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

Pamela Macy - SELPA Director
Special Services
Castro Valley Unified School District
4400 Alma Avenue
Castro Valley, CA 94546

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

Rochelle Hooks, Ed/D, Director
Special Services
San Lorenzo Unified School District
15510 Usher Street
San Lorenzo, CA 94580
510-317-4761

Michelle Miller, SELPA Staff Technician
Castro Valley Unified School District
4400 Alma Avenue
Castro Valley, CA 94546
510-537-3000 ext. 1220