Assessment Info and Team
Requesting a Preschool Special Education Assessment (3-5 year olds)
Only students who live full time within the boundaries of FUSD are eligible to receive
assessments. All our services are free but you have to prove your residency to be eligible to
receive any service. Please complete the following steps to start the assessment process
Step 1: Please complete the Registration Process.
● Email sbamford@fusdk12.net or call (510) 659-2514 for Ms.Stacey Bamford with the following information:
● Indicate this email is for Enrollment/Child Find
● Parent name
● Student name
● Student birth date
● Full street address
● Parent email address
● Phone number
*Note : Within 1-2 business days you will receive a response email from SmartVault asking you
to activate your account. SmartVault is a secure document transmission solution we are using to
process your enrollment remotely. See below for SmartVault Instructions
Step 2: After you complete your Registration, you will be given a Child Find Questionnaire.This
the questionnaire asks specific questions and affords you the opportunity to describe your concerns
regarding your preschooler's speech or development.
Step 3: Submit your completed Questionnaire to Courtney Caviggia at ccaviggia@fusdk12.net
Step 4: You will be contacted within 15 days of receipt of your completed packet by the
Preschool Assessment Team to set up appointments.
Our Team:
Program Specialist: Courtney Caviggia ccaviggia@fusdk12.net
Psychologist: Erica Nunez enunez@fusdk12.net
Psychologist: Alvarez Jesus jalvarez@fusdk12.net
Psychologist: Alyssa Chang-Lee achang-lee@fusdk12.net
Speech Therapist: Rebecca Autrey rautrey@fusdk12.net
Speech Therapist: Raji Iyengar riyengar@fusdk12.net
Nurse: Ran Li rli@fusdk12.net
Nurse: Kathryn Leong kleong@fusdk12.net
Special Ed: Teacher: Annie McHugh amchugh@fusdk12.net
Special Ed: Teacher: Erica Metz emetz@fusdk12.net
DIS Co-ordinator: Megan Patten mpatten@fusdk12.net