
Special Education Department
Special Education Brochures
Are You Puzzled Brochure (English)
Are You Puzzled Brochure (Spanish)
Transition Information
Transition Teacher
Ms. Tweed
email: ktweed@lausd.net
Individual Transition Plan (ITP) and You (English)
Individual Transition Plan (ITP) and You (Spanish)
Transition Partnership Program Brochure
Center for Advance Transitions Skills (CATS) Brochure (English)
Center for Advance Transitions Skills (CATS) Brochure (Spanish)
Extended School Year (ESY)
Phoenix Academy
The Phoenix Academy offers a special education program designed to provide a safe academic and therapeutic environment for students in grades 9-12 with non-aggressive social-emotional issues that adversely affect their educational success.
Phoenix Student Description
Students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) (1) who have documented social/emotional needs, (2) who do not exhibit aggressive behaviors, and (3) who are not a danger to others may benefit from the Phoenix Academy program. Enrollment in the program is determined using several factors including information in the student’s IEP and information from the referring home school psychologist to ensure that the program can meet the academic and emotional needs of the student.
Phoenix Program Description
The Phoenix Academy serves students with disabilities who require additional support in a safe educational and therapeutic environment. The specialized environment is designed to personalize instruction and foster emotional as well as academic growth in a small setting that has the capacity to offer the full array of “A-G” diploma track curriculum.
Click Here to view the Phoenix Academy brochure or reach us at: 323-222-3226
The programs we have on campus for students with disabilities are:
Special Day Program – SDP
Resource Program – RSP
Autism Program – Core
Autism Program – Alternative
Multiple Disabilities Program – MD
Intellectual Disabilities Program – MRM/ID
Program for the students with emotional disabilities at the Phoenix Academy - ED
Parent Complaint Response Hotline - To reach the CRU, call (800) 933-8133 FREE. Staff members are available to assist you Monday - Friday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. More info at the link.
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Complaint Response Unit (CRU) brochure (English / Spanish)
IEP Information
Individualized Education Program (IEP) And You (English and Spanish)
Individualized Education Program (IEP) Process Needs You
Individualized Education Program (IEP) Process Needs You (Spanish)
Faculty

The staff at the Phoenix Academy is as follows:
Administrator Overseeing Special Education
Mark Thompson
email: Mark.Thompson@Lausd.net
telephone: (323)-222-3226
Special Education Support Provider
Sara Breuninger
email: SMB8840@Lausd.net
telephone: (323) 276-1624 (English) / (323) 276-1609 (Spanish)
Adapted Physical Education Teacher
Sam Strgacich
email: SMS3037@lausd.net
Speech and Language Teacher
Noel Thomas
email: Noel.Thomas@Lausd.net
School Psychologist
Patrick Guevara
email: Patrick.Guevara@Lausd.net