Tri Valley Selpa

What Tri Valley Selpa does

Tri-Valley SELPA (Special Education Local Plan Area) is a California-mandated regional education coordination entity that assures provision of special education and related services to students with disabilities ages 0-22 residing in east Alameda County. The organization is comprised of six member districts — Sunol Glen Unified, Pleasanton Unified, Dublin Unified, Livermore Valley Joint Unified, Mountain House Elementary, and Alameda County Office of Education — collectively serving approximately 40,000 students of whom 4,652 require special education. It is governed by a Governance Council of trustees drawn from each member district and operates as a public administrative body under California state law rather than a commercial enterprise.

Its core "products" are coordination and direct service programs: development of the Local Plan, fiscal Allocation Plan, and annual Budget and Service Plans; state-mandated reporting via CALPADS; Childfind identification assistance; regionalized professional development (including DCN-hosted trainings and an SJSU-affiliated MA in Special Education); Educationally Related Mental Health Services (ERMHS) clinical counseling delivered in schools; and Infant and Toddler Services for children 0-2 with low-incidence disabilities (hearing, vision, orthopedic impairments) provided in homes and playgroups. Underlying technology is limited to standard educational management and compliance systems (CALPADS, WCAG/508-compliant website, email and event platforms); no proprietary platform, software product, or AI capability is in evidence.

Tri-Valley SELPA receives funding from the California Department of Education through CALPADS, distributed to member districts per its Allocation Plan. It charges no fees to families or districts, holds no pricing model, has no investors or parent company, and generates no commercial revenue. The customer base is structurally fixed at six member districts and one state funding source, with a 9-person staff (Director Nanette Gray Marinov, Assistant Director Nicole Lodato, Executive Secretary Andrea McDermott, plus clinical and administrative personnel). Strategic activity is incremental and operational: annual budget approvals, accessibility certification, IDEA 50th-anniversary programming, and partnerships with Special Olympics Northern California, Family Resource Navigators, DCN, SJSU, and Regional Center of the East Bay.

Name

Tri Valley Selpa

Legal name

Tri-Valley SELPA

Website

https://tri-valleyselpa.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tri-Valley SELPA is a California-mandated regional office that coordinates special education services for ~4,652 students with disabilities across six school districts in east Alameda County, funded by state education allocations and delivering clinical, infant, and professional development programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Special Education Administration

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Benefits Counseling & Financial Literacy for Transition-Age Youth (EDAKANAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Attendance, Engagement & Truancy Intervention Services (EDAJAIAI), Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) & Emotional Regulation Programs (EDAMAIAC)

Keywords

• Special education coordination
• Special education services
• Early intervention services
• Mental health counseling
• Special education compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Pleasanton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Tri-Valley SELPA receives funding from the California Department of Education through the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS). Special education funds are distributed to member districts according to an Allocation Plan. The organization operates as a public education entity without commercial revenue streams.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tri Valley SELPA is a public Special Education Local Plan Area that coordinates and delivers special education services for approximately 4,652 students with disabilities across six member school districts in east Alameda County, California. It administers pooled special education funding, provides direct clinical and mental health services (ERMHS), early intervention programs for infants and toddlers, professional development for educators, and parent/community training.

Product overview

Tri-Valley SELPA is a regional special education office providing services across six school districts in east Alameda County, serving approximately 40,000 students including 4,652 students with disabilities ages 0-22. The organization offers a portfolio of services including Infant and Toddler Services for children 0-2 with developmental delays or low incidence disabilities, Clinical Services providing Educationally Related Mental Health Services (ERMHS) through outpatient and Counseling Enriched Class programs, Special Olympics athletics, the Make a Difference Awards recognition program, a Community Advisory Committee for parent engagement, professional development trainings, and comprehensive parent resources including handbooks and procedural safeguards in multiple languages. These services work together to ensure compliance with federal and state special education laws while supporting students with disabilities and their families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Infant and Toddler Services Early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families residing in the Tri Valley SELPA region, provided out of the Pleasanton, CA office.
• Clinical Services / ERMHS (Educationally Related Mental Health Services) Direct clinical and mental health counseling services for students with disabilities served by Tri Valley SELPA member districts.
• Special Olympics Program Special Olympics athletics program for students with disabilities served by Tri Valley SELPA.
• Professional Development (DCN Trainings) Professional development and training for educators and staff via the Digital Classroom Network (DCN), supporting instructional practice for students with disabilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,652 students with disabilities receive special education services through member districts
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Special Olympics of Northern CaliforniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDublin, Pleasanton and Livermore school districts participate in the Tri-Valley Schools Partnership Program as part of Special Olympics of Northern California. This program gives students with special needs in east Alameda County an opportunity to participate in athletic events including basketball, track and field, soccer, and bowling throughout the year.
• Family Resource NavigatorsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Family Resource Navigators for parent workshops on topics including children with complex medical needs, digital technology, and parenting under pressure. FRN provides interpretation services in multiple languages including Cantonese, Korean, Vietnamese, and others.
• Diagnostic Center, Northern California (DCN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDCN Trainings are hosted by Tri-Valley SELPA, providing professional development opportunities for staff working in member districts. Training topics include differentiated instruction, collaborative assessment, and alternative dispute resolution.
• San Jose State UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSJSU/Tri-Valley SELPA Collaboration offers a Master of Arts in Special Education with Education Specialist Credential. Hybrid program with classes held in the Tri-Valley area (Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin).
• Regional Center of the East BayminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSELPA participates in ChildFind activities with Regional Center to identify infants who may benefit from early intervention services. Families served by Regional Center of the East Bay are targeted for leadership training programs.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Contra Costa County SELPA: Another neighboring California SELPA providing the same statutory special education Local Plan, fiscal allocation, and compliance coordination across member school districts. Operationally and structurally equivalent to Tri-Valley SELPA.
• San Mateo County SELPA: Bay Area SELPA performing comparable regional special education coordination, IDEA compliance support, and direct clinical/infant services. Structurally and functionally analogous to Tri-Valley SELPA.
• Santa Clara County SELPA: An adjacent California SELPA performing the same statutory special education coordination role across multiple member districts. It is a direct functional peer in the same state-level SELPA structure as Tri-Valley SELPA.
• Regional Center of the East Bay: A regional disability services coordination body serving the same east Alameda County geography. Tri-Valley SELPA partners with it on ChildFind activities and transition-age leadership training, and both organizations perform case coordination for residents with developmental disabilities.

Others

• Special Olympics of Northern California: Tri-Valley SELPA runs a Tri-Valley Schools Partnership program under Special Olympics Northern California, delivering athletic programming to students with disabilities. Comparable as a complementary regional service provider for the same target population.

Broad incumbents

• California Department of Education: The state-level education authority that mandates SELPA formation and channels special education funding through CALPADS. It is comparable as the umbrella regulator and funding source for all California SELPAs, including Tri-Valley SELPA.
• Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE): ACO is one of Tri-Valley SELPA's six member entities and provides the broader county-wide administrative and oversight role for special education across Alameda County. It is comparable as a regional education administrative body in the same jurisdiction, though its scope is significantly broader than Tri-Valley SELPA's east-county focus.

Regional players

• Diagnostic Center, Northern California (DCN): A California Department of Education-funded diagnostic and training center that hosts professional development sessions hosted by Tri-Valley SELPA. It is comparable as a regional special education capacity-builder operating in the same Bay Area footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tri-valley-selpa

Compliance2 records

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Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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