Special Education

The special education department is dedicated to providing the highest quality education and services to students with disabilities and their families.

About Special Education

Special education ensures that the unique needs of students with disabilities are met through additional services, supports, programs, specialized placements, or environments. The core purpose of special education is to provide specially designed instruction and intervention, as well as to give students with disabilities access to the same educational programs and/or activities that are available to their non-disabled peers. 

Special Education Process

There are five steps in the special education process:
1. Referral for Assessment
2. Assessment
3. The Individualized Education Program (IEP) Meeting
4. Determination
5. IEP Review

Supports and Services

The division of special education provides a range of program and related services to students found eligible for special education. Special education services are provided to eligible students at no cost to families.

Special Education Resources

National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)

California Association of School Psychologists (CASP)

American School Counselor Association (ASCA)

Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA)

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

KidsHealth

Counseling Supports
(Social Communication and Behavior Skills)

The ECESD School Counselors and School Psychologist have created online counseling corners on Google Classrooms. In order to access them students must be enrolled in the El Centro Elementary School District and have a school-issued Google account. Counseling corners are listed by school and grade level. New activities and lessons are posted weekly.  

De Anza Magnet School
Explorer’s Counselor Corner
Grades: 7th and 8th
Google Classroom Code: gc6qdfe

De Anza Magnet School and Desert Garden Elementary School
United Counselor's Corner
Grades: 6th
Google Classroom Code: lgtsif5

De Anza Magnet School and Desert Garden Elementary School
United Counselor's Corner
Grades: 4th through 5th
Google Classroom Code: sawpzs3

De Anza Magnet School and Desert Garden Elementary School
United Counselor's Corner
Grades: TK through 3rd  
Google Classroom Code: pncucuh

Harding Elementary School
Harding Eagles Counseling Corner
Grades: K-6th
Google Classroom code: zym4bw4

Hedrick Elementary School
Hedrick Counseling Corner
Grades: K-6th
Google Classroom Code: np5ehyc

Imperial Valley Home School Academy
IVHSA Counseling Corner
Grades: K to 6th
Google Classroom Code: xebskj

Kennedy Middle School
KMS Cares Counselor’s Corner
Grades: 7th and 8th
Google Classroom Code: vitwyun

Lincoln School
Ms. Alvarez’s Counseling Spot
Grades: K-6th 
Google Classroom Code: jqv3bx7

Martin Luther King Elementary School
MLK Cares Counselor's Corner
Grades: 5th & 6th
Google Classroom Code: thln4mz

Martin Luther King Elementary School
MLK Cares Counselor's Corner
Grades: 3rd & 4th
Google Classroom Code: gregbnj

Martin Luther King Elementary School
MLK Cares Counselor's Corner
Grades: Tk through 2nd
Google Classroom Code: 4r2lzsk

Martin Luther King Elementary School 
Ms. Alvarez’s Counseling Spot
Grades: K-6th 
Google Classroom Code: jqv3bx7

McKinley Elementary School
Counselor's Corner
K-6th grade
Google Classroom Code: z5oqd5e

Sunflower School
Ms. Alvarez’s Counseling Spot
Grades: K-6th 
Google Classroom Code: jqv3bx7

Washington Elementary School
Washington Bears Counselor’s Corner
Grades : 5th and 6th
Google Classroom Code: mnef3c4

Washington Elementary School
Washington Bears Counselor’s Corner
Grades: 3rd and 4th  
Google Classroom Code: gy5x765

Washington Elementary School
Washington Bears Counselor’s Corner
Grades: TK through 2nd   
Google Classroom Code: nqnjtft

Wilson Junior High School
Warrior Counselor’s Corner
Grades: 7th and 8th
Google Classroom Code: ufdzsfb