The CCOT Team

Boscobel High School

Sara Dalton

Skyler Reynolds

Cassville High School

Brant Gille

I really enjoy working with this age group because as a teacher, you get to see the students begin to mature into young adults. You also get to see them start to branch out and find out what really interests them and what they think they might want to do when they grow up and graduate from high school. I started in Cassville in December of 2019, but I can already tell how heartwarming it is to see one of your students walk across that stage to receive their diploma. Knowing I had a part in their success as well being a frontrunner for pushing them to focus on post secondary transitions warms my heart. Everyday I try to get them to see the importance of school, and why failure and success will point them to what they ultimately want to do with their lives. Whether that means them becoming a welder, farmer, doctor, or of course my favorite, a teacher (: In my short time we have tried to focus on transitions by including DVR whenever applicable and by showing the students real life situations. We here at Cassville strive to get our students ready for the real world when they leave our building by having meaningful discussions about what life after high school looks like. We look at expenses and how much things cost. We look at budgets and how to be a "good" saver and spender of money. We also look at, in my opinion this is by far the most important aspect, but how to be a kind and caring human being. That's what the world needs more of, and we try to get our students to understand that kindness will get you very far in life.

Cuba City School District

Melanie Austin

Melanie has received her bachelor's degree in PreK-6 Elementary Education. She has been teaching since 2007 and been teaching special education since 2017. She is currently working on her masters for K-12 Special Education with an emphasis on students with behavior and learning disabilities. Melanie has taught in an alternative learning school and is now working as the 6-12 Cross Categorical Teacher in Cuba City.

Fennimore High School

Jon Buslaff

Jon has worked at Fennimore Community Schools since 2004 and in Fennimore High School since 2010 focusing on transition of special education students. At Fennimore Schools we prepare students for the many different options they want, need, or may need to pursue goals in the future, opening as many avenues of opportunity as possible, be it entering the workforce, everyday living, or further education.

Platteville High School

Brian Reuter

Brian has been in education since 1988 (22 years in Benton and the rest in Platteville). He has taught special education students his entire career and has been a transition coordinator for both districts for many years. He also teaches drivers education for Platteville and behind-the-wheel training with Mineral Point students. He has been a member of the Iowa/Lafayette CCoT and currently serves on the Grant CCoT. His passions include hunting, fishing, lifting weighs, walking with his wife, the Green Bay Packers, Wisconsin Badgers, and Milwaukee Brewers. He loves working with young people and seeing them succeed.

Potosi High School

Mariah Meier

River Ridge High School

Mickey Quick

Southwestern High School

Sarah Weber

Department of Vocational Rehabilitation

Dawn Sennhenn

Cindy Zwald

Hodan Community Services

Tom Schmitt

Independent Living Resources

Brigette Betz

Independent Living Resources has multiple programs, we offer 5 core services. I am a Community Health Worker at the agency and work with consumers who are high ER utilizers, and Pregnant families with history of substance use. As a community health worker my role is to connect people to resources in La Crosse County and help them navigate the system. We work with them in a holistic approach and help bridge the gaps in services. Community health workers work with consumers to find solutions to their barriers. Something unique ILR uses is peer support in their services which means that most people that work for the organization have lived experience and use that experience to help others

IRIS

Reagan Collins

Reagan Collins has a BA from UW Platteville in Psychology and Criminal Justice. She has worked in Case Management, Corrections, Social Work, Juvenile Justice, and Family Advocacy. For over 7 years, she continues to work in long term care as an IRIS Consultant with The Management Group (TMG), who partners with Participants in the IRIS Waiver Program. Her team is that of over 600 people who live and work in communities across Wisconsin. She partners with people with disabilities that want to direct their own lives and want to remain independent in their homes and communities. TMG feels that an important core attribute of their work is to remain resourceful. Having continuing presence on the Grant County CCOT, furthers our ability to be proactive. IRIS Consultants can stay connected to key contacts at the local level and understand available resources to continuously learn and apply new methods and solutions to existing relationships with students in transition who are participants in the IRIS program.

Reagan has been a member of the Grant County CCOT since 2015.

Southwest Opportunity Center

Tammy Clauer

Tammy Clauer is the Community Employment Coordinator at Southwest Opportunities in Lancaster.

Waisman Center

Tim Markle