Special Education
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SELPA Local Plan 2024-2025
Special education refers to a range of services that can be provided in different ways and in different settings. There’s no “one size fits all” approach to special education. It’s tailored to meet the needs of students with disabilities.
Special education focuses on helping kids with disabilities learn. But it doesn’t mean placing kids in a special classroom all day long. In fact, federal law says that kids who get special education services should learn in the same classrooms as other kids as much as possible. This is known as the least restrictive environment (or LRE).
The services and supports for one student may be very different from those of another student. It’s all about the individual child and giving them the resources they need to make progress in school.
Director of Special Education
Kari Hendon
(209) 574-5000
khendon@sylvan.k12.ca.us
Special Education Secretaries
Aimee Melendez
(209) 574-5000, ext 6100
amelendez@sylvan.k12.ca.us
Gabriela Depree
(209) 574-5000, ext 6200
gdepree@sylvan.k12.ca.us
Program Specialists
Alisa Eldridge
(209) 574-5000
aeldridge@sylvan.k12.ca.us
Sites: Sylvan, Freedom, Crossroads, Stockard Coffee
Amber Topete
(209) 574-5000
atopete@sylvan.k12.ca.us
Sites: C.F. Brown, Orchard
Jessica Humphrey
(209) 574-5000
jessicahumphrey@sylvan.k12.ca.us
Sites: Dan Savage, Sherwood, Standiford, Woodrow
Shannon Largent
(209) 574-5000
slargent@sylvan.k12.ca.us
Sites: Ustach, Mary Ann Sanders, Somerset
Coach / Instruction Support
Heather Curry
(209) 574-5000
hcurry@sylvan.k12.ca.us
Salli Eddington
(209) 574-5000
seddington@sylvan.k12.ca.us
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