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Overview

What is Special Education?


California Education Code Section 56031 defines special education as:

Specially designed instruction to meet the unique needs of individuals with exceptional needs, whose educational needs cannot be met with modification of the general instruction program; and Related Services that help individuals with special needs to benefit from specially designed instruction.

Special education is an integral part of the total public education system.  Other features of special education are:

a) It is provided in a way that promotes maximum interaction between students with and without disabilities in a manner which is appropriate to the needs of both;

b) Services are provided at no cost to parents:

c) It provides a full range of program options to meet the educational and service requirements of individuals with exceptional needs in the least restrictive environment (LRE).  The LRE is generally the setting that is most similar to those attended by general education students.

Who is eligible for services?


Not all children with special needs require special education services.  However, students are eligible to receive special education and related services when the IEP team determines that the student meets the state and federal eligibility criteria and, thus, requires special education services.  

There are fourteen categories of eligibility for special education:

Autism (AUT)

Deaf (D)
Deaf/Blindness

Emotional Disturbance (ED)

Established medical disability (Children 0-5 years)

Hard of Hearing (HH)

Intellectual Disabiities (ID) 

Multiple Disabilities (MD)

Orthopedic Impairment (OI)

Other Health Impaired (OHI)

Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD)

Speech and Language Disabilities

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Vision Impairment (VI)

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Val Verde Unified School District

975 WEST MORGAN ST

PERRIS, CA 92571

The Val Verde Unified School District desires to provide a safe environment that allows all students and employees equal access to, and opportunities in, the District’s programs, services, and activities. The District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, and specifically prohibits, at any District program or activity, unlawful discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on the individual’s actual or perceived race; color; ancestry; nationality; national origin; immigration status; ethnic group identification; ethnicity; age; religion; ; pregnancy, childbirth, termination of pregnancy or lactation, including related medical conditions or recovery; parental, marital, or family status; physical or mental disability; medical condition; sex; sex stereotypes; sex characteristics; sexual orientation; gender; gender identity; gender expression; or genetic information; or, association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Unlawful discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, intimidation, or bullying, may result from physical, verbal, nonverbal, or written conduct based on any of the categories listed above. Unlawful discrimination also occurs when prohibited conduct is so severe or pervasive that it affects an individual’s ability to participate in, or benefit from, a District program or activity; creates an intimidating, threatening, hostile, or offensive environment; has the effect of substantially or unreasonably interfering with an individual’s academic or work performance; or otherwise adversely affects an individual’s educational or work environment. Unlawful discrimination also includes disparate treatment based on one of the categories above with respect to the provision of opportunities to participate in District programs or activities or the provision or receipt of educational or work benefits or services. The District also prohibits any form of retaliation against any individual who reports or participates in reporting unlawful discrimination, files or participates in filing a complaint, or investigates or participates in the investigation of a complaint or report alleging unlawful discrimination. Retaliation complaints shall be investigated and resolved in the same manner as discrimination complaints. Students who engage in unlawful discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, intimidation, retaliation, or bullying, in violation of law, Board policy, or administrative regulation shall be subject to appropriate consequence or discipline, which may include suspension or expulsion when the behavior is severe or pervasive as defined in Education Code 48900.4. Any employee who permits or engages in prohibited discrimination shall be subject to disciplinary action, up to, and including, dismissal. For inquiries or complaints related to Title IX (including for employees), and for discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying of students based on actual or perceived protected characteristics, contact your school administrator, or: Diana M. Hernandez, Title IX Compliance and Resolution Officer (951) 940-6100, extension 10225, dhernandez@valverde.edu. For Non-Title IX inquiries or complaints related to employee-to-employee, student-to-employee, or work/employment-related discrimination, harassment, abusive conduct or intimidation, contact your school administrator or: Daniel Whitfield, Director of Risk Management (951) 940-6100, extension 10672, awhitfield@valverde.edu. Both Offices are located at: Val Verde Unified School District, 975 W. Morgan Avenue, Perris, CA 92571
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