Diagnostic Center
Central California
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The Diagnostic Center, Central California, provides high-quality, individualized services to special education students, their families and school districts.
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Diagnostic Center,Central California
1818 W. Ashlan Avenue
Fresno, CA 93705-1802
(559) 243-4047
Carole Bence , Director
E-mail cbence@dcc-cde.ca.gov
ABOUT THE DIAGNOSTIC
CENTER, CENTRAL
Diagnostic Center, Central California services are provided by expert, interdisciplinary teams of diagnostic professionals, including educational specialists, speech/language specialists, transition/secondary specialists, school psychologists, clinical psychologists, and a pediatrician who address the unique educational needs of Central California's most difficult-to-serve students enrolled in special education programs.
Geographic Area Served by the Diagnostic Center,
Central California
Directions to the Diagnostic Center
The Diagnostic Center, Central California, is one of three regional assessment centers operated by the State Special Schools and Services Division of the California Department of Education. The Centers provide assessment, training and technical assistance to all Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) in California. Each of the three Centers serves a specific geographic region in the state:
Northern California - Fremont
Central California - Fresno
Southern California - Los Angeles
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DIAGNOSTIC CENTER
SERVICES
Services include:
· comprehensive, state-of-the-art assessment and educational planning services to assist local school districts in determining the needs of their most complex students;
· on site technical assistance and consultation in program and instructional design based on the unique needs of each student;
· professional development opportunities for teachers, administrators and special education staff, including presentations at national, statewide and local conferences and workshops, provided by specialists with "hands-on" experience;
· family education opportunities, including consultation, referral and resource information.
There is no cost
for assessment services; however, requests for services must be generated by
the local school district.
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