The Santa Clarita Valley SELPA actively encourages parents or community members who know of a child (birth to age 22) who may have special needs to contact their local school district office. The Santa Clarita Valley Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) is a consortium of 5 school districts: Castaic, Newhall, Saugus, Sulphur Springs and William S. Hart Union High School District. These districts work together to provide special education services for students with identified disabilities from birth to age twenty-two. Services are offered in the least restrictive environment in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

Once referred to special education, students are assessed to determine the disability and its impact on school performance to determine eligibility for special education services. Students with any of the following disabilities may be eligible for special education services: autism, hearing impaired including deafness, deaf-blindness, emotionally disturbed, speech and language impairment, intellectual disability, orthopedic impairment, multiple disabilities, specific learning disability, traumatic brain injury, other health impairment, visual impairment. All assessments are followed by an Individual Education Plan (IEP) team meeting, at which parents, teacher, and staff determine eligibility, specific goals, placement, and objectives. Parent permission is required for all Special Education Services. To make a referral, contact your local public school office or your district office. 

DISTRICT SPECIAL EDUCATION OFFICES

Castaic Union School District            

28131 Livingston Avenue             

Valencia, CA 91355          

661-257-4500

Newhall School District

25375 Orchard Village Road, Suite 200

Valencia, CA 91355 

661-291-4000

Saugus Union School District             

24930 Avenue Stanford             

Santa Clarita, CA 91355             

661 294-5300             

Sulphur Springs Union School District

27000 Weyerhaeuser Wy

Santa Clarita, CA 

661-252-5131

William S. Hart Union High            

School District            

21380 Centre Pointe Parkway 

Santa Clarita, CA  91350             

661-259-0033