The Unalaska City School District Special Education staff provides comprehensive educational services to all children who experience disabilities and have additional needs beyond those which can generally be met in the regular classroom program.

Special Education means the specifically designed instruction, at no cost to the parents, to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability. This is achieved by adapting content, methodology or delivery of instruction to address the unique needs of the child and to ensure access of the child to the general curriculum.

A chid with a disability is one who has one ore more of the 14 physical or mental disabilities defined in the eligibility categories: Autism, Deafness, Deaf Blindness, Early Childhood Developmental Delay, Emotional Disturbance, Hearing Impairment, Specific Learning Disability, Mental Retardation, Multiple Disabilities, Orthopedic Impairment, Other Health Impairment, Speech or Language Impairment, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Visual Impairment.

Children being referred for Special Education services or currently receiving services are protected by strict confidentiality procedures.

If you know a child who might need special education, you can contact Heather Jones, Special Education Coordinator at 581-3979, the principals at each school, the special education teachers, the school counselor, or your child teacher, who will assist you with starting the referral process.

Alaska Department of Education and Early Development - Special Education Page

Resources for Educators and Parents

Special Education Service Agency

The Special Education Service Agency (SESA) is a publicly funded agency which provides assistance to Alaskan school districts and early intervention programs serving students with low incidence disabilities.

Council for Exceptional Children

The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted.

Alaska Governors Council on Disabilities and Special Education

The Council uses planning, capacity building, systems change, and advocacy to create change for people with disabilities.

Contact Heather Jones, Special Education Director

Phone 581-3979 E-mail - hjones@ucsd.net