California Special Education Local Plan Areas (SELPAs)


Find a SELPA/ SELPA ADR Resources by County


In California, all school districts, including charter school districts, belong to a SELPA. SELPAs are organized regionally and their members include local school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education. A few large school districts are single district SELPAs. Use this table, which is organized by county, to access SELPA websites and their many resources, including support for addressing disagreements and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) materials, process, and contact details for the region.

If you are a SELPA/ LEA administrator and would like to edit/add your ADR page link information, please email seeds@scoe.net.

Additional California Deptartment of Education contact information:


How do I find which SELPA serves my school/school district?

Find your county on the table below and explore the one or more SELPAs listed. Many SELPA webpages list the names of the school districts they support on their main page.

If you are unsure of the school district name, use the California School Directory (linked above) to type in the school name, to confirm the county and learn the school district name, then revisit the table below.


County SELPA Name SELPA Website ADR Direct Web Page or PDF
Alameda Mid-Alameda County Mid-Alameda County SELPA Not specified
Alameda North Region North Region SELPA North Region SELPA - Alternative Dispute Resolution
Alameda Oakland Unified Oakland Unified School District Special Education Alternative Dispute Resolution - Oakland Unified School District
Alameda Tri-Valley Tri-Valley SELPA Not specified
Alameda Mission Valley Mission Valley SELPA SELPA ADR Resources
Amador Amador County Amador County SELPA Not specified
Butte Butte County Butte County SELPA Alternate Dispute Resolution
Calaveras Calaveras County Calaveras County SELPA Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) - Resolución alternativa de disputas (ADR)
Colusa Colusa County Colusa County Office of Education Special Education Alternative Dispute Resolution - Colusa COE
Contra Costa Contra Costa Contra Costa SELPA SELPA ADR Resources
Contra Costa Mt. Diablo Unified Mt. Diablo Unified School District Special Education Alternative Dispute Resolution - Mt. Diablo Unified School District
Contra Costa West Contra Costa Unified West Contra Costa Unified School District Special Education Alternative Dispute Resolution
Contra Costa San Ramon Valley Unified San Ramon Valley Unified School District SELPA Special Needs Liason
El Dorado El Dorado County El Dorado County SELPA El Dorado County Office of Education - Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
El Dorado Tahoe-Alpine Tahoe-Alpine SELPA Not specified
El Dorado El Dorado County Charter El Dorado Charter SELPA SELPA ADR Resources
Fresno Fresno County Fresno County Superintendent of Schools SELPA Alternative Dispute Resolution | SELPA
Fresno Fresno Unified Fresno Unified School District Special Education Not specified
Fresno Clovis Unified Clovis Unified School District Special Education Not specified
Fresno Fresno County Charter Fresno County Charter SELPA SELPA ADR Resources
Glenn Glenn County Glenn County Office of Education SELPA Not specified
Humboldt Humboldt-Del Norte Humboldt-Del Norte SELPA Alternative Dispute Resolution
Imperial Imperial County Imperial County SELPA Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) | Imperial County Office of Education
Inyo Inyo County Inyo County Office of Education Special Education Not specified
Kern Kern County Consortium Kern County Consortium SELPA Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) | Kern County Consortium Special Education Local Plan Area
Kern Bakersfield City Elementary Bakersfield City School District SELPA Not specified
Kern Kern High Kern High School District Special Education Resources – Special Education
Kern Sierra Sands Sierra Sands Unified School District SELPA Not specified
Kern Panama-Buena Vista Union Panama-Buena Vista Union School District SELPA Not specified
Kings Kings County Kings County Office of Education SELPA Not specified
Lake Lake County Lake County Office of Education SELPA Alternative Dispute Resolution - Lake County Office Of Education
Lassen Lassen County Lassen County Office of Education SELPA Not specified
Los Angeles Los Angeles County Office of Education Los Angeles County Office of Education SELPA Not specified
Los Angeles Downey-Montebello Downey-Montebello SELPA ADR - Alternative Dispute Resolution
Los Angeles East San Gabriel Valley East San Gabriel Valley SELPA Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Los Angeles Mid-Cities Mid-Cities SELPA Alternative Dispute Resolution - Mid-Cities SELPA
Los Angeles Santa Clarita Valley Santa Clarita Valley SELPA Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) – Resources – Santa Clarita Valley SELPA
Los Angeles Southwest Southwest Service Area SELPA Southwest Special Education Local Plan Area ADR
