Important Information Regarding Confidential Student Data
A recent lawsuit against the California Department of Education (CDE) is impacting all school districts across the state.
In April 2012, two organizations, the Morgan Hill Concerned Parents Association and the Concerned Parent Association, filed a lawsuit against the CDE alleging widespread, systemic non-compliance by local education agencies with special education laws. The suit also alleges the CDE fails to monitor, investigate and correct such non-compliance in accordance with the law. The CDE denies these allegations and is actively defending the litigation.
Districts in our county were not involved in the lawsuit and are not the subject of any of the suit’s allegations.
Nonetheless, as a part of this lawsuit, CDE has been ordered by the court to release all data it has collected on general and special education students since Jan. 1, 2008.
For more information regarding the release of this data and how you can file an objection with the court to consider not releasing your data go to www.cde.ca.gov/morganhillcase. You may also contact the California Department of Education at 916-319-0800.
Student Services & Special Education
The Oakley Union Elementary School District Student Services Department's mission is to support all students by implementing strategies and services to improve student success. Our goal is to meet student needs with high-quality, researched-based instruction and interventions to consistently monitor student progress ensuring the best educational decisions are made. Through collaboration with staff, students, and parents, programs and services are articulated and communicated to make effective decisions in each student's best interest.
Student Services administers a number of programs designed to assist students, families, and staff.
| Director of Student Services Lori O'Connor (925) 625-7060 loconnor@ouesd.k12.ca.us |
Secretary Shannon Hagmann (925) 625-7060 shagmann@ouesd.k12.ca.us |
| Program Specialist Erica Curiel (925) 625-7060 ecuriel@ouesd.k12.ca.us |
Special Projects Coordinator Heather Partida (925) 625-6868 hpartida@ouesd.k12.ca.us |
| Associate Clinical Social Worker / District Behaviorist Alana Lindsay (925) 625-7060 alindsay@ouesd.k12.ca.us |
Board Certified Behavior Analyst Ashley Hayes (925) 625-7060 ahayes@ouesd.k12.ca.us |
| State Preschool Director Rachel Fogleman (925) 628-1970 rfogleman@ouesd.k12.ca.us |
State Preschool/EDLC Clerk Maria Sahagun (925) 625-6366 msahagun@ouesd.k12.ca.us |
| MTSS Mental Health Social Worker Amalia Gratteri (925) 783-1811 agratteri@ouesd.k12.ca.us |
Student & Family Engagement Specialist Lidia Fernandez (925) 625-6729 lfernandez@ouesd.k12.ca.us |
| RN Delaura Pigati (925) 350-1190 dpigati@ouesd.k12.ca.us |
LVN Amber LaSan (925) 848-0297 alasan@ouesd.k12.ca.us |
| LVN Taylor Stroben (925) 503-7454 tstroben@ouesd.k12.ca.us |
LVN Joshua Rhynes (925) 570-4087 jrhynes@ouesd.k12.ca.us |
Special Education is a specialized instruction provided for children from birth to age 22 who qualify according to the laws and regulations outlined in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 2004). A student may qualify for Special Education services as an individual with special needs in one of the following areas: Deaf/hard of hearing, Deaf-Blind, Visually impaired, Speech-Language impaired, Specific Learning Disability, Orthopedically impaired, Intellectually Disabled, Emotionally Disturbed, Autism, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Other Health Impaired. A student receives support from Special Education as identified on his/her Individual Education Plan.
Oakley Union Elementary School District offers a continuum of Special Education support which includes: push-in, resource, learning center and Special Day Classes.
At each IEP meeting, the team is required to consider a continuum of options for service, beginning with the least restrictive. Their job is to determine which combination of services provides the required benefits with the least restriction in environment. Federal law requires that the placement be as close as possible to the child’s home, and that the child is educated in the school he or she would attend if non-disable, unless the IEP team determines that the child requires some other arrangements.
