CHC Hosts Regional Educators in Special Education Collaborative

Publish Date: Aug. 18, 2022

On June 14, Student Accessibility Services (SAS) hosted an on-campus event for staff members from the East Valley Special Education Local Plan Area (EV SELPA) which is a consortium of local school districts that ensure quality education programs and services are available throughout the region to meet the needs of special education students. Member districts include Colton Joint Unified, Redlands Unified, Rialto Unified, Rim of the World Unified,Yucaipa- Calimesa Joint Unified, and the East Valley Operation Programs of San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools.

EV SELPA serves as an important partner in referring graduating high school students who will be eligible for accessibility services at Crafton Hills College. Feedback from attendees indicated that they found the presentations informative, appreciated that the presenters were receptive to answer questions, and as a result of attending they have a solid understanding of the support services available to students at CHC.

Most importantly, the attendees indicated that they felt they could strongly recommend that high school seniors attend CHC as the next step in their education. One attendee stated, “thank you so much for the outstanding presentations and tour of your beautiful campus. The knowledge gained will help me guide my Special Education students at the local high schools to Crafton.”

The SAS team would like to thank Larry Aycock, Belinda Navarrete, Nati Rodriguez, Veronica Lehman, Ericka Paddock, Roger Mateo, Evan Sternard, Hannah Sandy, Jordan Montejano, Natalie Lopez, and Suzanne Delahanty for their participation in this event.

SAS continues to work proactively to close enrollment gaps and this event will be a key to ensuring that prospective SAS students know about the support awaiting them at CHC.