Parent & Family Resources
The following resources and groups are available to all of our families of students with disabilities to assist in securing services for students and providing a supportive community.
Benton-Franklin Counties Special Education PTA
The Benton-Franklin Counties Special Education PTA is an inter-county group serving families in the Tri-Cities and surrounding areas. This PTA is not associated with any one school district, but supports Special Education students, parents, families, teachers, administrators and other advocates from all Tri-City area schools. For more information email bfcsepta@yahoo.com or follow on the PTA Facebook.
State Resources
- OSPI Special Education Resources
- OSPI Special Education: Family Engagement
- DSHS Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
- WA State Governor's Office: Education Ombuds
- DCYF: Early Support for Infants & Toddlers
- DSHS: Developmental Disabilities Administration
- Washington State Special Education Manual for Parents & Educators
Local/Additional Resources
- The Arc of Tri-Cities
- Parent to Parent
- Ben Franklin Transit
- Dial-A-Ride
- The Arc Parent Coalitions
- Benton/Franklin County Coordinator: Sharon Adolphsen, 509-967-3974
- PAVE (Partnerships for Action, Voices for Empowerment)
- PAVE Contact: Sherry Mashburn, 509-439-9880, smashburn@wapave.org
Zac Carpenter
Executive Director, Elementary
(509) 967-6191
Zachery.Carpenter@rsd.edu
Robert Sorensen
Executive Director, Secondary
(509) 967-6065
Robert.Sorensen@rsd.edu
Records Requests
(509) 967-6050
spedrecords@rsd.edu