Special Education
MISSION STATEMENT
The district will refine its delivery of special education services to strengthen communication with families, improve assessment of the needs of children, and improve implementation of special education services. The district will provide in-service training to benefit administrators, teachers and assistants to establish a climate of acceptance for students with specials needs and to foster integration.Extended School Year enrollment is now open. Please visit the ESY page for details and enrollment.
Click the bus to submit your transportation requests for the 2025 - 26 school year, excluding ESY. This includes address changes and new requests.
2025 - 26 Special Education Transportation Handbook
2025 - 26 Special Education Transportation Handbook - Spanish
CHILD FIND ASSESSMENTS IN MDUSD
As part of Child Find obligations, Mt. Diablo Unified School District conducts multi-disciplinary evaluations and consultations for children who are three to seventeen years of age who are suspected of having a disability and reside within the boundaries of the Mt. Diablo Unified School District. For more information click the link below:
Early Start services are also available for children from birth to three years of age who have vision, hearing or orthopedic disabilities. For more information, click the link below:
If you suspect your child may be eligible for special education services and wish to have an assessment performed, please contact your child's school principal.
If your child is not yet school age, please contact our Preschool Assessment Center at 925- 685-1960
All services are confidential and provided at no cost to the family.
PRESCHOOL ASSESSMENT CENTER
If you have a child between the ages of 3-4 years old who is not yet old enough for transitional kindergarten who you suspect may have a disability, please contact the District enrollment center to register your child for the purposes of assessment.
All new students enrolling to be assessed or to participate in our special education infant & preschool programs must first complete the online enrollment process. Once the online enrollment process is complete you will need to visit the Enrollment Center to verify your address and provide the necessary documents.
All registration documents are uploaded into your online enrollment application.
Once you provide the documents listed above, the Enrollment Center will provide you with an exit ticket including a QR code and a URL to complete a Parent Questionnaire. This questionnaire provides us with essential information to determine what kind of evaluation your child needs. We can not move forward with an assessment until all documentation is complete.
Incomplete enrollment packages will delay the assessment process.
For additional information about the preschool assessment and services, please call 925-685-1960 or email strongs@mdusd.org.
The Community Advisory Committee Invites you....
The Community Advisory Committee (CAC) represents the special education community and advised the Board of Education. Join us and make a difference for our children.
The CAC meets monthly on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the District office in the Board Room. Meetings are 7:00 pm-9:15pm. We also offer a zoom viewing only option.
The CAC is for any interested parent, friend, family or community member interested in special education. Additional membership information is available at the meetings.
For more information on the CAC, please contact the Special Education Department, by calling 925-682-8000 ext. 4048.
