Dana Cotter is the Supervisor of Special Services for the Haddon Township School District.  She has been working in Special Education for over 25 years, initially working at the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center (DDDC) of Rutgers University.  At the DDDC, Ms. Cotter was a classroom teacher for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Coordinator of Home Programming.  Ms. Cotter also served as a behavior and educational consultant through Douglass Outreach at Rutgers University.  She has presented locally and nationally on special education topics including Paraprofessional Training, Classroom Management, Collaboration with Parents, Social Skill Instruction, Applied Behavior Analysis, Reinforcement, Asperger Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Functional Behavior Assessment, Functional Communication Training, Teaching Safety skills, Inclusion, and Positive Behavior Supports.  Ms. Cotter received the Excellence in Teaching Award – “Teacher of the Year,”  from the Center for Outreach Services of the Autism Community (COSAC).

Ms. Cotter has been with the Haddon Township School District since 2007, starting as a Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant (LDT/C) and case manager.  She has been the Supervisor of Special Services in Haddon Township since 2015.

contact:  856 869 7750 x 7313

dcotter@htsd.us