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Inquiries about services for school age children
should first be directed to the Principal at the school of attendance.
Special Education service inquiries regarding three and four year
olds or for students currently attending a private school, should
be directed to the Pupil Services
Department at 650-947-1191.
At each school, this team (consisting of the classroom teacher,
resource specialist teacher, school psychologist, principal and
parent) meets upon request of the teacher to gather information
and to brainstorm classroom and homework interventions to address
the child’s individual needs and learning pattern. To request
that a Child Study Team meeting be considered, contact the child’s
teacher or the school principal.
[Formerly known as ESL - English as a Second Language.] Each elementary
school and Egan Intermediate School provide a sheltered English
immersion program. Under this program the student is enrolled in
a regular class and receives supplementary instruction in order
to learn English. Our district does not offer a bilingual program.
Students with suspected disabilities are offered assessment by district
staff at no cost to the parent. If the student meets state eligibility
criteria, an IEP [Individual Education Plan] is developed to provide
special instruction (and related services if needed.) A resource
specialist teacher and a speech therapist are available at each
school to provide services on site during the school day. Services
are provided in the least restrictive environment, in the regular
classroom if possible. Students with more specialized needs may
be served at another public school in the area.
Students with disabilities who do not need special instruction may
need modifications in the regular classroom. These modifications
are written in a document known as a 504 Plan. [For example, a hearing
impaired child may have preferential seating.]
A speech therapist is available at each school to assess students
and to provide speech therapy on site if the student meets state
eligibility criteria. Parents may contact the speech therapist through
the school office.
The Los Altos School District operates a preschool speech assessment
and therapy service for three and four year old students from the
Los Altos and Mountain View-Whisman School Districts. Students are
referred by their parents, usually upon recommendation of the child’s
preschool teacher or physician. Students are screened in their home
district and must have a delay significant enough to meet state
eligibility criteria in order to receive speech therapy. In 2004-05,
this program will be located at Los Altos School District located
at 201 Covington Road. Inquiries should be directed to the Pupil
Services Department at 650-947-1191.
A School Psychologist is assigned to each school part-time to provide
assessment and consultation services related to learning and behavior
in the school setting. For other counseling needs, the School Psychologist
may assist parents in finding other resources.
A school district guidance counselor / school psychologist is available
at Egan and Blach Intermediate Schools. Counseling is also offered
at each district school by counselors from a local agency, CHAC
(Community Health Awareness Council.) Students may be referred to
CHAC by parents, teachers or the student himself through the school
office.
Individual after school tutoring is not provided by the School District.
However, parents may call the district receptionist at 650-947-1150
for a list of private tutors in the area.
When a student is unable to attend school for an extended period
due to a medical condition, up to five hours per week of instruction
is provided by a teacher in the home. Follow up assignments are
provided for the student to work on at home. To arrange for Home
Instruction, contact the Pupil Services Department at 650-947-1191.
The District School Nurse works with the staff at each school to
plan for students with special or serious health concerns such as
diabetes, serious allergies, and recovery from surgery or illness.
Routine health questions and questions regarding dispensing medication
at school (which requires a doctor’s signed form) can be addressed
to the school secretary. For special situations, contact the District
School Nurse, at 650-947-1193.
State-mandated vision and hearing screening is provided at grades
K,2,5 and 7. Working under the supervision of the District Nurse,
the Health Assistant notifies parents that follow up is needed if
the student does not pass the vision or hearing screening.
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