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Middle School Academic Services
Advanced Classes
To provide equitable access to advanced courses, each spring, 麻豆官网 universally screens 6th grade students for advanced course placement in middle school. Advanced courses are available in math, science, language arts and history/social studies starting in 7th grade. All students have the opportunity to qualify for any or all advanced courses, through district-wide placement criteria.
How to Contact the Special Education Department
Sacramento City Unified School District
Special Education Department
Serna Center
5735 47th Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95824
Main Phone: (916) 643-9174
Department Fax: (916) 399-2019
Records Request: Email
Michelle Garcia
Office Technician III
Supports:
William Tollestrup, Interim Administrator, Teaching and Learning
Kamie Ito, Program Specialist
Kaunsausha Monteiro, Program Specialist
Screening by Request for Gifted Education Services
Grades 2 and 4-6
Families Residing within 麻豆官网 Boundaries
Students not yet identified for GATE Services in 麻豆官网 may be referred for re-screening by either their parents/guardians or current/past teacher. Students eligible for referral include any student who is new to 麻豆官网, or is in 2nd grade or grades 4-6.
Students are screened for GATE Services in elementary grades only.
The GATE Department will screen a child no more than 3 times during their educational career.
There must be at least 12-months between screenings.
Annual GATE Screening Process and Timeline
1st and 3rd Grades
Universal Gifted Education Screening Process Begins after Winter Break
The first step in the screening process for Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) services is a cognitive abilities assessment administered to 麻豆官网 students each January.
In the 23-24 school year, all* students in grades 1 and 3 were screened for potential GATE services.
2023-24 Universal GATE Screening
GATE Screening for 麻豆官网 students in grades 1 and 3 occured in January and February.
To ensure equity among students, ALL* 1st and 3rd grade students in the Sacramento City Unified School District were screened for possible Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) services identification. The district utilizes the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) as the initial screening tool in the GATE services screening process. The assessment was administered in classrooms.
Special Education Department
Mission & Department Goals
It is the mission of 麻豆官网 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 (麻豆官网). 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 麻豆官网 District Guiding Principle that, 鈥渁ll students are given an equal opportunity to graduate with the greatest number of postsecondary choices from the widest array of options鈥�, 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.
麻豆官网 Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA)
麻豆官网 is a single district SELPA and is responsible for the development of a local plan, describing how it provides special education services. Further, the 麻豆官网 SELPA collaborates and supports the operations of the 麻豆官网 Community Advisory Committee (CAC). For more information and access to documents, please visit the 麻豆官网 SELPA website: /selpa To learn more regarding the legal background and overview of SELPAs statewide, please visit the California Department of Education鈥檚 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
麻豆官网 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 麻豆官网鈥檚 services for students with disabilities, The Council of the Great City Schools released a report designed to help 麻豆官网 identify systemic changes needed to achieve its goal of maximizing the District鈥檚 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 麻豆官网鈥檚 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 .