AUTISM Service Scholarship Information:

Are you the parent or guardian of a child with a diagnosis of autism? If you are low income, you may be intersted in applying for a scholarship from the Goh Foundation. They have scholarships for up to 1,000.00 for low income families for ABA. Click here to find out more.

Fatherhood and Involvement in Parenting a child with special needs

Are you a father parenting a child with special needs? Here are some resources you may find helpful:  the FATHERS Network . Another useful site is the fatherhood institute, click here to visit the site.

Legal Resources:

Law Help California; Helping Californians find legal aid referrals & self-help resources

The same site as above but in Spanish click here.

If your child is a Regional Center Client legal support is available through the Office of Clients Rights Advocates. An attorney is available to families. Protection and Advocacy employees the attorneys who have an office at the Regional Centers throughout California. Click here to find out more.

Click here to find out the contact information for your Regional Center.

Announcement from the Office of Administrative Hearings [OAH]:

• LISTSERVE; OAH publishes the decisions that result when a Due Process Complaint has finished the hearing. Decisions are rendered and a redacted [personally identifiable information is removed] copy is posted on their web site. OAH has created a listserve that allows interested parties to receive emailed copies of decisions as they are issued. If you wish to be included on that listserve, please send your name and email address to laura.gutierrez@dgs.ca.gov
• Have you requested assessment? Here's a useful online tool to determine the date your special education timeline will end. Take a look by clicking here
• Do you subscribe to CalStat's the Special Edge? If not, consider saving mailing costs and paper by reading it online. Click here to read it online!

Considering a rewarding career? Consider TEACHING !!

• Are you wondering what jobs may be posted and available in your school district? Click here to find out! Then click on your district to view current postings. This site is also a great place to find job descriptions. We are lucky to have several universities in our area with credential programs for general education and special education teachers.

Conflict sometimes occurs related to decisions made about students eligible for special education.

• A literature review was just completed that looks at various research done related to Alternative Dispute Resolution in special education. Click here to read the article from CADRE.
  

General Useful Information:

• The What Works Clearinghouse was established in 2002 by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences to provide educators, policymakers, researchers, and the public with a central and trusted source of scientific evidence of what works in education.
• Each month this group will focus on a section of the: From Emotions to Advocacy Book
• Learn About Advocacy Skills
• Connect with other parents in your district OR consider becoming a 'Mentor Parent' and sharing information or support. Please call if you have an interest
• Learn about the importance of good evaluations
• Learn about tests and measurements
• Understand an overview of the laws that offer you and your child access to education
• Understand your procedural safeguards
• Understand that if your child is eligible under IDEA, they also have rights under Section 504
• Learn about the No Child Left Behind Statute
• The U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs
• Highly qualified teachers under No Child Left Behind
• The Yellow Pages for kids with disabilities has listings of various services providers by State
• Click here to learn about what IDEA 2004 says about Evaluation and Re-Evaluation.

Santa Clara County Information:

• The Santa Clara County Office of Education
• Santa Clara County Public Schools Directory
• What SELPA is your district in? SELPA means Special Education Local Plan Area
• Where can you get a copy of the Santa Clara County IEP Forms?

San Mateo County Resources:

• Do you live in San Mateo County? Have you visited the wonderful web site your county office of education has in place? Click here to find out about what's happening in the San Mateo SELPA

California DATA and Information Resources:

• Useful Data Related to Education
• Welcome to DataQuest - find facts about California's public schools fast! This amazing tool allows you to obtain useful data about schools, districts, counties

California Resources:

• I heard there is a wonderful book that tells me my rights in question and answer format? It's called Special Education Rights and Responsibilities and you can get it online from Protection and Advocacy Inc.
• Have you wondered how to file a discrimination complaint with the Office for Civil Rights? Click here to find out more.