Do you know a child with special needs?
The Santa Clarita Valley Special Education Local Plan Area (SCV SELPA) and its member districts actively seek out all individuals with exceptional needs, from birth to age 22, including infants…
Many special needs children will benefit from the early intervention services or special education offered at various SCV school sites, said Michele Hill, secretary of the Santa Clarita Valley SELPA.
Programs offer assistance to children with special needs
As students in the Santa Clarita Valley prepare to return to school next month, school officials are encouraging parents and community members who know of a child who may have…
Kaye Hansen shares stories about how she helped to create some of the first special education programs in the Santa Clarita Valley. January 14, 2020. Bobby Block / The Signal.
A special need for some special education
Back in the 1960s, there weren’t any special education programs in the Santa Clarita Valley. Instead, special needs children were considered “uneducable” and were only permitted to attend kindergarten. So,…
State Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, reads a story to children during his visit to Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary School, Feb. 8, 2019. Caleb Lunetta / The Signal.
Wilk tours McGrath Elementary, hears from faculty about early childhood education
During a visit to Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary School Friday, State Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, sat down with students and faculty alike to discuss the latest needs and…
Investigation into special education practices prompts changes
Newhall School District made changes to the district’s special education practices in recent months, after an administrative complaint prompted an investigation by the California Department of Education in 2017. The…
During the event, students enjoyed a Hollywood experience as attendees were paired with dates, or volunteers from FunLife, which is a club for high schoolers with special needs.
Hollywood hits Santa Clarita Valley prom
Superstar students were given a special night last Friday as volunteers organized a prom that offered special-needs students in the Santa Clarita Valley a memorable lifetime experience. https://www.facebook.com/ADaveJournalist/videos/10156391976509264/ “We’ve been…
Signal file photo of the state's Capitol building in Sacramento
Governor adds billions to K-12 funding
An additional $3 billion in funding is on its way to California schools following the “May Revise,” an annual budget proposal from Gov. Jerry Brown’s office. Santa Clarita Valley parents…
California delays release of test scores due to student data error
The California Department of Education is delaying the public release of the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) results due to an error with special education students’ scores.…
SIGNAL FILE PHOTO: Canyon High School student Kayla Livermore, left, smiles as she crosses the finish line in first place, with some assistance from fellow Canyon student Nahal Ghanoongoi at the Hart Games at Valencia on Monday, March 20, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Special education athletes compete in Hart Games
Students, volunteers, teachers, parents and friends gathered at Valencia High School Monday to witness more than 300 student athletes participate in the eighth annual Hart Games. The district-wide competition was…
Special education students at La Mesa learn skills through weekly coffee house
Every Friday morning you can see a group of special education students pushing coffee and pastry carts around La Mesa Junior High School. Affectionately named the “Lobos Coffee House” for…