Los Angeles West San Gabriel Valley West San Gabriel Valley SELPA Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) - West San Gabriel Valley SELPA
Los Angeles Antelope Valley Antelope Valley SELPA ADR Overview
Los Angeles Foothill Foothill SELPA Foothill Special Education Local Plan Area Alternative Dispute Resolution
Los Angeles Long Beach Unified Long Beach Unified School District Special Education Alternative Dispute Resolution - Long Beach Unified School District
Los Angeles Los Angeles Unified Los Angeles Unified School District Special Education Parents - Division of Special Education
Los Angeles Pasadena Unified Pasadena Unified School District Special Education Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) - Pasadena Unified School District
Los Angeles Tri-City Tri-City SELPA Dispute Resolution
Los Angeles Whittier Area Cooperative Whittier Area Cooperative Special Education Not specified
Los Angeles Pomona Unified Pomona Unified School District Special Education Parents Rights - Departments - Pomona Unified School District
Los Angeles Compton Unified Compton Unified School District SELPA Not specified
Los Angeles ABC Unified ABC Unified School District Special Education Alternative Dispute Resolution Services – Resources
Los Angeles Norwalk-La Mirada Unified Norwalk-LaMirada Unified School District SELPA Not specified
Los Angeles Rowland Unified Rowland Unified School District SELPA Not specified
Los Angeles Hacienda La Puente Unified Hacienda La Puente Unified School District SELPA HLPUSD SELPA ADR Resource
Los Angeles Los Angeles County Charter Los Angeles County Charter SELPA Alternative Dispute Resolution
Madera Madera-Mariposa County Madera-Mariposa SELPA Not specified
Marin Marin County Marin County SELPA Dispute Resolution - Marin County SELPA
Mendocino Mendocino County Mendocino County SELPA SELPA ADR Resources
Merced Merced County Merced County SELPA Not specified
Modoc Modoc County Modoc County Office of Education SELPA SELPA/Parent-Resources
Mono Mono County Mono County Office of Education SELPA Mono County ADR Flyer
Monterey Monterey County Monterey County SELPA SELPA Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Request - Monterey County Office of Education
Napa Napa County Napa County SELPA Not specified
Nevada Nevada County Nevada County Superintendent of Schools SELPA Not specified
Orange North Orange County North Orange County SELPA OCDE - Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Orange South Orange County South Orange County SELPA Not specified
Orange Anaheim City Anaheim Elementary School District SELPA Not specified
Orange Garden Grove Unified Garden Grove Unified School District Special Education ADR Services Flyer 2025
Orange Greater Anaheim Greater Anaheim SELPA Not specified
Orange Irvine Unified Irvine Unified School District Special Education Facilitated Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) | IUSD.org
Orange Newport-Mesa Unified Newport-Mesa Unified School District Special Education Alternative Dispute Resolution - Newport-Mesa Unified School District
Orange Northeast Orange County Northeast Orange County SELPA Not specified
Orange Orange Unified Orange Unified School District Special Education ADR Brochure
Orange Santa Ana Unified Santa Ana Unified School District Special Education Alternative Dispute Resolution
Orange Tustin Unified Tustin Unified School District Special Education Not specified
Orange West Orange County Consortium West Orange County Consortium for Special Education Alternative Dispute Resolution - Miscellaneous
Orange Capistrano Unified Capistrano Unified School District Special Education Not specified
Placer Placer County Placer County SELPA Placer County SELPA ADR
Plumas Plumas County Plumas County SELPA Not specified
Riverside Riverside County Riverside County SELPA Riverside County Alternative Dispute Resolution Services
Riverside Corona-Norco Unified Corona-Norco Unified School District Special Education Not specified
Riverside Riverside Unified Riverside Unified School District Special Education Riverside USD Parent Options for Dispute Resolution
Riverside Moreno Valley Unified Moreno Valley Unified School District Special Education Not specified
Riverside Temecula Valley Unified Temecula Valley Unified School District SELPA Not specified
Sacramento Sacramento County Sacramento County SELPA ADR Resources Sacramento SELPA
Sacramento Elk Grove Unified Elk Grove Unified SELPA Special Education - Parent Information
Sacramento Sacramento City Unified Sacramento City Unified School District Special Education Alternative Dispute Resolution - Sacramento City Unified School District
Sacramento San Juan Unified San Juan Unified School District Special Education Resolving Problems - San Juan Unified School District
Sacramento Folsom-Cordova Unified Folsom Cordova Unified School District Special Education Not specified
Sacramento Twin Rivers Unified Twin Rivers Unified School District SELPA Not specified
Sacramento Natomas Unified Natomas Unified School District SELPA Not specified
