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ABOUT PORTER COUNTY EDUCATION SERVICES

Porter County Education Services (PCES) is a special education interlocal in Porter County, Indiana. We provide premier special education services to all the school districts in Porter County including: Duneland School Corporation, East Porter County, MSD Boone Township (Hebron), Portage Township, Porter Township, Union Township and Valparaiso Community Schools. We serve approximately 5,000 students across 55 schools. At PCES we believe in a team approach with parents, teachers, therapists, and students to create the best Individual Education Plan (IEP).

PCES employs teachers, speech and language pathologists, paraprofessionals, therapists, occupational and physical therapists, social workers, behaviorists, school psychologists, educational diagnosticians, administrators and clerical staff. PCES offers a full continuum of services to provide FAPE to our students. Preschool programs, consult services, inclusive services, co-teaching, pull out services, self contained classrooms, homebound services, and the Special Education Learning Facility (SELF) located in Valparaiso. PCES will continue to use research, special education information, and new technology.

We look forward to working with you and your child!

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Administration Team

Sandy Bodnar
Executive Director – Special Education Division
sbodnar@pces.k12.in.us
219-464-9607

Jen Rogers
Principal – Special Education Learning Facility (SELF)
jrogers@pces.k12.in.us
219-464-9607

Morgan Derby
Shared Services Supervisor (Speech, Behaviorists/Student Service Coordinators, Deaf/Hard of Hearing, Blind/Low Vision, Non-Public School Teacher)
mderby@pces.k12.in.us
219-464-9607

Audra Peterson
Porter County Career & Technical Center
Executive Director
apeterson@pces.k12.in.us
219-531-3170

Quinn VanRys
CFO
qvanrys@pces.k12.in.us
219-464-9607

Erica Wood
Assistant Principal (SELF) – Occupational & Physical Therapy Supervisor
ewood@pces.k12.in.us
219-464-9607

Shannon Aardema
M-Team Supervisor
saardema@pces.k12.in.us
219-464-9607

Kyle Becich
Principal – Porter County Career & Technical Center
kbecich@pces.k12.in.us
219-531-3170

Our Districts

Duneland School Corporation

Dr. Chip Pettit, Superintendent
601 West Morgan Avenue
Chesterton, IN 46304
219-983-3605
cpettit@duneland.k12.in.us

East Porter County School Corporation

Dr. Aaron Case, Superintendent
502 E College Avenue
Kouts, IN 46347
219-766-2214
aaron.case@eastporter.k12.in.us

MSD of Boone Township

Jeff Brooks, Superintendent
307 S. Main Street
Hebron, IN 46341
219-996-4771 x121
brooksj@hebronschools.k12.in.us

Portage Township Schools

Dr. Amanda Alaniz, Superintendent
6240 U.S. Highway 6
Portage, IN 46368
219-762-6511 amanda.alaniz@portage.k12.in.us

Porter County Career and Technical Center

Audra Peterson, Director
1005 North Franklin Street
Valparaiso, IN 46383
219-531-3170 x 8225
apeterson@pces.k12.in.us

Porter Township School Corporation

Dr. Stacey Schmidt, Superintendent
248 S 500 W.
Valparaiso, In 46385
219-477-4933 x 1000
Stacey.Schmidt@ptsc.k12.in.us

Valparaiso Community Schools

Dr. Jim McCall, Superintendent
3801 N. Campbell Street
Valparaiso, IN 46385
219-531-3000
jmccall@valpo.k12.in.us

Union Township School Corporation

John Hunter, Superintendent
599 W 300 N Suite A
Valparaiso, IN 46385
219-759-2531
jhunter@union.k12.in.us