Special Education Local Planning Areas

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