Special Education
Mission Special Education...a service, not a place!
Special Education and related services are provided to eligible students in the Lakewood School District. The Lakewood School District serves more than 330 students ages three to twenty-one years who have been identified as eligible for special education services. The Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) ensures that children with disabilities and the families of such children have access to a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE). IDEA is focused on improving educational results for children with disabilities.
Access to all special education services is through a formal referral and evaluation team assessment process. Once an evaluation team determines that a student has a disability that has an adverse educational impact and that the student requires specially designed instruction, an Individualized Education Program (IEP) is developed to meet the needs of the individual student.
For more information on the process of qualifying students for special education, contact Jamie Rutledge, Administrative Assistant to Special Education at 360-652-4501 X 1016.
Contact Us
The Special Education Department coordinates prevention and intervention programs and services to support schools, students, and parents by addressing the cognitive, behavioral, social, emotional, health, safety, and alternative education needs of all students to maximize student achievement.
Phone (360) 652-4500
Fax (360) 652-4502
Shipping Address: 17110-16th Dr NE, Marysville, WA 98271
Mailing Address: PO Box 220, N Lakewood, WA 98259
Lissan Wipfli, Executive Director of Special Education
Jamie Rutledge, Administrative Assistant
If you need to request special education records, please send your request from your DISTRICT or AGENCY email to specialedrecords@lwsd.wednet.edu. Please include the student's full name and date of birth.
State Contact
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Special Education
https://ospi.k12.wa.us/student-success/special-education