Special Education

WELCOME! 

Overview

Special education is a system of services specifically designed to address the educational and related developmental needs of children with disabilities. 

This includes early intervention services for pre-school students starting at age three, services for school-age children in grades K-12, and transition services for eligible students up to the age of 22.

Special education is designed to ensure that students with disabilities are provided the necessary services and supports that allow them equitable opportunities in accessing their education. 

Child Find

The Visalia Unified School District seeks to identify, locate, and evaluate children suspected of having a disability who may be eligible for special education services designed to meet their educational needs at no cost to families. This includes highly mobile children, migrant children, children experiencing homelessness, children who are wards of the state and children attending private schools located within VUSD boundaries, regardless of where they reside. All other children must live in the VUSD attendance area. 

Learn more information on Child Find

Community Advisory Committee & Parent Information Sessions

We would like to encourage families to participate in our county’s Community Advisory Committee (CAC), hosted by the Tulare County SELPA. For more information, visit: https://www.tulareselpa.org/cac

View a list of upcoming Community Advisory Committee (CAC) topics and guest speakers

Request for Special Education Records

If you need to request your students' Special Education records, please contact our Director of Special Education, Taylor George and our Senior Administrative Assistant, Carina Munoz. 

(559) 730-7581
tgeorge@vusd.org
cmunoz02@vusd.org

Expanded Staff Website

See our expanded Staff website for additional information

Expanded Community Website
 

See our expanded Community website for additional information.

Restraint and Seclusion Data

Restraint and Seclusion Data - Accessing Educational Data (CA Dept of Education) - California Department of Education

Restraint and Seclusion Data Downloadable data files containing student restraint and seclusion data for local educational agencies (LEAs) and non-public/non-sectarian (NPS) schools disaggregated by race/ethnicity, gender, student group.

www.cde.gov