California Department of Education, Special Education Division’s special project, California Services for Technical Assistance and Training (CalSTAT) is funded through a contract with the Napa County Office of Education. CalSTAT is partially funded from federal funds, State Grants #H027A080116A. Additional federal funds are provided from a federal competitively awarded State Personnel Development Grant to California (#H323A070011) provided from the U.S. Department of Education Part D of the Individuals with Disabilities Education act (IDEA). Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the position of the U. S. Department of Education.
The California
Advisory Commission on Special Education created the GOAL Award in 2005–06
through a generous contribution from film producer Brian Grazer, who has
donated $100,000 over a ten-year period to recognize programs with exemplary
practices in special education. GOAL—Grazer Outstanding Achievement in
Learning—celebrates both the programs that serve California youth with
disabilities and the professionals who serve them. This year many exemplary
programs applied for the award, and ACSE is pleased to note the excellence of
the following three GOAL runners-up.
The Walton Special Center
The Walton Special
Center operates
as a publicly funded school within the Stockton Unified School District,
serving students with profound disabilities from the ages of birth to 22 years.
Walton has served as a hub of resources for children with special needs for the
last forty years. This is a “center” of support and success for special
education students. For more information, please go to
http://www.stockton.k12.ca.us/schools/walton/Home_Page.htm
Vallejo Transition Program
Vallejo Transition is part of the Vallejo City Unified School District (VCUSD) Special Education services and is the first school district program to implement a Project SEARCH program with Kaiser Permanente. The goal of Vallejo Transition is to help students who receive special education services to transition successfully from school to work and a life of greater independence, self-determination, and self-sufficiency. This is accomplished by providing seamless wrap-around support services to address the multiple needs of youth with disabilities and the barriers they face to achieving their hopes and dreams. For more information, contact Joyce A. Montgomery, Supervisor II, Transition Program Coordinator, at Jmontgomery@vallejo.k12.ca.us
Launch Preschool Torrance
LAUNCH Preschool is funded by the Torrance Unified School District and isdedicated to preparing students of all ability levels for kindergarten. LAUNCH and has been named a “California Demonstration Site for Exemplary Programs” by the California Department of Education SEEDS program (Supporting Early Education Delivery Systems). As a SEEDS demonstration site, LAUNCH provides training and technical assistance to preschool staff throughout the state of California. LAUNCH serves over 295 students with disabilities and 102 typically developing peer models.
For more information, go to http://launch.tusd.org/