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Special Services
Welcome to the Special Services Department
The Carlsbad Municipal School District provides comprehensive educational programs and services for students with disabilities, ages 3 to 21. Our mission, “Excellence Today, Opportunity Tomorrow,” guides our commitment to ensuring all students have access to specialized support and resources tailored to their individual needs. Through an integrated approach to general and special education, we empower every student to achieve their fullest potential.
Our Vision
To challenge and inspire all students to develop the skills and aptitudes necessary to succeed in their post-secondary goals and positively impact their world.
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The Carlsbad Municipal Schools are required to identify all children with disabilities from birth to age twenty-one who may be in need of special education.
Child Find Contact
Noni Kneeland
Secondary Special Education Coordinator
noni.kneeland@carlsbadschools.net
(575) 234-3305, ext. 1974
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Parent & Student Rights
The Carlsbad Municipal Schools (CMS) affords certain rights to students with disabilities and their parents as set forth in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Sec.706(8)).
Section 504 Contact
Noni Kneeland
Secondary Special Education Coordinator
noni.kneeland@carlsbadschools.net
(575) 234-3305, ext. 1974
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Title IX, ADAAA and Section 504
The Carlsbad Municipal School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age in its programs and activities. If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in a hearing or meeting, please contact the Superintendent's office at (575) 234-3300, 408 N. Canyon St., at least one week prior to the meeting.
- Jeff O'Brain: Director of Operations
- Carrie Boatwright: Director of Special Education
- Allison Hervol: Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction, and Federal Programs
- Heather Garner: Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources
