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Special Needs Liaison

A support for families of children with special needs and the staff who serve them.

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The Special Needs Liaison is a neutral and confidential resource for families and staff in SRVUSD, providing information, training and advice on special needs issues and topics, and supporting relationships between families and staff. 

The Special Needs Liaison is a parent of a child with special needs.  The Liaison works to help children succeed by fostering collaborative and productive partnerships between the District and families of children with special needs. 

Liaison services are available to families and staff at any point in the special education process, whether the need is information, guidance, support, facilitation or dispute resolution.  No referral is necessary to contact the Special Needs Liaison.  All communications are confidential unless you agree otherwise. 

Services Provided by the Special Needs Liaison

Information, Assistance and Resources:

The Special Needs Liaison can provide information, resources and assistance regarding both special and general education, including:

  •   Eligibility for special education
  •   Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
  •   Individualized Education Programs (IEP’s)
  •   504 Plans
  •  Accommodations / Modifications
  •  Student Success Teams (SST’s)
  •  Procedural rights & safeguards
  •  District and community resources for children with special needs, families and staff

Facilitation and Support:

The Special Needs Liaison can facilitate and support relationships between families of children with special needs and the District.  The Liaison uses a neutral approach, focused on fostering the child’s success through partnership and collaboration between families and staff.  The Liaison can:

  •  Have confidential discussions with families and staff
  •   Make site observations, home visits, or facilitate potential placement observations
  •   Attend IEP, 504 or SST meetings
  •   Attend staff meetings
  •   Facilitate creative solutions

Alternative Dispute Resolution:

The Special Needs Liaison can provide a level of local Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), employing:

  • Confidential discussions with families and staff
  • IEP participation, consultation and facilitation.
  • Facilitation and informal dispute resolution, local resolution sessions

Education and Training:

The SpecialNeeds Liaison gives recurring training and educational seminars to both families and staff, including workshops on:

  • SST, 504 and IEP processes
  • Special Education
  • Effective Collaboration
  • Effective Communication

The Special Needs Liaison also hosts a series of informal brown bag lunches on varying topics regarding special needs, including:

  • Accommodations in the General Education Classroom
  • Early Start – Special Education for Ages 0 – 3
  • State Testing & Special Needs
  • Transition to Middle School for Children with Special Needs

Parent Support Network

The Special Needs Liaison facilitates and makes referrals to the District’s Parent Support Network.  The Parent Support Network is a parent-to-parent network of parents of children with special needs.  Volunteers undergo extensive SELPA training in supporting families of children with special needs, and empowering parents to help their children succeed through special education.

Todd B. Gary

Special Needs Liaison

699 Old Orchard Drive, Building B

Danville, CA 94526

Phone:  (925) 552-5072

Fax:     (925) 820-2994

Email:  tgary@srvusd.net

Special Education Workshop Series - October 2012

The Special Needs Liaison hosts a four-part workshop series on the special education process, covering the SST, 504 and IEP processes, including how to effectively collaborate with staff to support your child’s special needs.  Workshops are two hours each and are free.  Click here for more information and to register.

Brown Bag Lunch Series

Special Needs Liaison hosts a series of informal discussions about a variety of topics of interest to the special needs community, including accommodations in the general education setting, state testing and special needs, and transition to middle school.  Click here for the flyer and more details.

Early Start (Ages 0 - 3) FAQ

Click here for the PDF flyer