Special Education Department
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The Issaquah School District Special Education program serves more than 1500 students with disabilities from ages three to twenty-one years. Special Ed. staff include special education teachers, school psychologists, speech language pathologists, behavior specialists, mental health consultants, occupational therapists and educational assistants. As specified in federal and state law, students with disabilities are served in the least restrictive environment to the maximum extent possible. Thus, at all schools in the district, there are special needs students participating as appropriate in general education classrooms and general education curriculum.
Special education services include individualized, specially-designed instruction in academic, self-help, communication, motor, vocational and social skill areas. Individual Education Programs (IEPs) are developed at least annually. Goals and objectives are written for each student based on the results of formal and informal testing and observations. The district carefully sequences instruction and maintains data about student progress.
The Academy for Community Transition is designed to assist students with developmental disabilities move towards the most independent lifestyle possible.
The Special Education Department publishes a newsletter and a Special Education Advisory Board meets monthly.
Special Education Department links:
Special Education Department newsletters and general information
Special Education Advisory Board minutes
Services and points of contact
| Service | Contact | Phone |
| Special Ed Staff Development | Barbara Johnson | (425) 837-7085 |
| Health Forms | Barbara Johnson | (425) 837-7085 |
| Hepatitis B Training | Barbara Johnson | (425) 837-7085 |
| Home/Hospital Tutoring | Barbara Johnson | (425) 837-7085 |
| Nursing Services | Barbara Johnson | (425) 837-7085 |
| Special Education | Barbara Johnson | (425) 837-7085 |
| Speech Pathologists | Barbara Johnson | (425) 837-7085 |
| Special Ed Newsletters | Barbara Johnson | (425) 837-7085 |
| Special Ed Staff Advisory Board | Barbara Johnson | (425) 837-7085 |
| Special Ed Extended School Year | Barbara Johnson | (425) 837-7085 |
| IEP Online | Barbara Johnson | (425) 837-7085 |
| ADA - Student issues | Patty Miller | (425) 837-7090 |
| Childfind | Patty Miller | (425) 837-7090 |
| Headstart | Patty Miller | (425) 837-7090 |
| Occupational/Physical Therapy | Patty Miller | (425) 837-7090 |
| Psychologists | Patty Miller | (425) 837-7090 |
| Special Ed Early Childhood Education | Patty Miller | (425) 837-7090 |
| Special Ed, Elementary | Patty Miller | (425) 837-7090 |
| Special Ed, Secondary | Patty Miller | (425) 837-7090 |
| Academy for Community Transition (ages 18-21) | Patty Miller | (425) 837-7090 |
| Special Ed Transportation | Patty Miller | (425) 837-7090 |
| Special Ed Records (Elementary) | Luanne Toba | (425) 837-7088 |
| Special Ed Budget/Grants | Julie McClain | (425) 837-7074 |
| Behavior Consultants | Joan Lawson | (425) 837-7103 |
| Special Ed Records (Secondary) | Ursula Baba | (425) 837-7031 |
| Birth to 3 | Shannon Hitch | (425) 837-7044 |