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Special Services

Castro Valley Unified School District is committed to meeting the educational needs of the exceptional child. All disabled children between the ages of 3 and 21 are provided appropriate educational opportunities. In addition, the district provides services to children under the age of three whose sole disability is deafness, blindness, or certain orthopedic conditions.

An Individualized Education Program (IEP) is developed at least annually for each of over 1000 students to ensure that each child receives a free and appropriate education designed to assist him/her in reaching their unique potential in the least restrictive educational environment.

   
Director of Special Education
Kevin Nazario
(510) 537-3000 x 1200

MAC SELPA Director
Kevin Nazario
(510) 537-3000 x 1220
Department Secretary
Dina Cisneros
(510) 537-3000 x 1200

SELPA Staff Technician 
Michelle Miller 
(510) 537-3000 x 1220 
Department Specialist - Transportation &
Requests for Records
Arianna Vander Weele 
(510) 537-3000 x 1202

Budget Analyst
Kristine Coffelt 
(510) 537-3000 x 1253
                                                                                     

Coordinator, Secondary
Lauren La Plante 
(510) 537-3000 x 1234

Coordinator, Preschool & Elementary
Yoko Ostreicher
(510) 537-3000 x 1206
Program Specialists, Secondary
Samuel Brewer
(510) 537-3000 x 1203
 
Sneh Ali, Moderate/Severe
(510) 537-3000 x 1245
Program Specialists, Elementary 
Liz McCarthy
(510) 537-3000 x 1248
 
Kristin Shellhammer, Moderate/Severe
(510) 537-3000 x 1255
Behavior Specialist, Secondary
(510) 537-3000 x 1275
Behavior Specialist, Elementary 
Janet Sinhbandith
(510) 537-3000 x 1207
Occupational Therapist, Secondary
Kasa Zipfel
(510) 626-0866
 
Occupational Therapist, Elementary 
Christina Davis
(510) 736-2656
Adaptive Physical Education
Jeannette O'Sullivan-Harris
(510) 537-2431 x 4386