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| Orange County Schools' Special Education Alliance |
The
Orange
County
Schools
' Special
Education
Alliance
was created
by the
28 districts
in Orange
County
in 2003.
The primary
goal of
the Orange
County
Schools'
Special
Education
Alliance
is to
meet the
need for
a countywide
system
that can
focus
on special
education.
This includes
offering
staff
development
and training
to school
employees,
creating
leadership
in advocating
for legislative
and administrative
change,
overseeing
the decisions
and rulings
rendered
by administrative
agencies,
offering
a way
to fund
the litigation
and appeals
of administrative
and judicial
decisions
and rulings
especially
when the
outcome
has a
countywide
significance
or |
precedent
setting in
its implications
for all students.
The Orange
County Schools'
Special Education
Alliance was
created with
the intention
of addressing
all the concerns
of all students
regardless
of if the
student has
any manner
disability.
Any student
that is not
receiving
the full services
they need
changed because
of lack of
funding to
support mandates
created under
the federal
Individuals
with Disabilities
Education
Act. The main
problem that
Orange County
Schools faces
with meeting
this federal
mandate is
drawing funds
from the regular
education
program. Funds
are often
taken from
the regular
education
program to
support the
needs of special
education
students.
Orange County
Schools' Special
Education
Alliance aims
to provide
the services
all students
need to be
successful
in meeting
academic standards.
Orange County Schools' Special Education Alliance plans to accomplish this goal by providing staff development to its practitioners, use the legislative process to seek adequate funding to provide these high quality services, and when necessary, support litigation to achieve these goals. Orange County Schools' Special Education Alliance also encourages staff members, parents, advocates and organizations to get involved by using their voices and contact the local officials and hold them accountable for promises and mandates for which regular education and special needs children are entitled.
Orange County Schools' Special Education Alliance is lead by an Executive Committee that is composed of Superintendents from different school districts across Orange County. The actual carrying out of the goals is the responsibility of the Review Committee. The Review Committee is comprised of five Superintendents regionally nominated, Orange County Schools' legal counsel, two private attorneys representing school districts in special education matters, two SELPA directors, and one business administrator. The Review Committee has been working hard for the past two years in order to try and meet the goals of the Orange County Schools' Special Education Alliance. Even though the focus of the Orange County Schools' Special Education Alliance is in the areas of legal and funding, it tries hard to work closely with teachers and staff members so that its members are informed about the needs of the schools at root levels.
Since the Orange County Schools' Special Education Alliance was created it has accomplish a great deal to meet the needs of the school districts across Orange County.
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