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.*
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
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
- 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: [email protected]
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: [email protected]
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
[email protected] PAVE: Partnerships in Action/Voices for Empowerment (253) 565-2266 | 1-800-5-PARENT | [email protected] 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 |
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 10/25/24
