The purpose of the Special Education Committee is to inform parents, the school community, and others about the Los Angeles Unified Special Education Local Planning Area’s (SELPA’s) work on behalf of students with disabilities (which includes Independent Charter Schools that belong to the LAUSD SELPA).
Meeting Materials
Coming soon
Committee Dates
Sept. 6, 2023
Nov.1, 2023
Jan. 10, 2024
March 6,2024
May 1, 2024
Committee Members
Committee Members
- Mr. Scott M. Schmerelson, Chairperson
- Dr. George J. McKenna, III, Board Member
- Dr. Rocío Rivas, Board Member
District Members
- Deneen Cox, Deputy General Counsel
- Dr. Jose Soto, Interim Executive Director of Special Education
External Representatives
- Antonieta Garcia, Board District 2 Parent
- Lucas Cook, Board District 3 Student
- Juan Capdet, Board District 4 Parent
- Katie Malloy, Board District 5 Parent
- Martha Martinez, Board District 6 Parent
- Arlaina Jackson, Board District 7 Parent
- Victoria Graf, Professor Emeritus, Department of Teaching and Learning, LMU
- Karolyn Maurer, UCLA Graduate Researcher
- Kim McLean, Teacher and Instructional Coach
- Jamal Whittington, AALA