Contact InfoRmation
Siobhan Dill, Executive Director, Specialized Services
Golden Hills Education Center, Building 2
2460 Clay Bank Road
Fairfield, CA 94533
Phone: (707) 399-4867
E-mail: sdill@solanocoe.net
Kira Levin, Project Support Analyst:
Phone: (707) 399-4867
E-mail: klevin@solanocoe.net
Clarissa Tuttle, Director of Special Education
Golden Hills Education Center, Building 2
2460 Clay Bank Road
Fairfield, CA 94533
Phone: (707) 399-4851
E-mail: ctuttle@solanocoe.net
Program Supervision: DHH Angelo Rodriguez High School, DHH Green Valley Middle School
Olivia Scalcini, Secretary/Program Analyst
Phone: (707) 399-4865
E-mail: oscalcini@solanocoe.net
Ilah Feeney, Program Administrator for Special Education
Irene Larsen Center
1707 California Drive
Vacaville, CA 95687
Phone: (707) 646-7651
E-mail: ifeeney@solanocoe.net
Program Supervision:
- Irene Larsen Center
- Me Too Program
- Preschool
- Alamo Elementary School
- Browns Valley Elementary School
- Sierra Vista K-8 School
- Travis Elementary School
Katrina Lopez, Senior Secretary
Phone: (707) 646-7650
Fax: (707) 451-8702
E-mail: klopez@solanocoe.net
Deana Vanderhoof, Program Administrator for Special Education
Irene Larsen Center
1707 California Drive
Vacaville, CA 95687
Phone: (707) 646-7679
Fax: (707) 452-0836
E-mail: dvanderhoof@solanocoe.net
Program Supervision:
- Dixon Adult Program
- Dixon High School
- Higgins Elementary
- Silveyville Preschool
- Vacaville Adult Program at Larsen Center
- Vacaville High School
- Will C. Wood High School
- Jepson Middle School
- Vaca Pena Middle School
Allison Hostler, Senior Secretary
Phone: (707) 646-7679
Fax: (707) 452-0836
E-mail: ahostler@solanocoe.net
Pamela Brinkerhoff, Program Administrator for Special Education
T. C. McDaniel Early Learning Center
1895 Woolner Avenue
Fairfield, CA 94533
Phone: (707) 646-7620
Fax: (707) 422-4315
E-mail: pbrinkerhoff@solanocoe.net
Program Supervision:
- T. C. McDaniel Center
- Preschool
- Anna Kyle Elementary School
- Dan O. Root Elementary School
- K.I. Jones Elementary School
- K.I. Jones SCIL
- Grange Middle School
- Green Valley Middle School
- Mary Farmar Elementary School
- Benicia Middle School
- Benicia Bridge Adult Program
Rosa Rico, Senior Secretary
Phone: (707) 646-7620
Fax: (707) 422-4315
E-mail: rrico@solanocoe.net
Sarah Zils, Program Administrator for Special Education
Golden Hills Education Center, Building 1
2460 Clay Bank Road
Fairfield, CA 94533
Phone: (707) 399-4859
Fax: (707) 428-7221
E-mail: szils@solanocoe.net
Program Supervision:
- Armijo High School
- Fairfield High School
- Fairfield Adult Program at Fairfield-Suisun Adult School
- Fairfield Adult Program at Golden Hills Educational Center
Kathleen Wachob, Senior Secretary
Phone: (707) 399-4858
Fax: (707) 428-7221
E-mail: kwachob@solanocoe.net
Dianne Skaggs,
Student Information Specialist
(707) 399-4868
dskaggs@solanocoe.net
Special Education Department
VISION: All children will have an equal opportunity to discover and share their abilities and gifts fully, thereby enriching the world.
MISSION: The Solano County Office of Education's special education programs will provide all students and their families with the support, education, and advocacy needed to reach their greatest potential and participate fully in the community. To realize this vision and accomplish our mission we commit to the following essential elements:
1. PROGRAMS WILL PROVIDE:
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- environments which are creative, safe, healthy, and inclusive
- opportunities to develop meaningful relationships
- access to both core and individualized curriculum
- settings and materials that are age-appropriate
- a range of quality service options
2. INSTRUCTION WILL:
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- be individualized
- be based upon specific agreed upon meaningful outcomes
- include a variety of strategies based on current research and best practice
- provide students with choices
- emphasize intensive levels of time on task
- infuse positive behavioral interventions
- include measures of instructional effectiveness
- continually challenge our expectations for students
- provide access to appropriate technology
3. WE WILL PLACE THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AT THE CENTER OF OUR EFFORTS BY:
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- including families as partners
- maximizing family involvement
- treating families with respect, compassion, and understanding
- recognizing and utilizing their knowledge, experience, and skills
- honoring their contributions, dreams, advocacy, culture, and commitment to their children's learning
- providing families with a useful understanding of the system
4. ALL STAFF ARE VALUED AS MEMBERS OF A LEARNING COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO PROGRAM QUALITY AND CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT. THIS COMMITMENT IS DEMONSTRATED BY:
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- working collaboratively
- developing and sharing resources
- celebrating growth and successes
- utilizing individual skills
- ongoing professional growth and development
- supporting each other
- supporting risk taking
- using proper body mechanics and universal precautions
5. IN SUPPORT OF OUR MISSION WE WILL PURSUE MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIPS BY ESTABLISHING:
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- a coordinated system of service delivery that supports meaningful outcomes from birth to age 22
- inter-agency agreements
- working relationships with business and community organizations
- positive and productive working partnerships with school communities
