Mid-Alameda County SELPA (MAC SELPA)
Serving Students with Special Needs in Castro Valley, Hayward, San Leandro and San Lorenzo.
What is the SELPA?
In 1977, all school districts and county school offices were required to form geographical regions 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.
Today, there are approximately 120 SELPAs in the State. 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. Costs for the Administrative Unit are provided by special funding from the state called Regionalized Service Funds. Each region determines the funds available and the responsibilities of the SELPA office.
The chief administrator of the SELPA oversees the responsibilities of the SELPA which include such things as:
- ensuring program availability for all children with disabilities
- assistance with understanding compliance requirements
- providing curriculum development and support
- transition planning
- support the Community Advisory Committee
- maintain the student information system
MAC SELPA Contacts
Yoko Ostreicher - SELPA Director
Special Services
Castro Valley Unified School District
4400 Alma Avenue
Castro Valley, CA 94546
Stacey Lillard - Director,
Special Education
Castro Valley Unified School District
4400 Alma Avenue
Castro Valley, CA 94544
510-537-3000
Kristin Devine, Director
Special Education
Hayward Unified School District
24411 Amador Street
Hayward, CA 94540
510-784-2611
Colleen Palia, Director
Special Education
San Leandro Unified School District
14735 Juniper Street
San Leandro, CA 94579
510-667-3507
Dr. Julie Corona, Director
Special Services
San Lorenzo Unified School District
15510 Usher Street
San Lorenzo, CA 94580
510-317-4761
Michelle Miller, SELPA Department Specialist
Castro Valley Unified School District
4400 Alma Avenue
Castro Valley, CA 94546
510-537-3000 ext. 1220