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Toppenish School District Special Services Department
Special Education
Children with physical, emotional, academic, or intellectual disabilities may be eligible for special services through the district’s Special Education program. Assessments are done at the school level, and parents are involved in the assessment process and in determining placement into the program. For more information, please contact an administrator at your child’s school or the Special Services Office at 509-865-8284.
Services for children Birth - 2 years old can be obtained through Children’s Village:
Children’s Village
3801 Kern Road
Yakima, WA 98902
(509) 574-3200
Toll Free (800) 745-1077
Fax Number: (509) 574-3210
www.yakimachildrensvillage.orgChild Find
The Toppenish School District conducts specific activities for the purposes of locating, evaluating and identifying students ages birth to twenty-one (21) with suspected disabilities and who reside within the district’s boundaries.
Free Developmental Screenings are available for children ages birth through five.
Children are screened in the areas of motor, concepts, speech and language by professionals. A hearing and vision screening may also be done. Developmental screening can identify children who are in need of further evaluation and/or participation in early intervention or early childhood services that address their areas of need.
For children ages birth through two years of age, please call Children’s Village at 509-574-3200.
For children ages 3-5 years, please call Special Services at 509-865-8284.
Procedural Safeguards
Special Education Contacts
Sandie Birley
Director of Special Services
sbirley@toppenish.wednet.edu
Phone: 509-865-8284Candy Arroyo
Special Services Secretary
carroyo@toppenish.wednet.edu
Phone: 509-865-8284Patti Rowe
Special Services Secretary
Student Records Requests
prowe@toppenish.wednet.edu
Phone: 509-865-8193Lucia Ramirez
Special Services Clerk
lramirez@toppenish.wednet.edu
Phone: 509-865-8084Kim Williams
Special Education Instructional Coach
kwilliams@toppenish.wednet.edu
Phone: 509-985-1067
