Charter School Special Education Compliance Advisor Lilian Salazar

On This Episode of Providing Choice:  A conversation with Lilian Salazar about Exceptional Student Education and the role charter schools play in helping students with special needs achieve. Ms. Salazar was a district director for Special Ed and is now the national director of special education and student support for a charter school support and education service provider that works with schools in Florida, Nevada, Utah, California and Washington, D.C.

Learn More:

FLDOE Student Policies and Procedures Link

http://beess.fcim.org/sppDistrictDocSearch.aspx

The U.S. Department of Education's guidance reminding charter schools of obligations toward students with disabilities:

https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-releases-guidance-civil-rights-students-disabilities

Providing Choice is a Florida Charter School Alliance podcast. Episodes highlight charter school leaders, educators, governing board members, stakeholders, prospective founders, students and parents, to provide a better understanding of the Charter School movement in Florida.

The Florida Alliance is a non-profit charter school support and advocacy organization. Our mission is to increase student achievement and meet the demand for parental choice by assisting high quality public charter schools in Florida.   Visit our website at flcharteralliance.org