Governance Council

The Contra Costa Special Education Local Plan Area (Contra Costa SELPA) is governed by a Governance Council composed of six voting superintendents from member LEAs and one non-voting representative from the Community Advisory Committee.

Representation on the Governance Council is as following:

Contra Costa County Office of Education Superintendent of Schools for Contra Costa County
Antioch Unified School District Superintendent of Antioch Unified School District
Pittsburg Unified School District Superintendent of Pittsburg Unified School District
Acalanes, Walnut Creek, Moraga, Orinda, Lafayette, and Canyon School Districts, one Superintendent appointed by a joint committee of superintendents of those Districts
Oakley, Liberty, Brentwood, Byron and Knightsen School District, one Superintendent appointed by a joint committee of superintendents of those Districts
John Swett and Martinez School Districts, one Superintendent appointed by a joint committee of superintendents of those District

Members are appointed for one year, but may be re-appointed to additional terms. The annual term shall be from July 1 to June 30, although appointments or selection of substitute superintendent by the same region superintendent may occur at any time as provided above.

2021-2022 Governance Council Membership

District(s)	Superintendent	Telephone
Brentwood, Byron, Knightsen, Liberty, Oakley	Harvey Yurkovich (Chair)	925-626-3310
Acalanes, Canyon, Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda, Walnut Creek	John Nickerson, Ed.D. (Vice Chair)	925-280-3900
Antioch Unified School District	Stephanie Anello	925-779-7500
Contra Costa County Office of Education	Lynn Mackey	925-942-3433
John Swett, Martinez	Helen Rossi	925-335-5908
Pittsburg Unified School District	Janet Schulze, Ed.D.	925-473-2300

21-22 Governance Council Membership - Non-voting Member

Title	Name	Telephone
CAC Parent Representative	CAC Chair - Shauna Yeager	925-827-0949 (SELPA Office)

Meeting Dates

Through a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA), the Contra Costa SELPA Governance Council shall meet no less than four times per school year. Additional meetings may be called at the request of any representative of the Governance Council pursuant to adopted policies.

The Contra Costa SELPA Director is responsible for preparing the agenda and all supporting materials for each meeting. The agenda and packet materials are available 72 hours in advance of each meeting date at the SELPA office.

All meetings of the Governance Council shall be held according to law.

All Governance Council regular meetings are held in the SELPA conference room, 9:30-11:30 a.m. See the meeting schedule and agenda page for details of special meetings.

Regular & Special Meetings 2022-2023
Regular Meeting Tuesday September 13, 2022 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Contra Costa SELPA - Conference Room	Study Session Tuesday December 6, 2022 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Contra Costa County Office of Education - Board Room	Regular Meeting Tuesday December 13, 2022 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Contra Costa SELPA - Conference Room
Study Session Tuesday January 17, 2023 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Contra Costa SELPA - Conference Room	Regular Meeting Tuesday February 21, 2023 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Contra Costa SELPA - Conference Room	Regular Meeting Tuesday April 25, 2023 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Contra Costa SELPA - Conference Room
Regular Meeting Tuesday June 6, 2023 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Contra Costa SELPA - Conference Room