Special Education Services

RSU #18 lies in the heart of the famous Belgrade Lakes region of Maine. Messalonskee High School is located in Oakland, ME. Messalonskee is a regional high school which serves 855 students in grades 9--12 from the surrounding towns of Oakland, Belgrade, Sidney and Rome. Founded in 1969, Messalonskee is approved by Maine's Department of Education and accredited by NEASC, the New England Association of Schools & Colleges.

Messalonskee High staff members hold degrees from 55 different universities colleges and schools, representing at least 20 states and three foreign countries. 67% of the faculty either currently hold or are working toward advanced degrees. 


SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES OFFICE STAFF


Cheryl Mercier

cmercier@rsu18.org

Director of Special Education Services

Debbie Wheawill

dwheawill@rsu18.org

Special Education Teacher Leader


Gwen Thebarge

gthebarge@rsu18.org

Administrative Assistant I

Lisa Wrigley

lwrigley@rsu18.org

Administrative Assistant I


Angela McMahon

amcmahon@rsu18.org

Social Worker

Kate Damren

kdamren@rsu18.org

Psychological Evaluator

Special Services

Community Resources

The following are helpful links for those in our community!

Assistance Plus Catholic Charities of Maine



Child Find

Project childfind is a nationwide attempt by public schools to identify and educate all exceptional children ages preschool through 20.  In-school efforts through annual screenings of all new students...



Parent Resources

The following links are useful resources for Parents in our district!

Spin Maine PIRC