ALL MEANS ALL
Inclusion is an act.
Supporting all children
SELPA is the acronym for the Special Education Local Plan Area.
California currently has 136 SELPAs, ranging in size from those serving fewer than 1,000 students to those serving more than 10,000 students. The SELPA governance structures vary in form, including models for Multi-District SELPAs, Multi-District/County Office SELPAs, Single District SELPAs, Multi-District/Multi- County SELPAs, County SELPAs with Joint Powers Agreements, and Charter only SELPAs.
THE GOALS OF SELPA
All SELPAs have the same basic goal:
to deliver high quality special education programs and services to students with disabilities in the most effective manner practicable.
SELPAs believe that all students can learn and that students with special needs must be guaranteed equal opportunity to become contributing members of society. SELPAs facilitate high quality educational programs and services for students with special needs and training for parents and educators. SELPAs collaborate with county agencies and other Local Educational Agency (LEAs) to develop and maintain healthy and enriching environments in which students with special needs can succeed.
ABOUT SAN BENITO COUNTY SELPA
The San Benito County Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) is composed of the 11 school districts and the County Office of Education (COE). The function of the SELPA and participating educational agencies is to provide a quality educational program appropriate to the needs of each eligible individual with exceptional needs between the ages of birth and 22 years who resides within the plan area. These programs and services include a full continuum of alternatives for special education students either in your local district, or through services provided by the COE, or in cooperation with adjacent districts or SELPAs
Services provided by the SELPA Administration include the following:
• Facilitate of the Community Advisory Committee
• Coordinate of the Management Information System (MIS)
• Provide Program Specialist support
• Provide Technical Assistance to districts
• Develop IEP Forms and Procedures
• Conduct Fiscal Monitoring
• Serve as liaison to California Department of Education (CDE)
• Facilitate the development and approval of the Local Plan
• Assist with staff development
• Provide mediation and assistance with due process hearings and compliance proceedings
• Recruit and provide training for surrogate parents
• Provide liaison to various community agencies, such as Department of Mental Health and Human Services, San Andreas Regional Center, California Children's Services, and the Probation Department
• Coordinate the Required Memorandums of Understanding for Interagency Collaboration
• Serve as the Administrative Unit for the SELPA for the disbursement of funds
• Serve as a resource to parents
