The Napa County SELPA is the legal entity that receives funds and is responsible for seeing that every eligible child receive a free appropriate public education (FAPE). The Napa County Office of Education is the Administrative Unit (AU) for the Napa County SELPA.

There are approximately 133 SELPAs in the State. The Napa County SELPA serves approximately 2,900 students. There are five school districts and the Napa County Office of Education in the Napa County SELPA. The districts include Napa Valley Unified School District, St. Helena Unified School District, Calistoga Joint Unified School District, Howell Mountain Elementary School District and Pope Valley Union Elementary School District.

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The Napa County SELPA provides support to the districts in the following areas:

  • Program Development
  • Program Availability to all Students with Disabilities
  • Professional Development
  • Parent Support and Training
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Management Information System (MIS)
  • Fiscal Allocation and Monitoring

For more information on SELPAs in California visit selpa.info (external website, new window).

We are in the process of making our documents ADA accessible. If you need access to a document not currently posted please contact the SELPA Office.

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SELPA Governance

  • SELPA Governance Language
  • SEB Executive Board Dates 2019-20
    • October 8, 2019 – St. Helena Board Room – this was cancelled during the fire/power outages and rescheduled for NOVEMBER 12, 2019, NCOE Board Room.
    • February 11, 2020 – NVUSD Wappo Room
    • April 7, 2020 – NCOE Board Room
    • May 12, 2020 – PDF (new window) – Virtual
    • June 9, 2020 – PDF (new window) – Virtual
All meetings will take place from 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

SELPA Executive Board agendas and minutes available upon request. Contact Lily Prudhomme.

Group of Elementary School Kids in CircleAll PDFs open in a new window. 

  • Independent Educational Evaluations Policy PDF
  • Private Schools Policy PDF
  • Program Transfer Policy PDF
  • Maintenance of Effort (MOE) PDF
  • Adults in Correctional Facility Policy PDF
  • Special Education Services to Students Enrolled in Charter Schools PDF
  • Over Identification and Disproportionality PDF

The Assistive Technology Lending Library (ATLL) offers assistive technology guidance for students, teachers, and parents throughout Napa County. Our mission is to provide a source of lending materials for teachers and/or parents to trial when determining if a student with special needs requires assistive technology devices or services to access educational benefit.  The ATLL is located in the Napa County SELPA within the Napa County Office of Education at 2121 Imola Ave.

We invite you to visit the ATLL and browse the items available for trial.  Every Wednesday from 1-4 pm one of the ATLL Coordinators is available to assist as you explore available materials.

Visit the Napa County ATLL Website (external website, new window) for more information

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Procedural Safeguards – English PDF (new window) | Spanish PDF (new window)

Community Advisory Committee (CAC)

  • CAC Brochure – English PDF (new window) |  Spanish PDF (new window)

CAC Meeting Dates 2019-20 

The following CAC meetings will run from 12:30-1:30pm and will take place at ParentsCAN in Napa, located at 1909 Jefferson Street:

  • November 18, 2019
  • March 23, 2020

The following CAC meeting will run from 12:30-1:30pm and will take place at St Helena Unified School District, located at 465 Main Street in St Helena, CA:

  • October 21, 2019

The following CAC meeting will run from 6:00-7:30pm and will take place in American Canyon (Diyala from ParentsCAN American Canyon office to confirm time and location)

  • January 23, 2020

CAC Inclusion Awards at NVUSD:

  • May 14, 2020

Parent Resources

We have made these documents available online now while we work to create accessible versions.

  • CAC Parent Handbook English PDF | Spanish PDF

ParentsCAN (external website, new window)

CA Dyslexia Guidelines (external website, new window)

Acronyms

Glossary of Special Education Terminology

If you have or know of a child you feel needs special education services, contact your local school district’s special education office for information regarding the process.

Si usted tiene o conoce algún joven el cual usted piensa que necesite, servicios de educación especial, comuníquese con la oficina de educación especial de su distrito escolar local para obtener más información referente al proceso.

Main Office Info.

Telephone
707-253-6810

 

eMail
info@napacoe.org

 

Address
Napa County Office of Education (main)
2121 Imola Avenue
Napa, CA 94559

Program Locations

Napa County Office of Education
2121 Imola Avenue
Napa, CA  94559

Research & Professional Development Center
1450 Technology Lane, Suite 200
Petaluma, CA  94954

Napa Infant Program
1511 Myrtle Avenue
Napa, CA  94558

Napa Preschool Program
74 Wintun Court
Napa, CA 94559