The Student Services Department consists of special education and Section 504 services. Lincoln Academy offers a wide range of opportunities for students with disabilities.
Students identified through Section 504 may receive accommodations for their disability that enable them to access their education in regular classes.
Students identified through special education may receive individualized specialized instruction and related services to meet the unique needs of the child. For many students with disabilities, the key to success in the classroom lies in having appropriate adaptations, accommodations, and modifications made to the instruction and other classroom activities. Lincoln Academy’s Special Education department offers various programming options, including supported academic classes, a life skills program, and IDEAL, a special education program for the non-traditional learner.
Click to read more about Referring Students for Special Services. This document covers referrals to either special education or 504.
For further information, please contact the Student Services Office:
Laurie Zimmerli, Ed.D., Director of Special Education
207-563-3596, ext.150
zimmerli@lincolnacademy.org
Bronwen Cumberland, Special Education Administrative Assistant,
207-563-3596, ext. 120
cumberland@lincolnacademy.org
Alternative and Special Education information below.
Click here for a printable version of the Alternative and Special Education brochure.
Contact Information
zimmerli@lincolnacademy.org
Academic Affiliations:
B.S. History, Towson University
M.S. Special Education, McDaniel College
M.S. Educational Administration, McDaniel College
Ed.D. Educational Leadership, University of Maryland, Western Shore
boudin@lincolnacademy.org
Abigail Boudin lives in Edgecomb with her husband and son, and knows many of LA faculty/staff and students through her years as an employee at Miles Memorial Hospital League Thrift Shop. As a member of the LA staff, she can now confirm the notorious rumors about town that the best local pickles can be found in the LA Dining Hall. Her grandfather graduated from LA in 1937.
cumberland@lincolnacademy.org
Academic Affiliations:
B.S. Geology, Lafayette College
winkle@lincolnacademy.org
Amy Winkle lives in Newcastle with her husband Tor Glendinning (LA class of '90!) and her two children, Maari and Eero. She has a B.S. from Cornell University, and after working as a lobster and cod tagger and an environmental chemist, found the educational field calling. She has worked as an editor of life skills textbooks, as well as in the classroom. After a stint two years ago as a long-term sub for the Science Department, she is returning to LA as an Ed Tech in the Life Skills program. In her spare time, she likes to do "crazy Maine things" (as her sister from NJ calls them), like keep bees, garden, play the fiddle, spin wool, and make soap.
Academic Affiliations:
B.S. Natural Resource Management, Cornell University
mehlhorn@lincolnacademy.org
Paul Mehlhorn received his BS in Zoology and has a Masters in Business Administration and Education from the University of Maine. Paul was a Math and Science Teacher for 13 years at the Rectory School, Watkinson School, and Berwick Academy. He also coached soccer, ice hockey and lacrosse. Before joining LA in the fall of 2019, Paul worked for 23 years as an administrator at Marshwood High School in South Berwick.
Academic Affiliations:
B.S. Zoology, University of Maine
M.S. Business Administration and Education, University of Maine
keushguerian@lincolnacademy.org
Academic Affiliations:
B.S. Science and Mathematics, University of Maine, Orono
civittolo@lincolnacademy.org
Academic Affiliations:
B.A. Studio Art, University of Maine, Orono
MS Ed University of Southern Maine, Educational Leadership
flanagan@lincolnacademy.org
Academic Affiliations:
B.A. Secondary Education-Mathematics, University of Maine, Farmington
boyle@lincolnacademy.org
Mae Boyle is a native of coastal Massachusetts. She moved to Vermont to attend Burr and Burton Academy. During her undergraduate at Wheaton College she majored in Russian studies and philosophy. She lived and studied in both Russia and Ireland, returning to the states to work in Boston. She relocated to Maine and became a Registered Maine Guide. She is excited to join the Lincoln Academy community and share her love of nature with students in the IDEAL program.
Academic Affiliations
Wheaton College, BA
brewer@lincolnacademy.org
Morgan Brewer is a Lincoln Academy Alumni and received her degree in Elementary Education from St. Josephs College of Maine. She went on to complete a Masters in Special Education from the University of Maine in Orono and worked as an Ed Tech in LA's Special Education Department before moving into the role of Special Ed Teacher in Life Skills.
Academic Affiliations:
B.S. Elementary Education, St. Josephs College
M.A. Special Education, University of Maine, Orono
felch@lincolnacademy.org
Kathy Felch joined LA in 2017 after working for MSAD 40 in their Life Skills program. She has worked through the years with many different age groups in both private and public schools teaching children with disabilities. Kathy lives in the town of Union with her husband David and two cats, Halo and Groucho. In her spare time she is a practicing printmaker and has shown her work in various galleries and venues around the state of Maine.
Academic Affiliations:
AA Liberal Arts, University Maine
BA Studio Art University of Maine
vesery@lincolnacademy.org
Jonah Vesery is a Damariscotta resident, and Lincoln Academy graduate. After graduating from the University of Delaware Jonah traveled to Peru, where he volunteered at an art school for children, teaching drawing and painting. In the spring of 2021 he rejoined the LA community as the Supported Study Hall Tech. Jonah enjoys reading, outdoor activities, and creative projects of all kinds.
Academic Affiliations
BA in International Relations from the University of Delaware