The Special Services department provides specialized services for students identified as eligible for special education through Individualized Education Plans (IEPs). Our goal is to ensure every student receives the support they need to thrive academically and socially.

Special Services also serves as the home base for the district's Itinerant Service Providers, including School Psychologists, Speech and Language Pathologists, Occupational & Physical Therapists, and more.

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires schools to provide families of a student who is eligible for, or referred for, special education with a notice that includes a full explanation of the rights available to them. Read more about parent and student rights, including procedural safeguards, on the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction's (OSPI) website.

Student Special Education Records Requests

To request copies of special education records for your student, please contact the Special Services Department:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (360) 426-2151
FAX: (360) 426-9727

Notice of Destruction
of Special Education Records

Shelton School District Board Policy No. 3231P, Student Records

At the time a student graduates from school or ceases to need special educational services, the parent/guardian or adult student will be informed that personally identifiable information regarding the disabling condition is no longer needed for educational purposes AND that the special education records will be retained by the District for six (6) years before being destroyed pursuant to the School Districts and Educational Districts Records Retention Schedule approved in accordance with WAC 392-172A-05235.

When informing the parent or adult student about his/her rights regarding such records, the District will advise the parent or adult student that the information may be needed by the student or the parent to establish eligibility for certain adult benefits, e.g., social security AND that the parent/guardian/adult student  should ensure that they possess the necessary documentation, or request copies of certain records from the District BEFORE the District records are destroyed in six (6) years.

In accordance with state and federal laws, special education records are retained by Shelton School District for a minimum of 6 years past the time the student exits special education and/or separates from the district.  If no contact is made by the student or guardian in response to this bulletin, the school district will proceed to destroy all Special Education records of students that have exited Special Education Programs on the following schedule:

• Exits prior to and during the:
  • 2018-2019 school year, on or after August 1, 2026
  • 2019-2020 school year, on or after August 1, 2027
  • 2021-2022 school year, on or after August 1, 2028
  • 2022-2023 school year, on or after August 1, 2029
  • 2023-2024 school year, on or after August 1, 2030
  • 2024-2025 school year, on or after August 1, 2031
  • 2025-2026 school year, on or after August 1, 2032

Student Special Education Records Requests

To request copies of special education records for your student, please contact the Special Services Department:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (360) 426-2151
FAX: (360) 426-9727

Director of
Special Services
Ivy Kardes
[email protected]
(360) 426-2151

Special Services
Secretary
Cathy Walton
[email protected]

Student Data
Secretary
Iremly Ibarra
[email protected]

Special Education
Student Records
SpEd-records@sheltonschools.org
or FAX
(360) 426-9727