email: specialed@paloaltopta.org
Suju Rajan, VP Special Education on the Council of PTAs in Palo Alto
The goal of the Special Education Committee is to support families of children and youth with learning challenges and special needs by providing a forum of respectful communication between families, the community, and the school district. We aspire to educate and advocate on the issues in our community, to foster understanding, acceptance and inclusion.
Our initiatives include:
- Coordinating district-wide community awareness events
- Providing family support groups and parent education workshops
- Advising the Board of Education and PAUSD district administrators on matters pertaining to special education and inclusion.
PTA Special Education / Inclusion Reps
Your PTA Special Education / Inclusion Representative is available to talk to you and to connect parents with resources, and promote inclusion. Find your rep below. We aim to have a rep on every campus. If your school does not have a rep, consider volunteering. Read the description.
In addition to serving at their local site, PTA reps are supported by PTA Council through the VP Special Education, Suju Rajan, and by the CAC. The PTA has a long standing relationship with the Palo Alto CAC (Community Advisory Committee for Special Education).
| School | SEI Representative Name | SEI Representative Email |
| Addison | TBD | TBD |
| Barron Park | Audrey Chang | audchang@gmail.com |
| Duveneck | TBD | TBD |
| El Carmelo | Sahithi Paleti | sahitipaleti@gmail.com |
| Escondido | Aslihan Demirkaya | asde81@gmail.com |
| Fairmeadow | Vaibhav Vaish, | vvaish@gmail.com |
| Hoover | Yi Zou | zouyi@cs.ucla.edu |
| Juana Briones | Yuri Chang | yurichang1@gmail.com |
| Lucille Nixon | Kimberley Lee | kimberlyenglee@gmail.com |
| Ohlone | TBD | TBD |
| Palo Verde | Monica Sinha | monica.m.sinha@gmail.com |
| Walter Hays | TBD | TBD |
| JLS | Kathy Chen | kathyrighty@gmail.com |
| Greene | Gauri Deshpande Shilpa Keny | gauri_panse@hotmail.com shilpakeny@gmail.com |
| Fletcher | Tina Chow & Jay Gluckman | chow_tina@yahoo.com & jaygluckman@gmail.com |
| Gunn | Momoyo Yanagihara & Yael Uziyel Naveh | momoyo.yanagihara@gmail.com & yaeluziyel@hotmail.com |
| Paly | Christine Baker | cbaker@gmail.com |