About me
Carrie Rodrigues is a School Psychologist and Preschool Program Specialist who is passionate about early childhood special education and inclusion. She currently works for both Piedmont Unified School District and for the CDE-funded California Early Childhood Special Education Network (CalECSE) as a member of its leadership team. Ms. Rodrigues was selected as CalECSE Exemplar Lead for Assessment Practices in 2022. She is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP), a Licensed Educational Psychologist (LEP) (CA License #3780), and is highly skilled at conducting comprehensive assessments in all areas of suspected disability to determine special education eligibility. Ms. Rodrigues holds particular expertise in Autism assessment, identification, and support and previously served as California Autism Professional Training and Information Network (CAPTAIN) cadre member and trained countless educators in evidenced-based practices for Autism. Ms. Rodrigues often guest lectures in graduate school programs of school psychology on Early Childhood topics and has given presentations to thousands around California on behalf of CalECSE on best practices in Early Childhood assessments. She is mother to two wonderful neurodivergent children and is an ardent supporter of the neurodiversity movement.
