Yvette Maier
Executive Director of Human Resources and Student Services
(619) 445-3236 ext. 803

Alesa Gudmundson
Administrative Assistant-Programs agudmundson@alpineschools.net
(619) 445-3236 ext. 803

East County SELPA Local Plan

Information about the Restraint and Seclusion Data

Special education students are those students who have been assessed and identified as individuals with exceptional needs by the Individualized Education Program (IEP) team. California Administrative Code Title 5 Regulations contain complete eligibility criteria.

Referral for special education and services is only appropriate when the conditions of California Education Code 56303 have been met:
“A student shall be referred for special education services and instruction only after the resources of the regular education program have been considered, and, where appropriate, utilized.”

The use of the Student Study Team to plan modifications for the regular education program is a necessary first step prior to special education consideration.

For children identified as needing special education services, the Alpine Union School District provides a continuum of program options. Every effort is made to provide needed services in the least restrictive environment.

For information on referrals/screenings for the special education preschool program located at Creekside Early Learning Center, please contact Alesa Gudmundson at agudmundson@alpineschools.net. To be eligible to participate in the preschool program, the student must be found eligible as an individual with exceptional needs and be between the ages of three and five years.

If you have concerns about your child’s progress, please contact your child’s teacher or school site principal.