Sonoma County SELPA

Upcoming Events

AAC Foundations

Virtual Via Zoom

September 17th, 2025 - 1:00 pm

What is AAC Foundations?

The AAC Foundations trainings are designed to bring speech-language pathologists together with teachers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, school psychologists, behaviorists, paraeducators...anyone who can play a critical role in a collective team supporting the language and communication skill development for our students who use aided forms of communication.

DCN: Telling Stories in School with Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Virtual

September 24th, 2025 - 12:30 pm

Narrative skills are essential to both social and academic development, but these important skills are often overlooked for students who require augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), particularly when students are at the beginning stages of language development and device use. How can we support the development of these crucial skills in storytellers who use AAC? This session examines the importance and assessment of narrative skills for these students. Finally, we explore evidence-based interventions to support the telling of both personal and fictional narratives from the beginning levels of storytelling to development of episodic stories.

Presenter(s)

Intended Audience

Speech-language pathologists
Special education teachers

Participants Will

Describe the importance of narrative skills for the social and academic development of AAC users
Evaluate students' current level of narrative skills
Develop intervention plans to increase students' narrative skills

Date: 9/24/25

Time: 12:30 - 3:30

Location: Redwood Empire Schools Insurance Group

5760 Skylane Blvd #100, Windsor, CA 95492

* A calendar invite and training materials will be sent prior to the training

AAC Foundations

Virtual Via Zoom

September 24th, 2025 - 1:00 pm

What is AAC Foundations?

Goalbook PD

Virtual Via Zoom

September 24th, 2025 - 2:30 pm

Goalbook Virtual PD Session

September 24, 2025

2:30pm - 3:30pm

The Sonoma County SELPA is excited to offer access to the Goalbook Toolkit again this school year!

Staff with active licenses are invited to join our virtual professional development session on September 24, 2025, at 2:30 PM.

If you're interested in securing licenses for your team, please contact Sasha Cave at scave@sonomaselpa.org.

**PLEASE NOTE THE ZOOM LINK AND THE CALENDAR INVITE WILL BE SENT ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2025**

Transition Workshop

SCOE: 5340 Skylane Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA 95403

September 25th, 2025 - 9:00 am

This training focuses on the development and writing of high-quality Individual Transition Plans (ITPs) within the IEP process.

Participants will review the legal requirements for transition planning and learn how to use age-appropriate assessments to inform measurable postsecondary goals. The session emphasizes how to write clear, outcome-oriented goals in the areas of education/training, employment, and independent living, and how to align transition services and annual IEP goals to support those outcomes.

Practical guidance, examples, and templates will be provided to strengthen the quality and compliance of ITPs, ensuring that they are student-centered, measurable, and actionable.

When: September 25, 2025

Time: 9am - 12pm

Where: Sonoma County Office of Education, 5340 Skylane Blvd. Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Intended Audience: Case Managers that write IEP plans

DCN: Social Communication in School-Age Students

Virtual

September 29th, 2025 - 2:00 pm

Date: 9/29/25

Time: 2:00 - 3:30

Format: Virtual

Janet McLellan, Ph.D., M.A., CCC-SLP-L, Speech-Language Pathologist

George is having a hard time making friends. In conversations, he sometimes interrupts or changes the topic abruptly. He doesn't pick up on nonverbal cues and often misinterprets his classmates' intentions or feelings. In the classroom, he struggles to follow rules. He always seems to be in trouble. His classmates sometimes tease him. As part of an interprofessional team we are often asked to evaluate and intervene with students who, like George, struggle with social communication. This training will address what social communication is, how we assess it and evidence-based strategies for intervening. The training will focus on students who are in late elementary through high school.

Intended Audience

Speech-language pathologists
Administrators
Special education teachers
School psychologists

Participants Will

Define social communication and its disorders
Describe assessment strategies for students' social communication
Explain how to implement evidence-based interventions for students who struggle with social communication
Work as part of an interprofessional team to address social communication

SEIS PROVIDER LEVEL TRAINING FOR BEGINNERS

SCOE: 5340 Skylane Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA 95403

September 30th, 2025 - 9:00 am

In this session, members of our SELPA data and program teams will teach the basics of SEIS and IEP writing. This training is designed for case managers and service providers who are new to navigating SEIS and writing IEPs and for those who need a refresher. Please join us in person at SCOE!

When: Tuesday, September 30, 2025 | 9AM-12PM

Where: SCOE 5340 Skylane Blvd Santa Rosa CA

Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI)

SCOE: 5340 Skylane Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA 95403

October 3rd, 2025 - 8:30 am

Developed by the Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), this workshop offers a behavior management system designed to help individuals working with people who are in crisis to maintain safety and security for all involved. The program focuses on prevention, de-escalation, personal safety, and physical intervention techniques. It aims to empower staff to manage difficult situations effectively and responsibly.

Objectives:

Identify the potential for aggressive or disruptive behaviors
Identify the appropriate measures to avoid, decelerate, and/or de-escalate a crisis situation
Assess the level of risk associated with a crisis situation and intervene appropriately. Manage behavioral risk by learning disengagement and/or holding skills
Describe the potential impact that crisis situations have on individuals and staff while providing person-centered, proactive services

When: October 3, 2025

Time: 8:30am - 4:30pm

Where: Sonoma County Office of Education

Presenters: Lupita Reyes & Sasha Cave (Sonoma County SELPA, Certified CPI Instructors)

Cost: $60 per person

CALPADS Special Education Fall Roadshow 2025

SCOE: 5340 Skylane Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 or Virtual

October 8th, 2025 - 9:00 am

This session will cover:

• Fall 1 CALPADS Data Submission and Reports
• What’s new for Fall 1
• State Performance Plan (SPP)/Annual Performance Report Indicators using Fall 1 data
• Data for Annual Determinations Letter (ADL)
• Monitoring Reports and Holding Timely Meetings

When: Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 9:00am - 12:00pm

Where: This is a hybrid meeting. In-person will be held at the Sonoma County Office of Education, 5340 Skylane Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA. If attending virtually, the link to participate will be sent one week prior to the event.

Audience: Special education data coordinators, SELPA-level staff, and CALPADS administrators are encouraged to attend, particularly those with access to CALPADS, the local Special Education Data System, and the Student Information System. Attendees should bring laptops if possible.

If you require accommodations per the Americans with Disabilities Act, please notify Sheri Roberge by October 1, 2025, at sheriroberge@sonomaselpa.org or (707) 522-3102.