WOODLAND HILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT
PUBLIC NOTICE
SPECIAL EDUCATION
Woodland Hills School District provides a free, appropriate, public education (FAPE) to
exceptional students consistent with the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of
2004 (P.L. 108-446) and Reauthorization 2006. To qualify as an exceptional student, the child
must be of school-age, in need of specially designed instruction, and meet eligibility criteria for
one or more of the following physical or mental disabilities: Autism, Deaf-Blindness, Deafness,
Emotional Disturbance, Hearing Impairment including Deafness, Intellectual Disability,
Multiple Disabilities, Orthopedic Impairment, Other Health Impairment, Specific Learning
Disability, Speech or Language Impairment, Traumatic Brain Injury, Visual Impairment including
Blindness, and in the case of a child that is of pre-school age, Developmental Delay.
Identification procedures ensure that eligible students receive an appropriate program
consisting of individualized special education and related services. At no cost to parents, these
services are provided in compliance with local, state and federal laws and planned to ensure
meaningful educational benefit and student progress.
To identify students who may be eligible for special education, various screening activities
are conducted on an ongoing basis. These screening activities may include: hearing, vision,
physical and speech/language screening; a review of group-based data (cumulative academic
records, ability and achievement test scores, enrollment records, report cards, and health
records); and a review by the building-level team. When screening results suggest that a
student may need special education services, Woodland Hills School District will, with written
parent consent, conduct an evaluation. Parents who suspect their child may need special
education services may also submit a written request for an evaluation to the school principal
in any of our school buildings.
Services designed to meet the needs of exceptional students include: a timely evaluation and
the annual development of an individualized Education Program (IEP). Parents are considered
to be an integral and equal partner in the IEP process. We strongly recommend that you
should be present at IEP meetings. Woodland Hills School District will make every effort to
ensure parent participation and satisfaction.
The extent of special education services and the location for the delivery of those services
are determined by the IEP team and based on several factors, primarily upon the student’s
identified needs and abilities. Consideration is also given to the student’s chronological age
and level of intensity of the specified intervention. The district provides supplementary aids
and services, such as transportation, physical therapy and occupational therapy, as necessary
for the student to benefit from the special education program.
Parents may obtain additional information about special education services and programs and
parental due process rights by contacting the child’s school principal or the Special Education
Office at 412-731-1300 ext. 0147.
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