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Welcome to our website, www.sonomaselpa.org. The Sonoma County Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) is a state-mandated association that oversees and facilitates educational services for students with disabilities in Sonoma County.

NEW! Renumbered IEP and Special Education Forms Available
Effective November 1, 2009, the Sonoma County SELPA transitioned to a new numbering system for its IEP and special education forms and made more of the forms accessible via its Web-based IEP system. The following documents clarify the renumbering system:


Memo explaining the forms changes (pdf)
State SELPA supplemental forms replacement list (pdf)
Re-numbered Sonoma County SELPA IEP forms (pdf)

State SELPA IEP Manual (pdf) revised 10/15/2009
Link to State IEP Forms server


Districts are responsible for providing all teachers/specialists with a Username and Password for accessing the State IEP Forms server. If you have not yet obtained this information from your district, you may access downloadable forms and templates on our IEP and Special Education Forms page.

Special Education Procedural Handbook Revised
At its September meeting, the Superintendents' Council adopted revisions to the Special Education Procedural Handbook (pdf) to comply with current law.

Spirit of Education Winners
Two special education programs were selected to receive our Spirit of Education Awards: Grade A Cafe at Mountain Shadows Middle School and Social Thinking Skills Program at Casa Grande High School. See the news article on the SCOE website to learn more.

Private School Assessment Letter
A letter that explains the purpose of a special education assessment for parents of students in private schools and for private school staff is now available in the Forms section of our website.

Optional CMA Documents
Resources related to the California Modified Assessment (CMA) are now available in the Documents section of our website.

For Special Education Teachers and Parents
The Community Advisory Committee (CAC) informational brochure is available in English and Spanish.

NPS / NPA Information and Forms
2009-10 information and forms for Non-Public Schools & Agencies

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