Individual Education Program (IEP) Questions/Concerns

When a parent/guardian of a child with special needs has a question or a concern regarding their child’s existing IEP, it is important to contact the appropriate staff member(s) at your school site. If you are requesting a Special Education Assessment, please contact your school’s Principal.

*If your child attends a private school, skip to the bottom of this page.

Step 1:
Contact your child’s school and make an appointment to meet/speak with the general education or special education teacher. Depending on the nature of the concern, either the general education teacher or special education teacher will respond with the appropriate next steps.

If your question/concern involves a Related Service (e.g., Speech or Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy or Adapted PE) that is provided per your child’s IEP, contact the provider directly via email and cc the special education teacher.

If your question/concern involves a current special education assessment, contact the special education staff member completing the assessment.

If the concern remains unsolved or unanswered,

Step 2:

Contact your child’s school and make an appointment to meet/speak with the Principal.

If the concern remains unsolved or unanswered,

Step 3:

Schedule an appointment to meet/speak with the appropriate Program Specialist, District School Psychologist or Special Education Coordinator. The Table below provides common areas addressed by each staff member, with some areas of overlap. The Special Education Department works as a team and it is possible that multiple staff may be involved in addressing questions.

Staff Name/Role	Areas of Questions/Concerns	Email Address
Kasey Ullery: Early Intervention & Inclusion Program Specialist	Preschool Special Education Planning Harbor Regional Center Contact/Child Find Desired Results Developmental Profile	[email protected]
Sam Hucker: Coordinator, Special Education (Elementary)	Elementary Special Education Planning Curriculum/Instruction DHH Program (including transportation) Elementary Extended School Year (ESY)	[email protected]
Allison Desfor: Coordinator, Special Education (Secondary)	Secondary Special Education Planning Curriculum/Instruction Transportation (non DHH) Secondary Extended School Year (ESY)	[email protected]
Emily Allen: District School Psychologist	Nonpublic Schools Private Schools Educationally Related Intensive Counseling Services (ERICs) Assessment Materials	[email protected]

If the concern remains unsolved or unanswered,

Step 4:

Call the MBUSD District office (310-318-7345; ext. 5910) and schedule an appointment to meet/speak with Dr. Kris Vegas, Director of Special Education.

If the concern remains unsolved or unanswered,

Step 5:

Call the MBUSD District office (310-318-7345; ext. 5912) and schedule an appointment to meet/speak with Dr. Irene Gonzalez-Castillo, Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services.

*Private Preschool:
Should your child attend a Private Preschool and you are requesting an assessment for Special Education, please call our hotline at (310) 318-7345 ext. 5924 and leave your information and the paperwork to start the process will be sent to you. Additional information may be found at the Manhattan Beach Preschool website Special Education page here.
Transitional Kindergarten-High School
Should your child attend a Private School (in grades Transitional Kindergarten through 12th grade), please contact Emily Allen at ([email protected] 310-318-7345; ext. 5921).