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Orange County Schools' Special Education Alliance

The Orange County Schools ' Special Educationpractitioners, use the legislative process to
Alliance was created by the 28 districts inseek adequate funding to provide these high
Orange County in 2003. The primary goal ofquality services, and when necessary, support
the Orange County Schools' Special Educationlitigation to achieve these goals. Orange
Alliance is to meet the need for a countywideCounty Schools' Special Education Alliance
system that can focus on special education.also encourages staff members, parents,
This includes offering staff development andadvocates and organizations to get involved
training to school employees, creatingby using their voices and contact the local
leadership in advocating for legislative andofficials and hold them accountable for
administrative change, overseeing thepromises and mandates for which regular
decisions and rulings rendered byeducation and special needs children are
administrative agencies, offering a way toentitled.
fund the litigation and appeals of
administrative and judicial decisions andOrange County Schools' Special Education
rulings especially when the outcome has aAlliance is lead by an Executive Committee
countywide significance or precedent settingthat is composed of Superintendents from
in  its  implications  for  all  students.different school districts across Orange
County. The actual carrying out of the goals
The Orange County Schools' Special Educationis the responsibility of the Review
Alliance was created with the intention ofCommittee. The Review Committee is comprised
addressing all the concerns of all studentsof five Superintendents regionally nominated,
regardless of if the student has any mannerOrange County Schools' legal counsel, two
disability. Any student that is not receivingprivate attorneys representing school
the full services they need changed becausedistricts in special education matters, two
of lack of funding to support mandatesSELPA directors, and one business
created under the federal Individuals withadministrator. The Review Committee has been
Disabilities Education Act. The main problemworking hard for the past two years in order
that Orange County Schools faces with meetingto try and meet the goals of the Orange
this federal mandate is drawing funds fromCounty Schools' Special Education Alliance.
the regular education program. Funds areEven though the focus of the Orange County
often taken from the regular educationSchools' Special Education Alliance is in the
program to support the needs of specialareas of legal and funding, it tries hard to
education students. Orange County Schools'work closely with teachers and staff members
Special Education Alliance aims to provideso that its members are informed about the
the services all students need to beneeds  of  the  schools  at  root  levels.
successful  in  meeting  academic  standards.
Since the Orange County Schools' Special
Orange County Schools' Special EducationEducation Alliance was created it has
Alliance plans to accomplish this goal byaccomplish a great deal to meet the needs of
providing staff development to itsthe school districts across Orange County.



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