SELPA Main Office - Shasta County
1524 Magnolia Ave. Redding, CA. 96001
phone: 530-225-0100 fax: 530-225-0105

Christian R. Patz
Executive Director

 

Jeanne Marleau
Administrative
Program Assistant

Nick Syrrist
Support Services Consultant

Calli Coleman
Accountant III
SELPA

Heather Nichols
Educational
Data Analyst

If a child can't learn the way we teach, perhaps we should teach the way they learn. Ignacio Estrada

What is a Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA)?

In 1977, all school districts and county offices of education were required to join to form geographical regions of sufficient size and scope to provide for all of the special education service needs of children residing within the region boundaries. Each region developed a local plan describing how it would provide special education services. The SELPA governance structure varies in form. Single district SELPAs are of such significant size to provide all services within their boundaries while smaller districts joined consortia to provide the full range of services.

The Shasta Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) comprises 27 school districts, the Shasta County Office of Education, and three charter schools that are local education agencies for special education purposes. Districts range in size from 5000 students with multiple-school sites to small single-school districts with less than 100 students.

Each SELPA must have an Administrative Unit, the legal entity that receives funds and is responsible for seeing that every eligible child receives appropriate services. The County Office of Education is the Administrative Unit for Shasta County.

Shasta County SELPA, Dunamis Wellness, and your child’s school invite your student to
participate in a learning recovery program for students with an IEP. This is an educational
program, the curriculum will be woven into a typical summer camp experience.
Additional supports are in place to allow all students to participate.
The program will be at Enterprise High School and based on enrollment, busing from pickup
spots around the county may be available.

Enroll by completing this online form: https://bit.ly/SelpaSummer2022
For questions email SELPASummer@shastcoe.org or leave a message at 530-782-2168

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