Special Education
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. I have general questions about special education, parent rights or
don’t know who to call with my questions.
A. Contact our STeP Center at 907-742-3872. The STeP
Center provides
information resources, including web and library resources,
for students, teachers and parents throughout the Anchorage
School District. Professionals
there can assist you in answering your question or making
an appropriate referral to another office.
Q. My child is not of school age, but I think he or she might need to
be screened for special education; who do I call?
A. Contact our
Child Check program at 907-742-2655. Child Check offers a
brief screening of preschool aged children to help determine
those that might have delays in development or problems with their
ability to learn. The purpose of Child Check is early identification
of children who might
have special education needs.
Q. My child attends elementary school and I have questions about special
education.
A. Always contact your child’s teacher or principal first
to ask these general kinds of questions. A listing of all
school phone numbers
is located on the ASD Web site www.asdk12.org/schoollist.asp?level=ALL.
Other questions about elementary special education services
can be directed to the Early Childhood and Elementary Special
Education at
907-742-3886.
Q. My child attends middle or high school and I have questions about
special education.
A. Always contact your child’s counselor or assistant
principal first to ask these general kinds of questions.
A listing of all school
phone numbers is located on the ASD Web site www.asdk12.org/schoollist.asp?level=ALL.
Other questions about secondary special education services
can be directed to the Middle and High School Special Education
and Special
School at
907-742-3888.
Q. I have a disagreement with a professional at my child’s school
regarding his or her education, who do I contact?
A. The Anchorage
School District has several ways you can work through a problem
or concern. The best place to start is with the person
or people closest to the problem. To that end, we encourage
you to try to resolve the issue with your school principal
or appropriate district
administrator. There are times when this is not possible and
you may wonder, "What
do I do now?" Our Superintendent has provided guidance to all parents
on this topic via the ASD Web site on “Problem Solving” located
at: www.asdk12.org/aboutasd/ProblemSolv/.
Q. How do I contact an itinerant services provider (example: speech
language pathologist, occupational therapist, physical
therapist, audiologist or school psychologist)?
A. You may always contact
your child’s school – a listing
of all school contact information is located at: www.asdk12.org/schoollist.asp?level=ALL.
Additionally you can contact Related Services at 907-742-6050.
Q. How do I get a copy of my child’s
special education records?
A. Contact Special Education Records, a division of Related Services at 907-742-6077,
907-742-6080 or send a fax to 907-742-6079.
Q. What efforts is the district making to comply with IDEA 2004,
in advance of the completion of the new federal and state
regulations?
A. Check out the "Complying with IDEA
2004" section.
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