Each school district belongs to a Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA). The SELPAs create special education programs for children in need. They have early infant programs for children under three years of age, and special education classes for children age three and up. The districts also provide speech therapy, occupational therapy, parent training, and other related services. If a district does not have a service that your child needs, they will contract out to a county program, or pay for a private non-public service. The school districts are obligated by law to provide a free and appropriate education for a child with autism or pervasive developmental disorder (PDD-NOS).
Note: Elk Grove, Sacramento City, and San Juan are all single district SELPAs. All other SELPAs incorporate multiple districts within their SELPAs
County of Colusa
Linda Wallace, SELPA Director (x10806)
Colusa County Office of Education
Special Education Annex
946 Fremont Street
Colusa, CA 95932
(530) 458-8891; (530) 458-5764 fax |
County of El Dorado
Emi Johnson, SELPA Director
El Dorado County Office of Education
6767 Green Valley Road
Placerville, CA 95667
(530) 622-7130; (530) 295-2228;
(530) 621-2543; (530) 621-1397 fax |
County of Sacramento
Judy Holsinger, SELPA Director
Sacramento County Office of Education
10474 Mather Blvd.
P. O. Box 269003
Mather, CA 95826-9003
(916) 228-2446; (916) 228-2445 fax |
County of Sierra
Mary Genasci, SELPA Director/Superintendent
Sierra Schools
305 South Lincoln
P.O. Box 157
Sierraville, CA 96126
(530) 994-1044; (530) 994-1045 fax |
County of Yolo
Camille Giometti-May, SELPA Director
1280 Santa Anita Court, Suite 100
Woodland, CA 95776-6127
(530) 668-3786; (530) 668-3850 fax |
Del Paso Heights
Judy Holsinger, SELPA Director
Del Paso Heights School District
1281 North Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95838
(916) 641-5306 |
Elk Grove
William Tollestrup, SELPA Director
Nancy Lucia, Asst. Superintendant, Student Services
Elk Grove Unified School District
9510 Elk Grove-Florin Road, Room 124
Elk Grove, CA 95624
(916) 686-7780; (916) 686-7749 fax | Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County
Marie Meagher, SELPA Director
Lake Tahoe Unified School District
1021 Al Tahoe Blvd.
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
(530) 541-2850; (530) 541-5930 fax |
| Placer County
360 Nevada Street
Auburn, CA 95603-3779
(530) 745-1343; (530) 745-1405 fax |
Sacramento City
Shelton Yip, SELPA Administrator
Rebecca Bryant, Director Special Education
5735 47th Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95824
(916) 643-9163; (916) 643-9466 fax
(916) 643-9163 Carolyn Holloway, secretary |
Sacramento County Office of Education
Gary Scott Johnson, Director of Special Education
Infant & Preschool Programs
(916) 228-2382; (916) 228-2311 fax
Robin Pierson, Asst. Superintendent
Of Student Programs & Services
10474 Mather Blvd.
Mail to: P. O. Box 269003
Sacramento, CA 95826-9003
(916) 228-3902; (916) 228-2291 fax | San Juan Unified School District
John Sayler, Director
Special Education
P.O. Box 477
Carmichael, CA 95609-0477
(916) 971-7953; (916) 971-7682 fax |
| Sutter County
Debra Brown, SELPA Director
Sutter County Superintendent of Schools
970 Klamath Lane
Yuba City, CA 95993
(530) 822-2900; (530) 671-3422 fax
(530) 822-2910 Director |
Yuba County
Terri Burroughs, SELPA Administrator
935 14th Street
Marysville, CA 95901
(530) 749-4873 ext. 4873; (530) 741-6500 fax
Sally Saksloski, Assistant Superintendent
(530) 749-4571
Yuba County Family Resource Center
1010 I Street
Marysville, CA 95901
(530) 749-3276 ext. 105 |