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Casi Heartstrong
Casi Heartstrong
MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-AAC, AT
Casi is an Assistive Technology consultant at Butte County SELPA. Casi started her career in education as a speech language pathologist serving a regional Deaf and Hard of Hearing program and students with extensive service needs. Those early experiences ignited a passion for supporting individuals with complex communication needs with augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) tools and ensuring education is accessible to all students using assistive technology.
Bekki Carson
Bekki Carson
MA, SLP, AT/AAC
Bekki is an Assistive Technology consultant at Butte County SELPA. Over her 26 years as a speech language pathologist providing services in the schools, she became increasingly more interested in supporting students with complex communication needs. As she gained knowledge and experience in this area, she came to realize that empowering teams to implement augmentative and alternative communication best practices is crucial to student communication success.
Kayla Rodriguez
Kayla Rodriguez
MS, CCC-SLP, AAC
Kayla is an Assistive Technology consultant at Butte County SELPA. Over her 6 years as a Speech-Language Pathologist providing services in the schools, she became passionate about expanding students' access to communication by implementing evidence-based AAC and assistive technology practices that support meaningful participation in educational environments.
Grace Gilpin
Grace Gilpin
AT Assistant
Grace is the Assistive Technology Assistant at Butte County SELPA. She spent years serving public schools as an Educational Paraprofessional, supporting students with complex communication needs. Grace brings her rich experience of aided language modeling, troubleshooting devices, and student-centered support to every school she visits.
Our Vision
Our Vision
The Butte SELPA Assistive Technology Team’s vision is that all students will have the opportunity to communicate, participate, and thrive at school and beyond.
Our Mission
Our Mission
To achieve our vision, the Butte SELPA Assistive Technology Team will provide high-quality support grounded in evidence-based practices, inclusion, trust, and respect while holding high expectations for ourselves, our staff, and our students.
To hold ourselves accountable to our mission for the 26-27 school year, we hereby commit to:
Schedule and hold monthly Assistive Technology Team PLC meetings to discuss difficult cases and to collaborate, and set aside time daily to check in with each other.
Schedule and attend the beginning-of-the-year, fall, and spring site visits in order to provide direct support to site staff, offer communication partner training, and coach staff in supporting students in utilizing their AT tools.
Reach out to families in their home language on a weekly basis and invite them to share their experiences and request support.
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