Day: October 9, 2026

Middle school students working together in a California classroom served by a SELPA

SELPA in California: Local Plans, Funding and Governance

How California's Special Education Local Plan Areas work: SELPA options, local plans, governance, the CAC, AB 602 funding and the 2026-27 base rate.
Elementary student practicing a speech sound with picture cards beside a classmate, working on speech IEP goals

Speech IEP Goals: 29 Examples and How SLPs Measure Them

29 measurable speech IEP goals by area, what a speech-only IEP contains, how SLPs measure progress, and what a caseload of 50 means for practice.