling 601-798-4555, or by writing to him at the Office of Exceptional Education, 622 Goodyear Blvd., Picayune, MS 39466.