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Special Education Department

Overview

Mission & Department Goals

It is the mission of Â鶹¹ÙÍø Special Education Department to provide appropriate, high quality, evidenced based supports and services to students in the least restrictive learning environment. 

The Department is driven to LEAD this work by the following department focus areas: 

  • Launch proactive systemic data-based decision making
  • Empower through adult professional learning & coaching
  • Accelerate Instruction & Learning 
  • Deepen understanding in order to implement MTSS

Related Services

Over 6,500 students qualify for special education and related services in the Sacramento City Unified School District (Â鶹¹ÙÍø).  Our team of teachers, instructional assistants, related service providers, program specialists, and administrators are dedicated to providing high quality individualized services to students. According to both federal and state law, the goal of special education is to help students with disabilities become as independent as possible as they move through the grade levels. In alignment with the Â鶹¹ÙÍø District Guiding Principle that, “all students are given an equal opportunity to graduate with the greatest number of postsecondary choices from the widest array of optionsâ€, each program and service provided through special education is devoted to this principle.

The Special Education Department is not able to reach these goals alone. We value the partnerships we have built with our parents/guardians in this effort.

Â鶹¹ÙÍø Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA)

Â鶹¹ÙÍø is a single district SELPA and is responsible for the development of a local plan, describing how it provides special education services.  Further, the Â鶹¹ÙÍø SELPA collaborates and supports the operations of the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Community Advisory Committee (CAC). For more information and access to documents, please visit the Â鶹¹ÙÍø SELPA website: /selpa  To learn more regarding the legal background and overview of SELPAs statewide, please visit the California Department of Education’s SELPA website:     

Parent Resources

Visit our Parent Resource page that highlights resources and support for parents, guardians, and families of children with disabilities.

Special Education Student Records

Special Education Student records contain information related to an identifiable student (other than directory information) which is maintained by the District or is required to be maintained by a school employee in the performance of their duties, whether by handwriting, print, tapes, film, microfilm or other means.

The Special Education Department is responsible for requesting and sending all Special Education Student records and maintaining records for students receiving special education services. Special Education staff process mandatory interim pupil records for all students receiving special education services. The Special Education Department staff may assist with student record requests, subpoenas for student records, and challenges to student records.

Staff Directory

Program Records Technician
Tommy Vang

Phone: (916) 643.9205
Fax: (916) 399-2030
Email: SPEDRecords@scusd.edu

Mailing Address:
SPED Student Records
Â鶹¹ÙÍø Special Education
Dept 5735 47th Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95824

Procedural Guide:
Sample Records Request Letter:

History/Background of SPED Reviews/Audits

In the Spring of 2017, after conducting a review of the Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s services for students with disabilities, The Council of the Great City Schools released a report designed to help Â鶹¹ÙÍø identify systemic changes needed to achieve its goal of maximizing the District’s capacity to educate all students. The full report is available . 

In 2018, the California Community College Equity Assessment Lab, released, The Capitol of Suspensions, report sighting data showing Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s suspension rate for black male students was more than five times higher than the state average.  The report, available , included recommendations for addressing the large disparities in discipline within the Sacramento region. 

Following the release of the 2019 CA School Dashboard data, four school districts became eligible for Systemic Instructional Review (SIR) Support from the California Collaborative for Education Excellence (CCEE). The purpose of a SIR is to identify strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities (SWOT) in the implementation of instructional initiatives and practices of an LEA through a series of data collection activities. The full report is available .  

The report recommendations continue to inform the continuous improvement efforts of the special education department and District at large.  For additional information regarding these reports and metrics that the District is currently monitoring, please visit the .

Special Education Student Records

Overview

Special Education Student records contain information related to an identifiable student (other than directory information) which is maintained by the District or is required to be maintained by a school employee in the performance of their duties, whether by handwriting, print, tapes, film, microfilm or other means.

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Compensatory Education Update

On behalf of the Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s Special Education Department, I hope this message finds you well. 

Recently, Â鶹¹ÙÍø mailed correspondence regarding compensatory special education services to families of students who are eligible for special education services and may be owed compensatory education due to school closures and the COVID-19 pandemic between March of 2020 and June 2022.

Unfortunately, due to an unanticipated delay in the printing, stuffing, and mailing of the letters, families received the letter shortly before the April 14, 2023 timeline to confirm if they would like to access the services being offered. We apologize for this delay and any confusion that resulted. 

In order to provide families time to discuss, and consider the contents of the letter, Â鶹¹ÙÍø is amending the requested timeline to respond to Friday, May 5, 2023. 

If you feel you may be owed compensatory education and did not receive a letter or should you have any other questions, please feel free to contact the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Special Education Department at 916.643-9174. 

Thank you,

SELPA Director, Mr. Linares