Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA)
Next Mission Valley SELPA Regional Policy Board Meeting on Tuesday, December 15th at 9:00am
what is a selpa?
SELPA is an acronym for Special Education Local Plan Area.
In 1977, all school districts and county school offices were mandated to form consortiums in geographical regions of sufficient size and scope to provide for all special education service needs of children residing within the region boundaries. Each region, Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA), developed a local plan describing how it would provide special education services.
SELPAs are dedicated to the belief that all students can learn and that special needs students must be guaranteed equal opportunity to become contributing members of society. SELPAs facilitate high quality educational programs and services for special needs students and training for parents and educators. The SELPA collaborates with county agencies and school districts to develop and maintain healthy and enriching environments in which special needs students and families can live and succeed.
What is the Mission Valley SELPA?
The Mission Valley SELPA consists of three school districts: New Haven Unified, Newark and Fremont Unified School Districts. The SELPA was formed for the purpose of ensuring that quality special education programs and services are available to students living throughout the area. All three school districts coordinate to provide services to identified students who require special education programs and services. The special education directors within each of the districts meet regularly to share resources and coordinate as related to shared program goals.
Shared Programs:
Presently the three districts share:
- Infant Services Program
- Contact: Allison Warner, awarner@fusdk12.net
- Transition Partnership Program (TPP)
- Contact: Lorraine Neira, lneira@fusdk12.net
- Special Olympics (opting out 2020/2021 school year)
- Community Advisory Committee (CAC)
- Parent Chairperson: Vacant (Andrea Chamberlin, Interim Chairperson)
- Parent Vice Chairperson: Vacant
- Members At Large: Vacant
Who to contact:
| District | Director | Contact |
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Newark USD |
Jan Hamilton |
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New Haven USD |
Sarah Kappler |
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Fremont USD |
Fran English |
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SELPA Director |
Karen Russell |
What Is The Mission of the Mission Valley SELPA and What Are The Goals?
The Mission Valley SELPA believes that all students can learn. Our mission is to support special education students in achieving a high level of academic/functional performance according to national, state, and local standards. To assure this outcome, the SELPA will provide information, resources and support to students, parents, and school staff.
Goals:
1. All individuals receive a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment (LRE).
2. All general education resources are considered and, where appropriate, utilized on a local or regional basis to meet the needs of SWD.
3. A system exists at the regional level for the identification, assessment and placement of SWD.
4. A viable system for public education is functioning in the community, with broad participation and interaction involving parents and other agencies serving children and young adults.
5. An annual compliance monitoring system is implemented, and continues to assure items found to be non-compliant with the California Department of Education Quality Assurance processes, and promptly corrected in accordance with the law.
mv selpa cALENDAR
Mission Valley SELPA Calendar
| What | Where / Zoom Link | Who | When |
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Meet & Greet Your SELPA Special Education Directors |
Fran English Sarah Kappler Jan Hamilton & Karen Russell |
Sept. 10 6:00pm |
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(click for flyer) |
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/97511171491?pwd=cGhleGJyL2hDZ2puSFdHSlhaZ3NLdz09 Meeting ID: 975 1117 1491 Passcode: 463788 One tap mobile +16699006833,,97511171491#,,,,,,0#,,463788# US (San Jose) +14086380968,,97511171491#,,,,,,0#,,463788# US (San Jose) Dial by your location +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) |
Anne England, CAPTAIN Courtney Bridges, Program Specialist @ FUSD |
November 17 6:00pm |
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ZOOM IEPs, What you need to know around COVID issues, effective collaboration and advocacy, as well as the importance of the CAC involvement |
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/95998915723?pwd=V215b0JkU1NTbEd6SUlBdHQ4ZldiZz09 Meeting ID: 959 9891 5723 Passcode: 659152 One tap mobile +16699006833,,95998915723#,,,,,,0#,,659152# US (San Jose) +14086380968,,95998915723#,,,,,,0#,,659152# US (San Jose) Dial: +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/adgcGycfJP |
Cheryl A. Theis, MA Education Advocate Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) |
Dec. 8 6:00pm |
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Managing Behavior in Distance Learning Settings |
Bree Holoka, , NUSD Dana Loeffler & Patrick Huang, NHUSD Behavior Intervention Specialists |
January 12 6:00pm |
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Self-Care for Parents During Distance Learning |
FUSD School Psychologists: Michele Goddard Julie Xie Yvette Helmers Glynis Mason |
Feb. 9 6:00pm |
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"YIKES! I'm graduating soon! What Now?" Navigating the Post-Secondary Career / College Paths! |
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/94184114424?pwd=QVhCZ0hZeUt4ZnR4WkxPQ0NHL3dIdz09 Meeting ID: 941 8411 4424 Passcode: 488405 One tap mobile +14086380968,,94184114424#,,,,,,0#,,488405# US (San Jose) +16699006833,,94184114424#,,,,,,0#,,488405# US (San Jose) Dial by your location: +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/adkOmvKG5q |
Glynis Mason Lakshmi Balasubramanian Lorraine Neira Dr. Jennifer Luebke, CEO of Ability Revolution |
March 9 6:00pm |
| Legislative Advocacy Day |
State SELPA Organization |
April 2021 TBD |
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Special Education Recognition Awards (SERA) |
May 19 4:00pm |
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| Other |
mission valley selpa procedural guidelines
Mission Valley Special Education Local Planning Area (Procedural Guidelines)
mission valley selpa PLANS
REGIONAL POLICY BOARD
REGIONAL POLICY BOARD
The Mission Valley SELPA Regional Policy Board (RPB) is the governing body for the Mission Valley SELPA. The RPB is composed of 6 voting members: the superintendents from each district, and a board member from each district.
Their responsibilities include:
1. Selection of the SELPA Administrator
2. Establishment and promotion of a Community Advisory Committee
3. Review, approve, and monitor all budgets assigned to the SELPA
4. Provide leadership to the SELPA regarding the development, revision, implementation and review of the Local Plan
5. Review, approve, and monitor the allocation of special education funds to local education agencies
6. Approval of all SELPA policies, standards and guidelines
The Regional Policy Board meets four times over the course of the school year.
The Regional Policy Board meeting dates for this year are:
September 29, 2020 | Agenda
December 15, 2020
March 23, 2021
June 22, 2021
Meetings will be held by Zoom until otherwise noted. 9:00am - 11:00am
