Special Education Services Committee

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The Special Education Services Committee keeps the Federation and its members informed about trends in special education and monitors changes and developments in identified priority areas.

PRIORITIES

  • Provide CFT representation at key state policy meetings on special education issues and participate in grassroots advocacy in Sacramento as needed. 
  • Monitor developments at the state and local levels in priority areas identified by the committee.
  • Participate in and track the development of proposed changes to special education credentialing.
  • Develop workshops and produce materials to ensure that CFT locals have the information to be effective advocates locally on special education issues.
  • Review existing union policy and formulate recommendations for CFT governance bodies.
  • Align the committee’s work with related Division Council efforts.

MEMBERS

Chagoya, Marcela, Chair, United Teachers Los Angeles

Boatman, Alexandra, Paso Robles Public Educators

Boddington, Bernadette, Paso Robles Public Educators

Murray, Crystal, United Teachers Los Angeles

Piña-Donat, Roxana, Salinas Valley Federation of Teachers

Schneider-Solis, Debb, United Teachers Los Angeles

Shettler, Jeff, Oxnard Federation of Teachers and School Employees

Thies, Deborah, Berkeley Federation of Teachers

Valle, Cynthia, Salinas Valley Federation of Teachers

White, Keeley, San Rafael Federation of Teachers

Henne, Sarah, Staff Liaison, California Federation of Teachers

PROJECTS

COVID-19 Toolkit — Equitable Special Education Through Distance Learning

The committees’s newest project is a comprehensive toolkit created for teachers and special ed paraprofessionals for reference during the COVID-19 pandemic. Complete with helpful FAQs for teachers and paras, two downloadable flyers, and a significant section on due process and legal questions.