Workshop for special education set for today...

Workshop for special education set for today

The Special Education Community Advisory Committee for the school

district will host a free individual education program workshop

today. Costa Mesa Mayor Gary Monahan is the chair of the committee.

The workshop will help educate parents on the legal rights for

protecting children who have different abilities, as well as the

appropriate steps necessary to ensure a child receives the services,

support and placement necessary to benefit from their education. By

defining terms, explaining timelines and walking parents through the

special education process, the workshop will help parents be equal

members of their child’s educational team.

An experienced trainer from the Team Advocates for Special Kids

will lead the workshop.

Because of limited space, attendees must register in advance. The

workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the school

district offices, at 2985 Bear St. To register, call (714) 533-8275.

For more information, call Monahan at (714) 754-5192 or e-mail him at

gmonahan@ci.costa-mesa.ca.us.

Open house for planners

Costa Mesa’s Planning Division will be holding an Open House on

Monday. The community is invited to visit the open house to learn

about new resources and meet the city’s planning commissioners and

Planning staff.

The open house will take place from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Monday. For

more information, call Kimberly Brandt at (714) 754-5604.