On behalf of the Mission Valley SELPA - WELCOME.  We believe ALL people have the right to learn, grow, connect, and be treated with dignity and respect.  Thank you for being an advocate for your child.  PARENT, GUARDIAN and CARE-GIVER are essential relationship partners; and we value COLLABORATION as it is the key to developing quality special education programs and services for our students.  Explore our website and learn more about us, what we have to offer and how we serve children with disabilities in the Mission Valley SELPA.  

~ Sarah Kappler, Mission Valley SELPA Director

General Resources

• Fremont Unified Parent Handbook

• Resources for Transition Age Youth (New Haven’s Website) 

• CAPTAIN - CAPTAIN

• PENT - PENT

• CDE Acronyms and Initialisms: Common acronyms and initialisms used by the California Department of Education (CDE) https://www.cde.ca.gov/re/di/aa/ap/index.asp

• California Department of Education https://www.cde.ca.gov/

• California Department of Education ~ Special Education via Specialized Programs  www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se

• California Early Start www.dds.ca.gov/services/early-start/

• Clearinghouse for Specialized Media & Technology www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/sm/

• Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education & Support  (CADRE)  www.cadreworks.org/

• Council for Exceptional Children www.exceptionalchildren.org

• Disability Rights, California www.disabilityrightsca.org

• National Center for Learning Disabilities www.ncld.org

• Office of Special Education Programs www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/

• OSEP Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports www.pbis.org

• Center for Parent Information & Resources www.parentcenterhub.org/

• Resources in Special Education (RiSE) www.rise.org

• RTI Tools (Response to Intervention) www.rtitools.com

• State Council on Developmental Disabilities (SCDD) https://scdd.ca.gov

• U.S. Department of Education www.ed.gov

• Institute of Educational Science www.ies.ed.gov