Special Education Advisory Committee
7:00 p.m. in the Brampton Room

Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009

SEAC Member list - revised, Nov. 19, 2009
SEAC meeting dates for 2009-2010

Open Session

1. Call to Order
   1.1         Approval of Agenda

   1.2         Special Presentations:

                 1.2.1       Rebecca Crouse, Superintendent of Education - Alternative Programs Re: Student Achievement Symposium

                 1.2.2       Marianne Fenner, Central SERT, Assistive Technology Re: Update on Assistive Technology for All

   
   
   
2. Declaration of Conflict of Interest

    

3. Minutes
   3.1        Special Education Advisory Committee Meeting, Oct. 20, 2009
   

    

4. Chair's Request for Written Questions from Committee members

    

5. Notices of Motion and Petitions

    

6. Delegations
   
   
   
   
7. Old Business
   

   7.1          Updated Special Education Advisory Committee Member List

   7.2          Selection of SEAC Representative and back up member for the Accessibility Advisory Committee (oral)

   
   
   

8. New Business
   

   8.1          Memorandum to Directors of Education from Barry Finlay, Ministry of Education Re: Regional Sessions: Continuous Improvement of Individual Education Plans (IEP) to Support Student Achievement

   
   
9. Reports from Officials and Staff
   

   9.1          JK – Grade 1 Assessment and Intervention Strategies Project 2009-2010

   9.2          Individual Education Plan (IEP) Report

   
   
   

10. Communications - For Action or Receipt
    

    10.1        Letter from Vince Tedesco, Regional Director, Ministry of Community and Social Services Re: Implementation Planning for Application Entities

    10.2        Letter from Honourable Kathleen Wynne, Minister of Education and Honourable Laurel Broten, Minister of Children and Youth Services Re: Improving Educational Outcomes for Children and Youth in Care

    10.3        Memorandum to Directors of Education from Barry Finlay, Ministry of Education Re: Information about Draft Guidelines and Regional Projects on Assessing Achievement in Alternative Areas (A4)

    10.4        Minutes for the Meeting of the Minister's Advisory Council on Special Education (MACSE) 

    10.5        Memorandum to Directors of Education from Kathy Verduyn, Ministry of Education Re: New Crown Ward Education Championship Teams

    10.6        Memorandum to Directors of Education from Barry Finlay, Ministry of Education Re: Shared Solutions: A Guide to Preventing and Resolving Conflicts Regarding Programs and Services for Students with Special Education Needs Survey Results

    10.7        Letter to Minister Kathleen Wynne from SEAC Chair, Rainy River District School Board Re: Funding for Psychological/Speech and Language Assessments, Bill 29 and Proposed Standards for Accessible Information and Communication 

    10.8        Letter to Minister Kathleen Wynne from SEAC Chair, District School Board Ontario North East Re: Special Education Funding

    
    
    

11. Response of Administration to Former Questions
    

    11.1        Response to Trustee MacDonald's question regarding Wait Times

    11.2        Response to Lorraine Yuill's question regarding Summer School and Special Education Students (on a future agenda)   

    
    
    

12. Reports from Representatives on Councils/Associations
    
    
    
13. Questions asked of and by Committee members

     

14. Public Question Period

     

15. Further Business

     

16. Adjournment
    

     

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Public meetings of the board are held in the board room, HJA Brown Education Centre, 5650 Hurontario Street, Mississauga.

Meetings are open to the public and feature open public question periods, and opportunities to attend as a delegation. For more information, contact Marion Smith, executive assistant, 905-890-1010/1-800-668-1146, ext. 2011 or e-mail: marion.smith@peelsb.com

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