The Lake Washington PTSA Special Needs Group is made up of parents in Lake Washington School District whose children receive special services (IEPs) and accommodations (504s). The group also includes interested staff and students. The group meets every school month except for December and June. We hear from speakers, have an extensive lending library, learn about resources in the community, network with other parents and keep updated on district and PTSA issues affecting children with disabilities.
Considering a move to the Lake Washington School District? Please contact us for the latest copy of our parent brochure at special.needs@lwptsa.net
2019-2020 Meeting Schedule
All meetings are held at the LWSD Resource Center in Redmond. Informal networking with other parents and the Special Services staff begins at 6:30pm with coffee and cookies, while the speakers will begin at 7pm. Student care will be provided. Look for the emails to RSVP for the care. If you require an interpreter please contact us prior to a meeting. Meeting topics will be filled in as we confirm speakers and topics. Please check back often!
- September 17, 2019
- October 15, 2019
- November 19, 2019
- January 21, 2020
- February 25, 2020
- March 17, 2020
- April 21, 2020
- May 19, 2020
Parent Advisory Committee
Since September 2013, the PAC has met monthly during the school year with LWSD Director of Special Education, to work on a wide variety of topics to help all LWSD families. Current priorities are listed below. We welcome your input and feedback – email the Special Needs Group.
- Improvements to LWSD Special Education Website
- Input on transition information and protocol
- School liaison program
- Providing input to LWSD’s Special Services 5-year plan and its progress
- Family engagement
- Implementation of consistency regarding Special Needs information dissemination
- Consideration on how parents can provide input for “promotion day” (when teachers meet to transition IEP students to the next school)
Special Needs Links
- 504 – A Parent & Educator Guide
- 504 – Office of Civil Rights FAQ
- Benefits of Parent Involvement
- Bookshare
- Headstrong Nation
- Know Your Rights: A Guide for Young People with Disabilities in Washington
- National Center for Learning Disabilities
- Office of the Education Ombudsman
- Special Education Students and Parents! Know Your Rights: School Discipline
- Understood: For learning and attention issues
- What to do when your child with disabilities turns 18
- Wright’s Law
Dyslexia Links
- Barton Reading
- Bookshare
- Dyslexic Advantage
- Explore 1 in 5
- Headstrong Nation
- IDA Dyslexia Handbook
- International Dyslexia Association
- OSPI Dyslexia Guide
- Sept 18, 2014 Congressional Hearing on The Science of Dyslexia
- Understood: For learning and attention issues
- Washington Branch of IDA
- Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity