PUBLIC NOTICE SPECIAL EDUCATION
Woodland Hills School District provides
a free, appropriate, public education (FAPE)
to exceptional students consistent with
the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (IDEA) of 2004 (P.L. 108-446) and
Reauthorization 2006. To qualify as an
exceptional student, the child must be of
school-age, in need of specially designed
instruction, and meet eligibility criteria
for one or more of the following physical
or mental disabilities: Autism, Deaf-
Blindness, Deafness, Emotional Disturbance,
Hearing Impairment including Deafness,
Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities,
Orthopedic Impairment, Other Health
Impairment, Specific Learning Disability,
Speech or Language Impairment, Traumatic
Brain Injury, Visual Impairment including
Blindness, and in the case of a child that is of
pre-school age, Developmental Delay. a student may need special education
services, Woodland Hills School District
will, with written parent consent, conduct
an evaluation. Parents who suspect their
child may need special education services
may also submit a written request for an
evaluation to the school principal in any of
our school buildings.
Identification procedures ensure that
eligible students receive an appropriate
program consisting of individualized special
education and related services. At no cost
to parents, these services are provided in
compliance with local, state and federal
laws and planned to ensure meaningful
educational benefit and student progress. The extent of special education services
and the location for the delivery of those
services are determined by the IEP team
and based on several factors, primarily
upon the student’s identified needs and
abilities. Consideration is also given to the
student’s chronological age and level of
intensity of the specified intervention. The
district provides supplementary aids and
services, such as transportation, physical
therapy and occupational therapy, as
necessary for the student to benefit from
the special education program.
To identify students who may be eligible
for special education, various screening
activities are conducted on an ongoing
basis. These screening activities may
include: hearing, vision, physical and
speech/language screening; a review of
group-based data (cumulative academic
records, ability and achievement test scores,
enrollment records, report cards, and health
records); and a review by the building-level
team. When screening results suggest that
28
WOODLAND HILLS
Services designed to meet the needs
of exceptional students include: a timely
evaluation and the annual development of
an individualized Education Program (IEP).
Parents are considered to be an integral
and equal partner in the IEP process. We
strongly recommend that you should
be present at IEP meetings. Woodland
Hills School District will make every
effort to ensure parent participation and
satisfaction.
Parents may obtain additional
information about special education
services and programs and parental due
process rights by contacting the child’s
school principal or the Special Education
Office at 412-731-1300 ext. 0147.