Sacramento California State Special Schools California State Special Schools Not specified
Sacramento California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) - Division of Juvenile Justice CDCR - Division of Juvenile Justice Not specified
Sacramento California Department of Developmental Services California Department of Developmental Services Not specified
Sacramento California Department of State Hospitals California Department of State Hospitals Not specified
San Benito San Benito County San Benito County SELPA Parent & Community Resources - San Benito County Office of Education
San Bernardino Desert/Mountain Desert Mountain SELPA Dispute Resolution - California Association of Health and Education Linked Professions
San Bernardino East Valley Consortium East Valley SELPA Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
San Bernardino West End West End SELPA Overview / Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
San Bernardino Morongo Unified Morongo Unified School District SELPA Not specified
San Bernardino San Bernardino City Unified San Bernardino City Unified School District Special Education SBCUSD ADR For Families Flyer
San Bernardino Fontana Unified Fontana Unified SELPA FUSD ADR Resolution For Families
San Bernardino Ontario-Montclair Ontario-Montclair School District SELPA Special Education / Early Dispute Resolution (EDR)
San Bernardino Desert/Mountain Charter Desert Mountain Charter SELPA Dispute Resolution - California Association of Health and Education Linked Professions
San Diego East County East County SELPA Alternative Dispute Resolution - San Diego County Office of Education
San Diego North Coastal Consortium North Coastal Consortium SELPA North Coastal Consortium Resolving Disagreements
San Diego North Inland North Inland SELPA ADR North Inland - San Diego County Office of Education
San Diego South County South County SELPA ADR South County- San Diego County Office of Education
San Diego Poway Unified Poway Unified School District Special Education System of Support Conflict Resolution
San Diego San Diego Unified San Diego Unified School District Special Education Not specified
San Francisco San Francisco Unified San Francisco Unified School District Special Education Special Education Dispute Resolution Options | SFUSD
San Joaquin San Joaquin County San Joaquin County SELPA SELPA ADR Resources
San Joaquin Lodi Area Lodi Unified School District Special Education Not specified
San Joaquin Stockton Unified Stockton Unified Special Education Not specified
San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo County San Luis Obispo County SELPA Alternative Dispute Resolution | San Luis Obispo Special Education Local Plan Area
San Mateo San Mateo County San Mateo County SELPA Staff Resources - San Mateo County SELPA
Santa Barbara Santa Barbara County Santa Barbara County SELPA Alternative to Dispute Resolution (ADR) - SBCSELPA
Santa Clara Santa Clara North West Santa Clara North West SELPA Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) | Santa Clara County Office of Education
Santa Clara Santa Clara South East South East SELPA Parent/Caregiver/Provider Request for Support: Concerns About IEP or Request ADR - Mount Pleasant Elementary School District
Santa Cruz North Santa Cruz County North Santa Cruz County SELPA SELPA Parent Resources - Santa Cruz County Office Of Education
Santa Cruz Pajaro Valley Joint Unified Pajaro Valley Unified School District Special Services Department SELPA SPecial Services Communication Chart
Shasta Shasta County Shasta County SELPA Alternative Dispute Resolution Services - Shasta County SELPA
Sierra Sierra County Sierra County SELPA Not specified
Siskiyou Siskiyou County Siskiyou County Special Schools and Services Not specified
Solano Solano County Solano County SELPA ADR - Solano County SELPA
Solano Vallejo City Unified Vallejo City Unified School District Special Education Not specified
Sonoma Sonoma County Sonoma County SELPA Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Sonoma Sonoma County Charter Sonoma County Charter SELPA Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Stanislaus Stanislaus County Stanislaus County SELPA Not specified
Stanislaus Modesto City Schools Modesto City Schools Special Education Not specified
Sutter Sutter County Sutter County SELPA Sutter County SELPA - Parent Resources
Tehama Tehama County Tehama County SELPA Dispute Prevention & Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Trinity Trinity County Trinity County SELPA Trinity County SELPA » Alternative Dispute Resolution
Tulare Tulare County Tulare County SELPA ADR Tulare County SELPA
Tuolumne Tuolumne County Tuolumne County SELPA Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) | Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools
Ventura Ventura County Ventura County SELPA Alternate Dispute Resolution
Yolo Yolo County Yolo County SELPA Yolo County Office of Education - Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Yuba Yuba County Yuba County SELPA Dispute Resolution