More than 13% of Northshore School District students receive special education services via an IEP (Individual Education Plan) and about 9% receive services via a 504 Plan.*
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Northshore Council PTSA's Special Education Representative works to help support our local PTA/PTSAs in ongoing efforts to make our schools more inclusive and welcoming places for these students and their families while also working to improve the quality of education and the school experience for students with special needs by:
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Northshore Council PTSA Special Education Co-Representatives Anna A. Jensen & Laura Staneff specialed@northshorecouncilptsa.org |
UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS:
- May 15, 2023 - Free screening of Forget Me Not: Inclusion in The Classroom, followed by a panel conversation @ 5:30 PM - 8 PM
Join in person at Ruby Bridges Elementary in Woodinville or virtually. Event by Inclusion for All, PAVE, Ruby Bridges Elementary, and WA Education Ombuds
PAST MEETINGS:
- November 20, 2022 - Special Education Community Support Meeting @ 2 PM & PTA Representative Meeting @ 3 PM
(hosted by Northshore Council Special Education Representatives) - January 24, 2023 - Washington State Special Education Committee Listening Session @ 12 PM (suggested date for Region 6)
- February 2, 2023 - Washington State Special Education Committee Listening Session @ 7 PM (alternative date if unable to attend on 01/24/23)
- February 9, 2023 - Washington State Special Education Committee Roundtable @ 7 PM
- March 21, 2023 - Roundtable Discussion with the Special Education Committee @ 7 PM
- March 22, 2023 - Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) Parent Night @ 6 PM - 7:30 PM
AWARENESS:
- OSEP Fast Facts: Educational Environments of School Aged Children with Disabilities
- New Guidance Helps Schools Support Students with Disabilities and Avoid Disparities In the Use of Discipline (OSERS; July 19, 2022)
- Acronyms (WSPTA)
- How to Engage Families of Students with Disabilities, Like Mine (National PTA; March 2023)
RESOURCES:
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Northshore School District (NSD): Special Education Services webpage
The Special Education program in the Northshore School District serves students from birth through twenty-one years of age.
425-408-7733
The Special Education program in the Northshore School District serves students from birth through twenty-one years of age.
425-408-7733
- Special Education 2022 - 2023 Regional Assignments List
Find which Region Director of Special Education supports your student's school.
- Child Find
The process of locating and evaluating children with disabilities is referred to as "Child Find." The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires all school districts to locate, evaluate and provide services for individuals birth to 21, who may have a disability, including children with disabilities who are homeless or are wards of Washington state. You can contact the principal or school psychologist at your home school. You can also contact the district's Special Education office at 425-408-7733 for assistance.
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI): Special Education webpage
OSPI offers Facilitation and Mediation Services free of cost and their site also includes information and forms for various aspects of Special Education and the law.
Email: speced@k12.wa.us
360-725-6075 | TTY: 360-664-3631
OSPI offers Facilitation and Mediation Services free of cost and their site also includes information and forms for various aspects of Special Education and the law.
Email: speced@k12.wa.us
360-725-6075 | TTY: 360-664-3631
- Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) webpage
OSERS supports programs that serve millions of children, youth and adults with disabilities.
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) webpage
OSERS’s Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) website brings together IDEA information and resources from the Department and our grantees.
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Please check with each provider for details to actual services provided. This list is not a recommendation or endorsement for any particular service provider.
Joanna Elder, Arc of King County IEP Parent Partner Program Certified
joanna@onhawareness.org PAVE: Partnerships in Action/Voices for Empowerment (253) 565-2266 | 1-800-5-PARENT | pave@wapave.org Special Education Advocates League; Pierce County Arc of Snohomish County |
Please check with each provider for details to actual services provided. This list is not a recommendation or endorsement for any particular service provider.
Learning Disabilities Association of Washington
Resource Directory, includes advocate referrals Inclusion For All; grassroots organization Resources Council Of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA); national organization Resources and Directory National PTA Family Resources Special Education Toolkit, includes resources, parent dictionary and list of Special Education acronyms. Washington State PTA Special Education Committee Resources compiled by WSPTA |
WSPTA Special Education Committee Page webpage
Office of the Education Ombuds (OEO) webpage
Toll-free phone: 1-866-297-2597
Phone interpreter services available.
OEO has translated their webpage Supports for Students with Disabilities that offers support for students with disabilities, special education, and other information into 19 different languages.
Visit https://www.oeo.wa.gov/en/education-issues/supports-students-disabilities and select your language from the drop down menu on the right.
Toll-free phone: 1-866-297-2597
Phone interpreter services available.
OEO has translated their webpage Supports for Students with Disabilities that offers support for students with disabilities, special education, and other information into 19 different languages.
Visit https://www.oeo.wa.gov/en/education-issues/supports-students-disabilities and select your language from the drop down menu on the right.
*Statistics taken from the OSPI 2021 - 2022 Report Card for Northshore School District.
updated 04/22/23