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 Laurel Ruff Center 

Laurel Ruff Center is a special education school serving students with moderate to severe disabilities who reside in San Juan Unified School District.

(Click here to check your residency.) Families of students who do not live in SJUSD should contact their local school district to discuss placement options.

School Hours:  7:45 - 2:05 PM (early out each Thursday is at 12:50).

SDC-ILS:   Independent Living Skills (ILS) Special day programs for severely disabled students in grades K-12 (age range 5 to 22); 

CTP: Community Transition Programs (CTP) for students in grades 12+ (age range 18 to 22)

Enrollment in Laurel Ruff K-12 programs is an IEP (Individual Education Plan) decision. Students are usually referred to us by the special education staff of their neighborhood school. Families new to SJUSD are invited to directly contact us for information and support during the enrollment process. Several enrollment forms are available for download (see the related files below, or the  school forms & publications link in the quicklinks to the left.)

Laurel Ruff Amenities include:

• aquatics program (in our beautiful indoor heated pool)
• art & music programs
• speech therapy
• adapted physical education
• community based instruction opportunities for all students
• workability and prevocational training
• services for students with visual impairments
• extra-curricular opportunities include the Laurel Ruff Choir, Special Olympic  and VIP (Very Important People) sport teams; and evening dances (e.g. the annual Boo-Bash and Laurel Ruff prom) 

 At Laurel Ruff our mission is to educate students in the least restrictive environment as they attain their maximum potential.

Laurel Ruff Site Plan (pdf file - 344kb)
Laurel Ruff's 2-year site plan approved on November 26, 2007

LRuff emergency card fillable for 2009-10 (pdf file - 101kb)

LRC media release for 09/10 (pdf file - 104kb)

LRuff aquatics (swimming permission) form 09-10 update (pdf file - 488kb)
Form must be filled out by parent/guardian annually, to authorize participation in our swimming program.

LRC health form 09-10 update (pdf file - 243kb)

medication in school form (pdf file - 291kb)
Form allows school staff to administer medication at school. Form must be updated annually, and signed by a physician before any meds. can be given at school.

chronic illness verification (to be completed by physician) (pdf file - 0kb)

Laurel Ruff Behavior Intervention plan (pdf file - 1,972kb)
Latest draft of Laurel Ruff's school wide behavior intervention plan (revised in Nov. 2007).

Laurel Ruff Parent Involvement policy (pdf file - 66kb)
Laurel Ruff Parent Involvement policy - written Nov 2006, re-approved 11/26/07

Summer - Extended School Year enrollment form Laurel Ruff (pdf file - 284kb)
2009 Summer school enrollment form (for students) Completed forms are due to school by March 31, 2009. THANKS!

Laurel Ruff homework program (pdf file - 79kb)

Laurel Ruff 08-09 school year calendar (pdf file - 309kb)
Here is the final draft of the 2008/09 Laurel Ruff school calendar.

Laurel Ruff 06-07 school wide assessment summary (pdf file - 357kb)

2009-10 start of year enrollment packet parent letter summer 2009 (pdf file - 356kb)
This is the cover letter for our 2009/10 enrollment packet. The packets will be sent home with students attending summer school or mailed to those taking the summer off. Expect these at the end of July.

CTP program description (pdf file - 202kb)

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