Special Education
Program Overview
The Guiding Principles of Special Education are to:
Serve students according to individualized needs
Ensure equality of access to educational services regardless of where the student resides
Use evidence-based practices for all students
Meet our students' needs in their communities
Additional Information
WHCS Executive Director/Special Education Director: Dr. Arrow Wilkinson. Telephone #: 505-527-3392 and via email at: awilkinson@walatowahcs.org
McKinney-Vento Coordinator/Special Education Assistant: Francine Garcia. Telephone #: 505-527-3393 and via email at: fgarcia@walaowahcs.org
WHCS Executive Assistant/STARS/NOVA Coordinator: Shelly Chinana. Telephone #: 505-527-3392 and via email at: schinana@walatowahcs.org
Special Education Resources and WHCS Special Education Policies and Procedures:
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: https://sites.ed.gov/idea/
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973: https://www.parentcenterhub.org/section504/
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, As Amended: https://www.ada.gov/law-and-regs/
NMPED Special Education: https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/bureaus/special-education/forms/
NMPED Procedural Safeguards: https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Eng-Procedural-Safeguards-12-23-2020.pdf
ASL Procedural Safeguards Video: https://youtu.be/cm59T2NZLvE?si=rx-Bo_3jXNn07cwf
Spanish Procedural Safeguards: https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Span-Procedural-Safeguards-12-23-2-20.pdf
Uniquely gifted: https://uniquelygifted.org/