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Department of Exceptional Student Services
Elizabeth Ferry, Director
(928) 718-6322
Debbie Keller, Secretary


Dear Parents,
Welcome to the 2007-2008 school year! We hope this sharing of information will serve as a valuable beginning communication link to our families.

We hope KUSD #20 parents in Special Education will find:

* Parent involvement is important to our teams!
* Students and their parents have a number of resources for assistance via parents, liaisons, teachers, and
administrators!
* Parental input into district/school/student planning for special education services is always welcome!

You will receive an unbelievable amount of information during your child's school years.  Some will be of great importance throughout school and could even be of value in adult life.  Below is a list of things that you should keep so everything is readily accessible.  Some parents have found that a three-ring binder is very helpful for keeping things organized.

* All Individual Education Programs (IEPs) and Written Notices
* All Permission for Placement and Permission to Evaluate forms
* Quarterly progress reports/report cards
* Psycho-educational Evaluation Reports

We are proud of our positive involvement and accomplishments.  For more information about Special Education, call the office of Exceptional Student Services at (928) 718-6322. 

We hope that this information is useful to you.  If you would like to talk to a case manager for Special Education, call your neighborhood school for assistance!

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Ferry
Director, Exceptional Student Services
bferry@kusd.org
928-753-5678 ext. 246


Mission Statement
To provide educational services and opportunities that:
  • Deal with the whole child and result in programs that promote students' successful experience and full life-preparedness. Promote student growth and learning, including areas of the general curriculum and State Standards.
  • Support students in moving toward understanding of self and others, with appreciation for their own and all people's unique skills, talents and diversity.

These can be accomplished through appropriate and meaningful individual student plans, placement in environments conductive to growth, and with the assistance of well-trained, compassionate instructors, who articulate with all our partners and have opportunities for professional growth and mutual support.

Our staff serve as advocates to students, families and other staff. Networks, partnerships and flexibility ensure the coordination of services necessary to meet the challenges facing student with special needs. Central to this is the involvement, participation and partnership with parents/guardians of students to further enhance students' school experience.

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Special Education Overview
Special education means specially designed instruction to meet the unique needs of a student with a disability. Services will be made available to meet the needs of all students with disabilities within the responsibility of the district who have been determined to be eligible and need special education and related services in order to benefit from their educational program.

Students with disabilities are those children evaluated as having:

Autism (AUT)
Emotional Disability (ED)
Hearing Impairment (HI)
Other Health Impairments (OHI)
Specific Learning Disability (SLD)
Severe Mental Retardation (SMR)
Multiple Disabilities (MD)
Orthopedic Impairment (OI)
Mild/Moderate Mental Retardation (MIMR/MOMR)
Multiple Disabilities with Severe Sensory Impairment (MDSSI)
Preschool Moderate Delay (PMD)
Preschool Severe Delay (PSD)
Preschool Speech/Language Delay (PSL)
Speech/Language Impairment (SLI)
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Visual Impairment (VI)


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Special Education Links

Arizona Educational Employment Board Online Resources
National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education
The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
 IDEAPractices
 Arizona School Health Insurance Programs
 Maximus - Medicaid School Based Admin Claiming
 Arizona Department of Education Parent Information Network
 ADE - Aims Standard & Non-Standard Accommodations
 National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)
Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice (CECP)
National Center to Improve the Tools of Educators (NCITE)
OSEP Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
 National Center for Learning Disabilities Inc. (NLCD)
Federation for Children with Special Needs (FCSN)
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
 Urban Special Education Leadership Collaborative (USELC)
Western Regional Resource Center (WRRC)
 Access Center: Improving Outcomes for All Students K-8
 Transition Link
 ASPEN:Asperger Syndrome Education Network
 The Catalyst
 The Awesome Library

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Parent letter, Mission and Overview adapted with permission from the Chandler Unified School District

 
 
 
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