Information for Families

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TITLE="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/jobs.h"><U><B>Careers in Special Education</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD WIDTH="137"><div> <A HREF="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/contact/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/contac"><U><B>Contact SELPA</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD HEIGHT= 15 WIDTH="155"><div> <A HREF="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/EarlyStart/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/EarlyS"><U><B>Early Start</B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD WIDTH="168"><div> <A HREF="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/reference/id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/refere"><U><B>English Learners</B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD WIDTH="126"><div> <A HREF="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/id205.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/id205."><U><B>IEP Forms</B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/cacspn/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/cacspn"><U><B>Información en Español</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/cac/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/cac/in"><U><B>Information for Families</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD HEIGHT= 15 WIDTH="155"><div> <A HREF="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/id195.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/id195."><U><B>Local Plan</B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/reference/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/refere"><U><B>Resources for Teachers/Staff</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/Departments/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/Depart"><U><B>SELPA Departments</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD WIDTH="165"><div> <A HREF="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/index."><U><B>SELPA Home</B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/A-Z/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/A-Z/"><U><B>SELPA Publications A-Z</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD HEIGHT= 15 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/id202.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/id202."><U><B>Special Ed Services</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD WIDTH="168"><div> <A HREF="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/speech/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/speech"><U><B>Speech-Language</B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/seminar/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/semina"><U><B>Training Opportunities</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/Tran/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/Tran/i"><U><B>Transition to Adult Life</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD WIDTH="137"><div> <A HREF="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/links."><U><B>Web Links</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="21b411d0.gif" border=0 width="65" height="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial Black" >NEW </FONT><B>- </B><A HREF="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/caa/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/caa/"><U><B>Community Ability Awareness</B></U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="21020050.png" border=0 width="800" height="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Information for Families</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://venturacountyselpa.com/crawler.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://venturacountyselpa.com/crawler.ht"><U><IMG SRC="1eb19190.png" border=0 width="25" height="25" ALT="Crawler Page" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Ventura County SELPA is dedicated to providing information and support to families of children with special needs so that they can be informed partners in the educational process of their children.  There are numerous activities and resources that are provided to fulfill that mission.  These include:</B></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="0f91f140.png" border=0 width="31" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT><B>Community Advisory Committee</B><B> (CAC)</B></div> <div> <A HREF="cac.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Community Advisory Committee"><U><IMG SRC="1ca0f0f0.gif" border=0 width="15" height="15" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="cac.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Community Advisory Committee"><U> </U></A><A HREF="cac.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Community Advisory Committee"><U>CAC Description</U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1ca0f0f0.gif" border=0 width="15" height="15" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <A HREF="cac_bylaws.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CAC ByLaws"><U>CAC Bylaws</U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1ca0f0f0.gif" border=0 width="15" height="15" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <A HREF="cac_members.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CAC Membership"><U>CAC Membership</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="0f91f140.png" border=0 width="31" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT><B>Forms to Request - </B><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Forms"><U><B>Mediation/Due Process/Complaint Investigation</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0f91f140.png" border=0 width="31" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CC3300" FACE="Arial" > <a href="HTMLobj-394/idea2004parentguide.pdf"><u>IDEA Parent Guide.pdf</u> </a>  </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="0f91f140.png" border=0 width="31" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT><B>Information for Parents and Guardians - </B><A HREF="file://R:\Group\Selpa\Webpage files\Information for Families\CAHSEE-brochure.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="file://R:\Group\Selpa\Webpage files\Info"><U><B>California High School Exit Examination</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0f91f140.png" border=0 width="31" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CC3300" FACE="Arial" ><B>Information Alerts for Parents</B></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto: llozano@vcoe.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto: llozano@vcoe.org"><U><B>Sign up</B></U></A><B> to receive announcements directly to your e-mail</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1ca0f0f0.gif" border=0 width="15" height="15" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> #1 <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Information Alert 1"><U>Following up on Your Child's IEP</U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1ca0f0f0.gif" border=0 width="15" height="15" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> #2 <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Information Alert 2"><U>Certificate of Completion - Now What?</U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1ca0f0f0.gif" border=0 width="15" height="15" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> #3 <A HREF="id12.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Information Alert"><U>Transition to Adult Life</U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1ca0f0f0.gif" border=0 width="15" height="15" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> #4 <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Information Alert"><U>Ability Awareness</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0f91f140.png" border=0 width="31" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CC3300" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Parent Information Flyer"><U><B>Parent Information Flyer</B></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="0f91f140.png" border=0 width="31" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT><A HREF="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/A-Z/HTMLobj-786/Parent_Rights.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/A-Z/HT"><U><B>Parent Rights for Special Education-Full Version</B></U></A><B> </B></div> <div> <B>"Searchable" by keywords.  Also includes a glossary of IEP terms.</B></div> <div> <I>(Abbreviated version located under "Resources & Booklets)</I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0fa1f140.png" border=0 width="31" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><A HREF="id7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Resources Booklets for Parents"><U><B>Resources & Booklets for Parents</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0fc1f140.png" border=0 width="31" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><A HREF="id13.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Training and Information for Parents Ser"><U><B>Training and Information for Parents Series (TIPS)</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0fc1f140.png" border=0 width="31" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><A HREF="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/Tran/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/Tran/i"><U><B>Transition to Adult Life</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0fc1f140.png" border=0 width="31" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CC3300" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id14.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Support Groups"><U><B>Ventura County SELPA - Parent Information & Support Groups</B></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> 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