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Special Education Services
The Special Education program provides special
education services to students with disabilities,
age 0-22 years, throughout Yolo County. The
program provides preventive, early intervention,
diagnostic and counseling services to students
with developmental delays, vision, hearing,
speech, language, orthopedic and emotional challenges.
Educational programs are located on more than
40 sites/schools located in five school districts
within the county. The Special Education program
has 106 staff members serving 341 students.
The program serves 217 students in special day
classes (SDC) who are deaf or hard of hearing,
blind or visually impaired, orthopedically disabled,
emotionally disturbed, autistic, or severely
handicapped/developmentally disabled; and 124
students in designated instructional services
(DIS) that include speech, occupational/physical
therapy, and adapted physical education. Contact:
Jim Coulter, Special Education Director, (530)
668-3788,
 Special
Education Services Organization Chart
| Infant
Program |
| The Infant Program
serves infants/toddlers age 0-3 years
who have a low incidence disability
such as: hearing impaired, visually
impaired, or orthopedically impaired.
The program will also serve children
who have a high risk of a developmental
delay. The services are provided by
teachers, aides, speech, occupational
therapists, and nurse all specially
trained in child development and intervention.
Infant/toddler services are family centered
and designed to assist the entire family,
or any extensions, in meeting the developmental
needs of the child and to access community
resources.
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| Preschool
Program |
| The Preschool Program
serves children age 3-5 years who are
identified as having a disability and
are in need of special education services.
The Preschool Program provides services
that range from speech only to placement
in a special day class depending on
the needs of the child. Children are
served in the least restrictive environment
whenever possible which means our staff
serve the community preschools, Head
Start, and many other locations serving
preschool age children. The program
serves all preschoolers throughout Yolo
County who are identified as eligible
for special education. Our emphasis
is early intervention and support for
other agencies or community organizations
serving preschool age children.
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| Elementary
and Secondary Program |
The Elementary and Secondary
Program serves children age 5-22 years
or Kindergarten though graduation who
are considered severely handicapped
and in need of intense instruction in
self help skills and independent functioning.
These are highly structured classes
with routine and repetition to assist
the student's progress. Much of the
instruction takes place in the environment
where the skill is needed. This is called
community-based instruction or critical
skills development.
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| Autism
Program |
The Autism Program consists
of a preschool and elementary special
day class program. When determined appropriate
by an IEP team meeting, related services
are also provided in the public school
setting. The educational staff works
closely with Alta California Regional
Center, which provides support services
in the home when needed. The instructional
program emphasizes social skills, communication
and behavioral objectives. Some of the
activities are integrated with regular
school classes, but the majority of
the day focuses on intensive small group
instruction. Students considered for
the program must have been diagnosed
with autism. The students are then assessed
to determine whether it is appropriate
for them to receive more intensive educational
services.
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| Designated
Instructional Services (DIS) |
The Designated Instructional
Services Program provides services to
students age 0-22 years and is designed
to help the child/student benefit from
his/her educational program. These services
include: speech, occupational/physical
therapy, adapted physical education
and other services deemed necessary
by the Individual Education Planning
Team. Children and students identified
as eligible for special education may
receive these services. DIS can be the
sole program or can be part of an array
of services and programs. Currently
DIS services are provided in all special
education programs.
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| Transition
Program/Workability |
The Transition Program/Workability
is a program for disabled students age
18-22 years to enter adulthood with
vocational, domestic, and recreational
opportunities. The focus of the program
is to provide the necessary training
students need to become active, contributing
members of their community. The curriculum
consists of teaching meaningful activities
that enhance competence in real life
situations.
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| Online
Resources |
- California Department of Education,
Special Education Division - http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/
The California Department of Education,
Special Education Division, website
provides all the latest information
regarding state initiatives, legislation,
policy, and resources.
- Council for Exceptional Children
- http://www.cec.sped.org/
The Council for Exceptional Children
is the largest professional organization
devoted to children with disabilities.
The website provides a wealth of information
regarding IDEA, national and state
conferences and workshops, federal
legislation and policy issues, publications
and products, career connections,
and the ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities
and Gifted Education.
- Federal Office of Special Education
- http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/
The Federal Office of Special Education
Programs website provides the latest
information regarding national special
education issues. The site includes
a training kit with overheads on IDEA
implementation. Information regarding
federal grants and a database of over
1,200 projects funded by the department
are available.
- Policymaker Partnership for Implementing
IDEA - http://ideapolicy.org/home.htm
The Policymaker Partnership is one
of four linked projects funded by
the United States Department of Education's
Office of Special Education Programs.
These projects are designed to deliver
a common message about the 1997 IDEA
amendments to four specific audiences:
policymakers, local administrators,
service providers, and families and
communities. Extensive information
about IDEA can be found on this website.
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