| Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) San Diego County Office of Education SDCOE 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. There are six SELPAs in San Diego County: SELPA Map (PDF) North Coastal Consortium for Special Education SELPA North Inland Special Education Region SELPA East County SELPA South County SELPA Poway Unified School District SELPA San Diego Unified School District SELPA 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 North Coastal, North Inland, East County and South County SELPAS; the San Diego Unified School District is the Administrative Unit for its SELPA as is the Poway Unified School District. |
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| Bay Area Special Education Advocacy Anthony M. Farenga M.S. Ed. Educational Consultant and Advocate |
| JPA against pro se OC Joint Powers Alliance Funds Appeal of Parent Won Due Process Case Against Huntington Beach Union High School District | 4/2006 D. K., by and through his Guardian ad Litem Andrea Kumetz-Coleman; ANDREA KUMETZ-COLEMAN v. HUNTINGTON BEACH UNION HIGH school district According to Ron Lackey Ed.D., in the case of D.K. vs. Huntington Beach Union High School District, the district has filed an appeal in a due process case lost to parents who represented themselves. The HBUHSD appeal is funded by the Orange County "special ed alliance." The Alliance has pooled funds from 27 school districts & the county office of education in Orange County. A decision was rendered in the Central District Federal Court in Santa Ana CA on March 20, 2006 on the issue of "Pro Se," parent representing their student under IDEA ruled in favor of parent. ( IDEA allows for Parents Pro Se ) Amazingly, according to Lackey, the school district is taking this decision on to appeal to the 9th Cir Court for decision even though the district was short funds and claiming encroachment of the special education budget upon the general education budget. The appeal has been certified up to the 9th Cir Court. See 9th Circuit Decision pro se wins |
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2007-2008
SPECIAL EDUCATION CONTACT LIST
Carolyn Nunes, Senior Director
cnunes@sdcoe.net
(858) 292-3774
FAX (858) 569-5381
East County SELPA Claudia Gray (619) 590-3920 1 cgray@sdcoe.net FAX 588-2495
Early Education Programs Denise Meek (858) 292-3801 4 dmeek@sdcoe.net FAX 569-5394
North Coastal SELPA Joe Schwartzberg (760) 761-5111 5 jschwart@sdcoe.net FAX 471-2008
North Inland SELPA Carol Bartz (760) 788-4671 9 cbartz@sdcoe.net FAX 788-4681
Poway SELPA Wendy Smith-Rogers (858) 668-4135 11 wsrogers@powayusd.com FAX 748-1791
San Diego Unified SELPA Susan Martinez (619) 725-7700 13 smartinez7@sandi.net FAX 725-7246
South County SELPA Penny Valentine (619) 470-5224 16 pvalentine@sdcoe.net FAX 470-5266
2007-2008
SPECIAL EDUCATION CONTACT LIST
Carolyn Nunes, Senior Director
cnunes@sdcoe.net
(858) 292-3774
FAX (858) 569-5381
East County SELPA Claudia Gray (619) 590-3920 1 cgray@sdcoe.net FAX 588-2495
Early Education Programs Denise Meek (858) 292-3801 4 dmeek@sdcoe.net FAX 569-5394
North Coastal SELPA Joe Schwartzberg (760) 761-5111 5 jschwart@sdcoe.net FAX 471-2008
North Inland SELPA Carol Bartz (760) 788-4671 9 cbartz@sdcoe.net FAX 788-4681
Poway SELPA Wendy Smith-Rogers (858) 668-4135 11 wsrogers@powayusd.com FAX 748-1791
San Diego Unified SELPA Susan Martinez (619) 725-7700 13 smartinez7@sandi.net FAX 725-7246
South County SELPA Penny Valentine (619) 470-5224 16 pvalentine@sdcoe.net FAX 470-5266
SOUTH COUNTY SPECIAL EDUCATION LOCAL PLAN AREA TELEPHONE
AREA CODE 619
Penny Valentine, Senior Director South County SELPA Office 470-5224
pvalentine@sdcoe.net 800 National City Blvd., Suite 202 FAX
National City CA 91950 470-5266
Russell Coronado, Coordinator (rcoronado@sdcoe.net ) 470-5233
DISTRICT CONTACT PERSON ADDRESS TELEPHONE
Chula Vista Elementary Deborah Wenbourne, Director 84 East “J” Street 425-9600 Ext. 1701
Special Education/Pupil Services Chula Vista CA 91910-6199 FAX deborah.wenbourne@cvesd.org 585-0976
Coronado Unified Richard Erhard, Director 555 “D” Avenue 522-8932
Pupil Personnel Services Coronado CA 92118-1714 FAX richard.erhard@coronado.k12.ca.us 437-4928
National Katie Filzenger, Director 1500 “N” Avenue 336-7742
Special Education National City CA 91950-4827 FAX katie.filzenger@national.12.ca.us 336-7551
San Ysidro Mariana Ousna, Coordinator 4350 Otay Mesa Road 428-4476
Special Education San Ysidro CA 92173-1685 FAX mariana@sysd.k12.ca.us 428-6473
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SOUTH COUNTY SPECIAL EDUCATION LOCAL PLAN AREA (Cont.)
DISTRICT CONTACT PERSON ADDRESS TELEPHONE AREA CODE 619
South Bay Union Susan Schmidt, Director 601 Elm Avenue 628-1660
Pupil Personnel Imperial Beach CA 91932-2098 FAX sschmidt@sbusd.k12.ca.us 628-1669
Sweetwater Union High Ronald Lopez, Director 670 “L” Street, Ste. A 407-6300
Special Support Services Chula Vista CA 91911 FAX ronald.lopez@suhsd.k12.ca.us 427-8794
AREA CODE 619
Penny Valentine, Senior Director South County SELPA Office 470-5224
pvalentine@sdcoe.net 800 National City Blvd., Suite 202 FAX
National City CA 91950 470-5266
Russell Coronado, Coordinator (rcoronado@sdcoe.net ) 470-5233
DISTRICT CONTACT PERSON ADDRESS TELEPHONE
Chula Vista Elementary Deborah Wenbourne, Director 84 East “J” Street 425-9600 Ext. 1701
Special Education/Pupil Services Chula Vista CA 91910-6199 FAX deborah.wenbourne@cvesd.org 585-0976
Coronado Unified Richard Erhard, Director 555 “D” Avenue 522-8932
Pupil Personnel Services Coronado CA 92118-1714 FAX richard.erhard@coronado.k12.ca.us 437-4928
National Katie Filzenger, Director 1500 “N” Avenue 336-7742
Special Education National City CA 91950-4827 FAX katie.filzenger@national.12.ca.us 336-7551
San Ysidro Mariana Ousna, Coordinator 4350 Otay Mesa Road 428-4476
Special Education San Ysidro CA 92173-1685 FAX mariana@sysd.k12.ca.us 428-6473
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SOUTH COUNTY SPECIAL EDUCATION LOCAL PLAN AREA (Cont.)
DISTRICT CONTACT PERSON ADDRESS TELEPHONE AREA CODE 619
South Bay Union Susan Schmidt, Director 601 Elm Avenue 628-1660
Pupil Personnel Imperial Beach CA 91932-2098 FAX sschmidt@sbusd.k12.ca.us 628-1669
Sweetwater Union High Ronald Lopez, Director 670 “L” Street, Ste. A 407-6300
Special Support Services Chula Vista CA 91911 FAX ronald.lopez@suhsd.k12.ca.us 427-8794
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