Special Education
Special Education
Special Education is specialized instruction provided for children from birth to age 22 who qualify according to the laws and regulations outlined by the state and federal government. A student may qualify for special education services as an individual with special needs in one of thirteen areas identified by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). These are:
- Autism
- Deaf
- Deaf-Blind
- Emotionally Disturbed
- Hard of Hearing
- Intellectual Disability
- Multiple Handicapped
- Orthopedically Impaired
- Other Health Impaired
- Specific Learning Disability
- Speech-Language Impaired
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Visually Impaired
Contact Us
Jacqueline Gonzalez
Executive Assistant/Confidential
714.424.5058
714.424.5071 Fax
Sara Jocham, Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent
Special Services
Operations
Rosemary Tayyar
Administrative Assistant II
Office: 949-515-6771
Dr. Elsie Briseño Simonovski
Administrative Director I,
Special Education
Alternative Dispute Resolutions
Sara Pittington
Administrative Assistant II
Office 714-424-8923
Juliana Sauvao
SELPA Director, Special Education