Making it Happen Podcast SELPA Administrators of California

This segment is entitled, “Making Everyone Happy: Re-Imagining SELPA Governance,” and is part two of our special education governance coverage. It features four experts in the field with vast experience in working as part of collaborative SELPA teams. Todd Brose is the proud Superintendent of Red Bluff Joint Union High School District and the Chair of the Tehama County SELPA Superintendents’ Council. Under Todd’s leadership, the Red Bluff community is committed to recog...

This segment is entitled, “Making It Accessible: Delivering Quality Mental Health Services.” This is another of several podcast episodes in Season 2 of the SELPA Making It Happen! podcast series, and it features four passionate leaders with significant experience in the design and delivery of mental health programs for students with disabilities. Trina Frazier, Assistant Superintendent of Student Services and SELPA for the Fresno County SELPA. Trina has served as a SELP...

This segment is entitled, “Making the Connection: Understanding SELPA Governance,” which is the first of a two-part segment, and it features four experts with vast experience in special education governance.Garth Lewis is the Superintendent of the Yolo County Office of Education. Garth has served in education for over 27 years, starting out as a paraeducator, teacher, site and district administrator, and as the assistant superintendent of instructional services and equity at the Y...

This segment is entitled, “Making It Available: The Role of SELPAs in Shared Service Models," and it features three amazing district leaders with vast experience in SELPA governance.Dr. Michele Bowers has been a school educator for 30 years and has proudly served as the Superintendent for Lancaster School District in Lancaster, California, for the last 10 years. Working on behalf of a very diverse population of more than 15,000 students in preschool through grade 8, Michele has champion...

This segment is entitled, “Making It Possible: The Role of SELPA in Addressing Equity,” and it features three extremely talented equity experts. Dr. Adam Clark, Superintendent of the Mt. Diablo Unified School District, a single district SELPA with over 26,000 students. Dr. Clark has been championing the cause of equity for years, and he first came to present to SELPA Administrators of California a few years ago related to his work in Vallejo City USD where he was closely inv...

This segment is entitled, “Making It Better: The Role of SELPA in Dispute Resolution and Prevention,” and it features three very talented individuals each with a wealth of experience. Katie Castruita - Katie is the proud parent of two teenage children, one of whom has an eligibility of autism and requires special education services. She resides in Redlands within San Bernardino County. She has been a member of the East Valley SELPA Community Advisory Committee for the ...