COLLABORATING AGENCIES
Here are the agencies in your area which collaborate with the Inclusive Collaborative program.
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- San Andreas Regional Center
San Andreas Regional Center is a private, nonprofit corporation with offices located in Monterey,
San Benito, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties. San Andreas is one of twenty-one regional centers
funded by the State of California Department of Developmental Disabilities to service people with
developmental disabilities and their families.
- San Jose State University Special Education
Teacher training programs in Early Childhood Special Education and
Master’s Degree program approved by California CTC and NCATE standards.
- San Jose Unified School District Special Education
San Jose Unified School District (SJUSD) provides special education services for children and
young adults from 3 years to 22 years of age depending on their needs. Phone: (408) 535-6000
- San Jose Unified School District State Preschool Program
Provides a part-time program for qualifying low-income families with 3 and 4 year old children.
It provides comprehensive early learning experiences focused on school readiness.
- Santa Clara County CARES Project
CARES is a cash stipend program designed to encourage and reward
educational attainment for early education professionals who work in
licensed early childhood programs in Santa Clara County. For more
information or to determine if you are eligible, please visit our web site.
- Santa Clara County Department of Mental Health
Mental Health Services (counseling/therapy) for families and children
through age 18 are provided in the community or clinic based settings.
Services are culturally and linguistically appropriate located
geographically throughout the county. These services are provided
based on the level of need and financial eligibility.
- Santa Clara County Office of Education – Special Education
The Special Education Department provides a variety of instructional
programs and services for infants, children, and youth with severe and low
incidence disabilities from birth through 22 years of age. These students
live at home, in licensed children’s institutions or at the local state
hospital, and are served more effectively by the comprehensive programs
offered by the Santa Clara County Office of Education.
- Santa Clara Unified School District
Santa Clara Unified School District offers a continuum of special
education programs that includes services for student with mild to severe
disabilities including programs for autism and one program for the hearing
impaired.
- Santa Clara University
Graduate program offering a Master's degree and California Commission
approved Credential in Early Childhood Special Education allowing service to
birth to five year olds with special needs.
- Special Education Local Planning Area (SELPA)
The Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) coordinates with school
districts and the County Office of Education to provide a continuum of
programs and services for students with disabilities from birth through 22
years of age. The SELPA office serves as technical support to
districts and parents by developing policies, supporting the management
information system, implementing funding allocation plans and assisting with
due process hearings and complaints.
- West
Valley College
The Child Studies Department offers eight certificate
programs and an Associate of Science Degree program designed to prepare
students to work in a variety of early childhood settings, and satisfy the
early childhood education coursework required by the Department of Social
Services Community Care Licensing Title 11, and the State Department of
Education Title 5 regulations.
- WestEd Center for Prevention and Early Intervention
The Program for Infant Toddler Caregivers, Partners for Quality (PITC
PQ) offers on-site training and technical assistance in the PITC
philosophy. The training includes a comprehensive series of videos and
active adult learning strategies. PITC is a responsive, relationship-based
approach to infant/toddler care and is based on sound developmental
research, theory, and practice.
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Date last revised: April 23, 2007
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Inclusive Child Care Options
Community Child Care Council (4C)— Provides referrals of child care providers who have had
training in working with children who have special needs, have openings in their programs to
provide inclusive child care. Referrals will be made by specialized referral counselors with
a child’s special needs in mind. (408)487-0749 |
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Kathryn Donoho,
Inclusion Collaborative, Administrative Assistant
Phone: (408) 453-6756
Fax: (408) 453-6596
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| Inclusion Coordinator/Specialist,
Phone: (408) 453-6554
Fax: (408) 453-6596 |
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| Inclusion Warm Line (email)
Phone: (408) 453-6651 |
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