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    • Extended School Year (ESY) 2020

      ESY 2020 is almost here. June 29 - July 24, 2020. Click to view flyers and link to ESY webpage to access the online ESY Manual for the 2020 session, which serves as the District's primary resource for ESY policies, procedures, and guidelines.

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      Parent Workshops and Training Spring 2020

      Due to the current COVID-19 school closures all parent trainings have been canceled for the remainder of the school year. Debido a los cierres escolares actuales de COVID-19, todos los entrenamientos para padres han sido cancelados por el resto del año escolar.

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    March 23, 2020

    Dear LAUSD Special Education Community,

    As we are adapting to the new challenges brought forth by COVID- 19, we wanted to reassure our community and all of our stakeholders that LAUSD is committed to supporting students with disabilities during this difficult time.

    We have drafted responses to a series of frequently asked questions. Please click to access the FAQs. In addition, our Related Services and Instructional Support teams are working diligently on devising a plan to provide alternative support options to students in accordance with social distancing requirements. More information will be forthcoming as plans are finalized. Please continue to utilize the resources available on the Division of Special Education website.

    Thank you for your understanding, flexibility and support.

    Anthony Aguilar
    Chief of Special Education, Equity and Access


    23 de marzo de 2020

    Estimada Comunidad de Educación Especial del LAUSD,

    A medida que nos adaptamos a los nuevos desafíos planteados por COVID- 19, queríamos asegurarles a nuestra comunidad y a todas las partes interesadas que el LAUSD está comprometido a apoyar a los estudiantes con discapacidades durante este momento difícil.

    Hemos redactado respuestas a una serie de preguntas frecuentes. Haga clic para acceder a las Preguntas Frecuentes. A trabajar además nuestros equipos de Servicios Afines y de Apoyo Educativo están trabajando diligentemente en la elaboración de un plan para proporcionar opciones alternativas de apoyo a los estudiantes de acuerdo con los requisitos de distanciamiento social. Se proporcionará más información a medida que se finalicen los planes. Continúe utilizando los recursos disponibles en el sitio web de la División de Educación Especial.

    Gracias por su comprensión, flexibilidad y apoyo.

    Anthony Aguilar
    Jefe de Educación Especial, Equidad y Acceso

     

    FAQs are available in the follwing languages:

     English,  Spanish,  Vietnamese,  Russian,  Chinese,  Arabic,  Korean,  Farsi,  Tagalog,  Armenian

    California Children’s Services (CCS) is reaching out to families to address possible changes to upcoming Medical Therapy Unit (MTU) appointments. To contact CCS about an upcoming MTU appointment, please contact your MTU or call 1-800-288-4584. Additional CCS information can be found at http://www.lapublichealth.org/cms/CCS.htm.

    Gardena MTU – Sellery Special Education Center

    Huntington Park MTU – San Antonio Elementary

    Pacific Blvd MTU – Pacific Blvd School

    Mar Vista MTU – McBride/Grand View

    Perez MTU – Perez Career and Transition Center

    North Hollywood MTU - Lowman Special Education Center

    Reseda MTU – Lokrantz Special Education Center

    San Pedro MTU – Willenberg Career and Transition Center

    Widney MTU – Widney Career Preparatory and Transition Center

    Los Angeles MTU – Salvin Special Education Center

     

    Professional development training opportunities are available to all general and special education staff supporting students with disabilities.

     

    PD OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE on MyPLN.

    Click to log-in to MyPLN to access available Special Education PD Opportunities.

    Click to access the listing of Special Education PD courses available on MyPLN.

    Click on the the Training Flyer to access Professional Development Information.

    Structuring the Inclusive Classroom - Training Multiple Dates

    Addressing Dyslexia Through a Structured Literacy Approach - Training Multiple Dates

    Universal Design for Learning: Designing for Access and Equity - Training March 12, 2020

    MEM-081500: 2019-2020 Special Education Professional Development Opportunities.

    The purpose of this memorandum is to provide schools with special education professional development opportunities for all general educaiton and special education staff working with students with disabilities.

    This memorandum contains PD information from the following departments: Alternate Curriculum, Behavior, Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE), District Office of Transition Services (DOTS),TK-12 Instruction

    **New for the 2019-20 school year** - as new PD training opportunities become available, they will be announced via departmental flyers located on the Division of Special Education Website in the Instruction area at http://achieve.lausd.net/Page/9793.

     

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    9200 Oakdale Avenue, Suite 100
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    Telephone: (818) 788-1900
    Website: http://www.nlacrc.org

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    REF-066902: Procedures to Request Barrier Removal for Program Accessibility, for Students and Other Individuals with Disabilities, March 11, 2019

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    Welligent Support Tier 2 Help Desk


    Effective this year the direct number, fax number, and email are no longer available.

    Welligent Support is now part of the IT-Help Desk and is considered tier 2 help. Every call received to the IT-Help Desk will be assessed to determine if it is a tier 1 or tier 2 issue. Our contact number is 213-241-5200 (Option 4).

    Tier 2 issues may require a longer wait time. Therefore it is recommended that you use the online ticket system for non-urgent issues by going to

    https://lausd-myit.onbmc.com. (Please submit one student issue/student record/application per ticket)

     

    » Direction for Opening a Welligent
       Online Request

    Please allow 1-5 business days for most requests to be processed. However, processing may take longer during high-volume periods.

     

    Did you know you can check on your own status of your ticket?  IT-Help Desk website has a page with “How to videos”.  Go to https://achieve.lausd.net/onlineSRS to learn more.

     

    The State Performance Plan (SPP) is a six-year plan submitted to the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) by the California Department of Education (CDE). The current SPP spans Federal Fiscal Years (FFY) 2013-2018. This document will be updated once the new SPP is made available.

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    The Modified Consent Decree (MCD) requires that the District conduct the District Validation Review (DVR) in all schools with special education programs.  For the 2019-2020 school year, selected schools will be reviewed in each Local District. 

    Visit the DVR Resources page for information on DVR training and the school self-review checklist.