Jeremiah interviews a live panel of charter leaders at the 2025 Charter SELPA Leadership Academy in Sacramento California. New Charter SELPA program coordinator Grace Ridgeway shares her favorite SELPA sped resources, and panelists give insight into challenges, solutions, and successes from the 2024-2025 school year.

Show Notes:

El Dorado Charter SELPA Special Education Procedural Guide

2025-2026 Annual Special Education Playbook

Charter SELPA Staffing Shortages and Credentialing Resources padlet

To access guidance documents, professional learning opportunities and other El Dorado Charter SELPA resources, visit www.charterselpa.org

More about our panelists:

Kerry Hinsche is a special education leader at iLEAD Exploration, an independent study charter school program celebrating the passions and interests of students through personalized learning. The independent study model supports learners with unique needs with an innovative educational approach.

Tim Drury

X - @TheTimDrury and @Chrysalis_CS

Facebook: Chrysalis Charter School

LinkedIn - Tim Drury

Instagram: chrysalischarter

#chrysalis

In Episode 10, sponsored by Pathways to Partnership, Jeremiah sits down with David Dowling, live at the 2025 SELPA Administrators of California ADR Conference to discuss how important active listening, managing your own perspective, and intentional communication can be when resolving or managing disagreements.

Show Notes:

David Dowling

https://www.dowlingdisputeresolution.com/

https://law.pepperdine.edu/straus/ (Pepperdine Institute for Dispute Resolution)

Book Recommendation:

Getting To Yes (Roger Fisher, William Ury)

For more about Pathways to Partnership, visit www.Pathways2Partnership.org

Jeremiah records live at the annual Charter SELPA Leadership Academy in Long Beach, CA. In the Charter SELPA’s first collaboration episode with Pathways to Partnership, Jeremiah sits down with Aubrie Fulk and the P2P crew to learn more about their organization and how they support school leaders, parents, and IEP team members with proactive conflict resolution. Next, he interviews a panel of leadership academy attendees on initiatives at their school, how they support each other in their school communities, and developing stakeholder relationships.

Pathways To Partnership:

Aubrie Fulk, Director of Student, Family, & District Support

Alternative Dispute Resolution & Prevention, Tehama County Department of Education

https://pathways2partnership.org/

California Family Empowerment Center contact map

LEA Administrator Panel:

Cynthia Austin, Director of Special Education, New West Charter School https://www.newwestcharter.org/

Lizzie Downes, Special Education Program Administrator, https://greendot.org/

Tania Gómez- (She/Her/Ella)- Special Education Program Administrator

Green Dot Public Schools, California tania.gomez@greendot.org

Shalene Wright, Ed.D., Director of Student Services, Environmental Charter Schools

https://ecsonline.org/

Mrs. Ashlee Patel, Westlake Charter School, Coordinator of Special Education

www.westlakecharter.com