LA Special Education Coop

Led by SPED consultants Beth Giovannetti and Nancy Opalack, the Cooperative will help schools build capacity to increase SPED students’ academic achievement and to help schools stay in compliance.

Services will include support around complex cases, professional development, academic tracking of SPED students, shared services, a learning network, advocacy, etc. After hearing from our members on the challenges surrounding SPED and the Coop's great work, the LAPCS secured funding for the Coop, previously funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Charter School Program, National Alliance of Public Charter Schools, and New Schools for New Orleans.