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Special Education

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Special Education is an integral part of the public education system. It is specifically designed instruction to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act emphasizes the student's participation in the general education curriculum and expands the Individualized Education Program team to include general education teachers. Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act students who are eligible for special education have the right to a Free and Appropriate Public Education.

Mission Statement:
"To provide equitable access to academic achievement and the development of confidence, self-advocacy and independence so that each student, regardless of their diverse strengths and abilities, can access their post-secondary goals."

District Office Contacts

Special Education Record Request
Contact John Roberts via Phone: (831) 429-3410 x48217 or email at johnroberts@sccs.net

Special Education Work Ability & Transition Programs  
Contact Devon Linneman via Phone: (831) 429-3476 or FAX: (831) 429-3494 

 

Additional Information

Transition Program:

 

WorkAbility I & The Transition Partnership Program: The Transition Program Main Office is located on the Harbor High School Campus, Portable 6.

 

High Schools Served: Alternative Family Education, Ark Independent Studies, Costanoa High, Coast Redwood High, Harbor High, Pacific Collegiate School, Santa Cruz High, Soquel High, San Lorenzo Valley High and Scotts Valley High

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Middle Schools Served: Alternative Family Education, Ark Independent Studies, Branciforte Middle, Mission Hill Middle, New Brighton Middle, Pacific Collegiate School, Shoreline Middle, San Lorenzo Valley Middle and Scotts Valley Middle

 

For more information about our program, please contact us: Phone: (831) 429-3476 Address: 300 La Fonda Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 95062

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The mission of WorkAbility I is to promote the involvement of key stakeholders including students, families, educators, employers and other agencies in planning and implementing an array of services that will culminate in successful student transition to employment, lifelong learning and quality of life.

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The Transition Partnership Program (TPP) was designed to build partnerships between local education agencies (LEAs) and the Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) for the purposes of successfully transitioning student­-DOR consumers into meaningful employment and/or secondary education. Under these contractual agreements, the DOR assigns vocational rehabilitation counselors to be actively involved with the students and TPP. The DOR counselor determines eligibility and provides enhanced vocational rehabilitation services for at least one year prior to the student leaving high school. SCCS TPP provides exclusive training and enhanced programming to enable students to achieve employment utilizing community-based instruction, vocational and work­ site training, job placement, and follow-­up services to exiting student­-consumers.
 

DOR Student Services

Ask Yourself:

  • Are you interested in exploring the world of work?

  • Do you wonder what it takes to be successful in a job?

  • Would you like to get some work experience?

  • Are you curious about options for school after you graduate?

  • Do you want your services to start right away?

If you answered yes, DOR Student Services could be right for you!

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