Special Education Services

A FREE conference for families of children with disabilities, the professionals who work with them, and community members. The conference will be held in person at John O’Connell High School on Saturday, March 18th from 9am to 4pm. Featuring a Keynote from Dr Mary Bacon and a Lunchtime presentation from Nina G, comedian and disability advocate. 

Are you facing a dilemma related to your student's IEP? Join ADR Office Hours for Families to speak to a neutral facilitator to get support and learn more about this program on the 1st Tuesday of every month from 9:30-11:30am, or the 3rd Tuesday of the month from 3:30-5:30pm.

The CCEIS Success Summit took place on Saturday, January 28th. Community members spent a full day reviewing qualitative and quantitative data that has been gathered to identify the root causes of outcome gaps or inequities between Black/African American students and their peers.

To view the materials from the CCEIS Summit and find out about upcoming events visit our webpage: sfusd.edu/CCEIS

Special education is instruction specifically designed to address the educational and related developmental needs of children with disabilities. This includes early intervention services for infants and toddlers, pre-school for students starting at age three, services for school-age children in grades K-12, and transition services for eligible students up to age 22. For students with Individual Education Plans, instruction is based on the core curriculum.

To help every child succeed, the SFUSD Board of Education established policies to ensure the use of effective practices to support students receiving special education services. 

Inclusive education is not a separate education initiative; rather it is a basic characteristic of school organizing to improve student performance. It recognizes that students requiring special education services are, first and foremost, general education students who require additional services and support to succeed in school. 

Special Education Services is a flexible system of leadership and support that mobilizes resources and services to enable schools, families, and community to assist children and young adults in experiencing success.

The San Francisco Unified School District is dedicated to identify, locate and assess all students within the district from birth to 22 years of age who may have disabilities, as well as provide appropriate support and/or related services to those students as determined by an educational evaluation.