Lake Washington School District
PTSA Special Needs Group
The Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) Special Needs Group is made up of parents in the Lake Washington School District whose children receive special services and/or classroom support. Many special education staff are also part of the group. We group meet every month of the school year except December and June. These informative meetings provide opportunities to:
· Hear presentations relevant to the needs of special needs families and children in LWSD
· Learn about resources in the community
· Network with other parents before or after the meeting
· Keep updated on district and PTSA issues that affect our children
Meetings are held every fourth Tuesday of the month in the LWSD Resource Center from 7-8:30 PM
Our meeting dates for the 2011-2012 School Year are To Be Determined.
For more specific information go to the Special Education pages of the district web site, http://www.lwsd.org/Parents/Special-Education/Pages/Parent-Groups.aspx
To sign up to be on the private email distribution list for our group, contact the Chairperson of the Special Needs Group, Margaret Rogan, at merogan@yahoo.com.
Special Needs Ladder of Support
The Ladder of Support is used when you have a question about your child's prgoram and need to talk with someone on your child's team. You always start with #1 on the Ladder (your child's special education and/or general teacher and /or therapist) and work your way up the ladder, if you don't get answers/resolution to your question or problem. If your issue gets resolved, you do not have to continue up the ladder so you might never go beyond #1.
LADDER OF SUPPORT FOR MEAD:
1. Special education teacher, general education teacher and/or student's school therapist (OT, PT, SLP)
2. School Principal: Sandy Klein, sklein@lwsd.org or (425) 868-0760
3. School Support Personal: Jon Holmen, joholmen@lwsd.org (425) 702-3201
4. LWSD Director of Special Education: Paul Vine, pvine@lwsd.org or (425) 702-3201
5. Chief Schools Office: Traci Pierce, tpierce@lwsd.org or (425) 702-3205
6. LWSD Superintendent: Dr. Chip Kimball, ckimball@lwsd.org or (425) 702-3257
7. OSPI (Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction) - Remember that at any point you can contact the OSPI Special Education Ombudsman, Kristin Hennessey by phone at (360) 725-6075 or at kristin.hennessey@k12.wa.us or the Office of Education Ombudsman (OEO) at www.governor.wa.gov/oeo/ to get assistance and/or answers to questions about special education issues.