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Special Education word cloud graphic. Words include special education, supports, children, youth, inclusive, awareness, community, family, teachers, IEP, resources, student, accessible, health, individualized, disability, needs, 504, disorder, adapted, equipment, school classroom, appropriate, functional.
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.*
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:
  • Helping to raise awareness.
  • Promoting district and community resources.
  • Offering educational program opportunities, often in partnership with other community organizations.
Northshore Council PTSA Special Education
​Co-Representatives

Anna A. Jensen & Laura Staneff
specialed@northshorecouncilptsa.org

UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS:
  • 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 ​
PAST MEETINGS:
  • ​November 20, 2022 - Special Education Community Support Meeting @ 2 PM & PTA Representative Meeting @ 3 PM 
    (hosted by Northshore Council Special Education Representatives)
AWARENESS:
  • October - October is Blindness Awareness Month as well as Learning Disabilities / Dyslexia / Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Awareness Month.
  • 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)
RESOURCES:
Click on tab to view information.​
  • Northshore School District
  • State of WA: OSPI
  • US Dept. of Education
  • Free Advice, Information & Advocacy
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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 
  • Special Education 2022 - 2023 Regional Assignments List
    Find which Region Director of Special Education supports your student's school. 
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  • 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
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Family Engagement and Guidance
  • Legal Assistance List For Special Education Due Process Disputes (July 2022) 
  • ​Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) webpage
    OSERS supports programs that serve millions of children, youth and adults with disabilities.
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  • 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.
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
  • IEP Resources

Special Education Advocates League; Pierce County 
  • Resources

​Arc of Snohomish County
  • IEP Parent Partner Program​
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. 

*Statistics taken from the OSPI 2021 - 2022 Report Card for Northshore School District.
updated 01/08/23
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