Core Curriculum Programs

Bakersfield City School District runs Special Education programs on all school sites within the Bakersfield City School District. In each of our Core Curriculum classrooms, we strive to meet every student’s unique needs with a variety of teaching methodologies.  All Core Curriculum Special Education classrooms work with grade level general education curriculum and utilize the common core grade level standards.

Services provided by the special education teacher is provided in the least restrictive environment and is determined on  individual student need. Types of services can range from consultation, support in the general education classroom, and additional support within the special education classroom. The goal of the Core Curriculum programs is to support the special education students within the general education classroom to the maximum extent possible before removing them and providing additional services within the special education classroom.

Special education teachers work as part of a school's Professional Learning Community (PLC) which can include general education teachers, intervention specialists, and site administration. This collaboration ensures that all special education students’ unique needs are being met by a team on the school site, to support the students education in their Least Restrictive Environment.

BCSD Nondiscrimination Statement

The Bakersfield City School District (BCSD) is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in education and in employment. BCSD prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying in any employment practice, education program, or educational activity on the basis and/or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics of age, ethnicity or race, which is inclusive of traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles, such as braids, locks, and twists, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identifications, religion, pregnancy, marital status, parental status, physical disability, mental disability, sex (including sexual harassment), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, medical information, genetic information, homelessness, foster status, military veteran status, political affiliation or any other basis prohibited by California state and federal nondiscrimination laws consistent with Education Code 200, 220 and 234.1, Penal Code 422.55, Government Code 11135, and Title IX. Not all bases of discrimination will apply to both education services and employment.  If you believe you, or your student, have been subjected to discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying you should contact your school site principal and/or the District’s Chief Compliance and Title IX Officer, Erin Johnston, by phone at (661) 631-4663, by email at johnstone@bcsd.com, or in person at 1300 Baker Street, Bakersfield, CA 93305. Copies of BCSD’s Uniform Complaint policy, Sexual Harassment policy, and Nondiscrimination policies are available upon request.

Aviso de No Discriminación 

El Distrito Escolar de la Ciudad de Bakersfield (BCSD, sigla en inglés) está comprometido con la igualdad de oportunidades para todas las personas en la educación y en el empleo. El BCSD prohíbe la discriminación, el acoso, la intimidación y el acoso en cualquier práctica laboral, programa educativo o actividad educativa sobre la base y/o asociación con una persona o grupo con una o más de estas características reales o percibidas de edad, origen étnico o raza que incluye rasgos históricamente asociados con la raza, incluidos, entre otros, la textura del cabello y los peinados protectores, como trenzas, mechones y giros, color, ascendencia, nacionalidad, origen nacional, estado de inmigración, identificaciones de grupos étnicos, religión, embarazo, estado civil, estado parental, discapacidad física, discapacidad mental, sexo (incluido el acoso sexual), orientación sexual, género, identidad de género, expresión de género, información médica, información genética, indigencia, estado de crianza, estado de veterano militar, afiliación política o cualquier otra base prohibida por las leyes de no discriminación estatales y federales de California de conformidad con el Código de Educación 200, 220 y 234.1, Código penal 422.55, Código de gobierno 11135 y Título IX. No todas las bases de discriminación se aplicarán tanto a los servicios educativos como al empleo. Si cree que usted o su estudiante han sido objeto de discriminación, acoso, intimidación o acoso escolar, debe comunicarse con el director de su escuela y/o con la Directora de Cumplimiento y Título IX del Distrito, Erin Johnston, por teléfono al (661) 631 -4663, por correo electrónico a johnstone@bcsd.com, o en persona en 1300 Baker Street, Bakersfield, CA 93305. Copias de la política de Quejas Uniformes del BCSD, la política de Acoso Sexual y las políticas de No Discriminación están disponibles a pedido.