Student Support Services

Marla Rodriguez

Assistant Superintendent, Administrative Services/Labor Relations
mrodriguez@lgusd.k12.ca.us
(408) 335-2040

Nancy Roan

Administrative Assistant
nroan@lgusd.k12.ca.us
(408) 335-2040

A student may qualify for special education services after an assessment has been conducted in accordance with Federal guidelines, has been found to have a disability, and who because of those impairments needs special education and related services in order to derive educational benefit from the curriculum. The following are the 13 Federal categories for special education eligibility:

* Autism
* Deaf-Blindness
* Deafness
* Hearing Impairment
* Intellectual Disability
* Multiple Disabilities
* Orthopedic Impairment
* Other Health Impairment
* Emotional Disturbance
* Specific Learning Disability
* Speech or Language Impairment
* Traumatic Brain Injury
* Visual Impairment

A full array of placement options exist to provide a continuum

of services, based on the student’s identified needs.