Special Education
Special Education is specialized instruction provided for children from birth to age 22 who qualify according to the laws and regulations outlined by the state and federal government. A student may qualify for special education services as an individual with special needs in one of thirteen areas identified by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). These are:
- Autism
- Deaf
- Deaf-Blind
- Emotionally Disturbed
- Hard of Hearing
- Intellectual Disability
- Multiple Handicapped
- Orthopedically Impaired
- Other Health Impaired
- Specific Learning Disability
- Speech-Language Impaired
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Visually Impaired
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Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) Area 2022-2023
Contact Us
220 23rd Street, Building B & D
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
(949) 515-6771
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Juliana Sauvao
Director, Special Education Resolution/SELPA
jsauvao@nmusd.us
(714) 424-8926
Sara Pittington
Administrative Assistant II
spittington@nmusd.us
(714) 424-8923
