California charter schools are unique. Far too often, technical assistance does not meet the unique needs of charter schools. WestEd is excited to work with the California Department of Education to provide targeted, tailored training related to special education to support California charter schools’ continuous improvement.
Whether you have new staff at your school or would like a refresher, join WestEd experts to walk through the compliance requirements that all California charter schools are held accountable for, and connect with other charter school leaders across the state to learn how to strengthen practices that serve students with disabilities in your school.
Join this webinar series focused on the foundations of special education compliance.
Session 2: IEP Development and Implementation Basics
Date: May 19, 2026
Time: 12 p.m.
Learn how to create and implement educationally meaningful, compliant, student-centered IEPs that meet California legal standards and drive instruction aligned with grade-level standards.
Session 1: Special Education Foundations
Recorded on March 17, 2026
Understand California-specific compliance requirements for serving students with disabilities in charter schools, including the IDEA, Section 504, California Education Code, SELPA participation, and CDE monitoring expectations. This session was geared toward new special education staff, but it can be used as a refresher course for charter school and special education leaders.
New Offering!
Register for the CA STACS Continuous Improvement Network Meetings
WestEd and the California Department of Education are partnering to bring charter school leaders together for peer-driven problem solving around special education. Join us for our first CIN meeting to hear directly from your peers on challenges California charters face and brainstorm solutions together — this is not a sit-and-get!
Session 1: April 14, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.
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Session 2: June 16, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.
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Featured Speakers
Kelly Wynveen, Senior Project Manager, School Choice
Beckie Davis, Senior Program Associate, Special Education
Robin Chait, Project Director, School Choice
About STACS
The Statewide Technical Assistance for Charter Schools (STACS) subgrant’s purpose is to provide technical assistance to schools on best practices for increasing academic achievement in the following topic areas: English Learners, Special Education, Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Students, Career & Technical Education, and Innovative Strategies.
STACS is a subgrant program funded by the California Department of Education’s federal Charter Schools Program grant: https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ch/pcsgp.asp.
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