In the late 1970s, California state legislation required all school districts and county offices of education to form geographical regions of sufficient size and scope to provide special education services.

SELPA stands for “Special Education Local Plan Area”. The SELPA is responsible for supporting member districts in the implementation of the legal requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA), the federal law for Special Education.

There are approximately 120 regions or SELPAs in California. While the most common SELPA size is 5,000 special education students, the Riverside County SELPA is the largest multi-district SELPA in the state, with just under 30,000 students. Twenty-one districts in Riverside County and the Riverside County Office of Education are members of the SELPA. Moreno Valley USD, Riverside USD, and Corona-Norco USD are single-district SELPAs and are not part of Riverside County SELPA.

The Riverside County SELPA has a public community forum for awareness and input, called the Community Advisory Committee (CAC). The CAC meets every other month July through June.

Contact Gail Angus, Assistant Director, at the SELPA office for information on meeting dates or click here to visit the Community Advisory Committee webpage.