Issaquah School District Special Services programs serve students with disabilities from birth through twenty-one years who reside within district boundaries. 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 students with special needs 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. IEP goals are written for each student based on the results of formal and informal testing and observations. Some student will also have objectives for each goal. The district carefully sequences instruction and maintains data about student progress.
Nondiscrimination
The Issaquah School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employee has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination. The employees below have been designated to handle questions and complaints of any such alleged discrimination:
Special Services Administrators
Melissa Robertson, Executive Director
Tara Slinn, Director – Elementary LRC I
Joan Lawson, Director – Secondary LRC I
Sharine Carver, Director – ACT / ECE / LRC II
Dr. Lindsay Myatich, Director - Behavior / Inclusion
Department Contact Information
Karin Farrar – Administrative Assistant – 425-837-7085
Kelly Cespedes – Elementary LRC I – 425-837-7143
Ursula Baba – Secondary LRC I – 425-837-7090
Teresa Larson – ACT / ECE / LRC II – 425-837-7167
Gina Pijpker - Behavior / Inclusion - 425-837-7012
Student Records Contact Information
Email - specialedrecords@issaquah.wednet.edu
Fax - 425-837-7029