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LIVINGSTON UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT
Special Education
March 2019
K-8 Music Program
Special education services are available to all eligible students
from preschool through 8th grade in Livingston Union School
District. The Special Education department provides Resource
Specialist Program, Special Day Class, Speech Therapy, Section
504 and Individual Health Plans at all school sites. This year the
program has grown with the addition of two full time Speech
Therapists and a Mental Health School Psychologist. Special
Education
certificated
staff
participate
in
monthly
meetings/trainings to stay current in the needs of the students
served. Parent partnership is also highly valued by the department,
thus, offers Family Support Nights where students and families
participate in hands on activities. It is our program's mission to
ensure students in our community receive
adequate support and opportunities. Livingston Middle School has a superb music program and has
received recognition at many levels, including Second Place for
Color Guard in the Santa Cruz Band Review and at the Central
California Band Review, LMS earned 1 st Place Band; 1 st Place Color
Guard; 3 rd Place Drum Major (Dayanara Castillo) and 3 rd Place
Drum Line. Students were also able to
strut in their new uniforms. In
addition to the LMS music program,
students in grades TK – 5 at all
elementary schools are learning
music. The two elementary music
teachers focus on providing music
instruction where students are learning to read music, sing with
music and play instruments.
Servicios de educación especial están
disponibles para estudiantes elegibles
desde preescolar hasta el 8° grado en el
Distrito Escolar de Livingston. El
departamento de educación especial
proporciona programas de Especialista de Recursos, Clase Especial,
Terapia del Habla, Sección 504 y planes de salud individuales. Este
año, el programa ha crecido con la adición de dos Terapeutas del
Habla y un Psicólogo Escolar de Salud Mental. El personal
certificado participa en juntas y entrenamientos mensuales para
mantenerse actualizado en las necesidades de los estudiantes que
atienden. La colaboración con padres también es muy valorada. Se
ofrece noches de apoyo familiar donde los estudiantes y las familias
participan en actividades prácticas. Nuestra meta es garantizar que
los estudiantes de nuestra comunidad reciban apoyo y
oportunidades adecuadas. La escuela Livingston Middle tiene un programa magnifico de
música y ha recibido varios premios este año escolar. Los
estudiantes también tuvieron la oportunidad de estrenar sus
uniformes nuevos. En las escuelas primarias, los estudiantes en
grados TK - 5° también están aprendiendo música. Tenemos dos
maestros de música que se enfocan en proveer instrucción
ensenando a los estudiantes a leer música, cantar y tocar
instrumentos.
Academic Coaches
The district values the importance of providing professional
learning support to its teachers. Currently, LUSD has one academic
coach at each elementary school. Academic Coaches are
certificated teachers who have extensive training in teacher
support strategies, specifically in the areas of reading and
language arts. Each coach works closely with the site principal and
staff on site-based professional development needs, data analysis,
student needs, and academic progress and improvement.
New Merced County Head Start Facility – Opening July 2019
Federal Grant dollars were awarded to the Early Education Department of Merced County Office of Education (MCOE) to
build a new head start facility. LUSD has partnered with MCOE to build the new facility in Livingston on the corner of 6 th and
Park Street near Campus Park Elementary. The two-classroom building will serve 40 students’ ages 3-5 of low-income families
that meet the federal requirements. This will provide much needed early learning services to our students. Construction is
expected to be complete by June 2019.
El Departamento de Educación Temprana de la Oficina de Educación del Condado de Merced recibió fondos federales para
construir un nuevo edificio de Head Start. El distrito se ha asociado con el departamento de Merced para construir el nuevo
edificio en Livingston en la esquina de las calles 6th y Park, cerca de la escuela Campus Park. El edificio tendrá dos salones para
servir a 40 estudiantes de 3 a 5 años de familias elegibles de bajos ingresos. Esto proporcionara servicios muy necesarios de
aprendizaje temprano para nuestros estudiantes. Anticipamos que la construcción se terminara en junio 2019.