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Purpose• Advise SPS of needs in the education of children with
disabilities;
• Participate in the development of priorities and strategies for meeting identified needs;
• Submit periodic reports and recommendations regarding the education of children with disabilities;
• Assist SPS in interpreting plans to the community for meeting special needs of children with disabilities for educational services;
• Review the policies and procedures for the provision of special education and related services;
• Participate in the review of the SPS’s annual plan
Membership
• Majority of voting membership – parents of students with disabilities
• One teacher voting member • Community service providers• Consultants
• Director of Special Education• Supervisors of Special Education• Parent Resource Center Representative• School Board Liaison
• Student Rep---TBD
Organization• Governed by bylaws last revised December 2009
• Subcommittees are assigned as needed to address goals of SEAC
• Purpose of Subcommittees include:
• Review policy manuals and proposed budget
• Advise the Special Education Department of technology needs
• Interpret the impact of SOLs on students with disabilities
• Monitor the transportation needs of students with disabilities
• Improve the communication between schools and parents
Organization (cont’d)
• Subcommittees include: • Disability Awareness• Transportation – Special• Transition• Disability Policies • Technology• Data/Assessments• Nominations• Local Special Education Annual Plan Review
Meetings• SEAC meets six times a year• Subcommittees meet as needed • Open to the public
• Advertised in community publications• KFMS at 6:30 p.m.
• Public Comment
SEAC Accomplishments for 2015Disability Awareness
• Disability Awareness Subcommittee is tasked with:• Raising public awareness • Providing parents with an understanding of the
functions of SEAC• Conducting public disability awareness training• Working with representatives from each school to
provide awareness activities especially during Disability History and Awareness Month - October
Disability Awareness & Resources Fair
• SEAC cosponsored at Nansemond River High School.• Resources to parents from school and community sources• Committee members and volunteers operated simulation
centers to include:• Wheelchair Slalom/Reacher - Fine and Gross Motor• Video Game Play w/Distorted Glasses -Visual• Mirror Writing -Visual and Learning• Impaired Reading Challenges - Visual, Learning,
and Comprehension• Puzzles w/Distorted Glasses - Visual/Spatial• Breaking Codes Challenge - Learning• Disability Myth Game - Disability Awareness
Disability Simulation Centers
Wheelchair Slalom
Mirror Writing Reading, Comprehension, and Puzzles
Video Game Challenge
Little Feet Meet• SEAC cosponsored with Special Olympics of Virginia
(SOVA) at King’s Fork High School• SOVA provided all equipment and training• Elementary students receiving self-contained services• Students paired with typically developing peers• Competed together to win awards in fun events• Students leaders from KFHS ran entire event• More than 200 students participated• With approval, to be an annual event for all grade levels
Technology• Technology Subcommittee• Monitors issues with current IEP software• Recommended several improvements• Recommended improvements to the Special Education
web pages• Discussed new print option, stressing parental input
Transition• Transition Subcommittee:• Monitors secondary transition services• Suggested a public awareness campaign to stress
importance of beginning preparations before age 14• Recommends improvements to orientation programs
for students receiving special education services• Recommends improvements for communication
between parents and schools during transition into new schools
Data and Assessment• Data and Assessment Subcommittee works with SPS’s
testing and research department to:• Review testing data, Annual Measurable Objectives
(AMOs) and their impact on the special education population
• Reviews graduation and/or exit data• Discussed the relationship between SOL assessments
and graduation• Monitors accreditation issues
Communication• Communication Subcommittee focuses on:• Improving communication between schools and parents• Recommended providing listings of resources and/or
classes and skills needed in each grade level• Stressed the need to provide resources and
communication for families with limited or no access to internet
• Recommended the need for a Parent Resource Newsletter
SEAC Training• SEAC leaders and the Director of Special Education
attended training provided by:• Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center
(PEATC)• Virginia Department of Education (VDOE)
• Our SEAC and SPS’s Special Education Department were commended for policies, procedures, and working relationship
• Gained new ideas on improving visibility• Shared information with other local SEACs and will
continue to mentor others in our region
SEAC 2015-2016
• Voting Membership:• Vivian Evett (parent) – Chairperson• Saul Godinez (parent) – Vice Chairperson• Ann Dunn (parent) – Secretary• Shameka Council (teacher)• Felicia Hamilton (parent)• Gleena Harper (parent)• Rebecca Shaw (WTCSB)• Mandy Terrill (parent)
Goals for 2015-2016
• Academic Performance• Graduation• Diploma Options• Transition Services• SOL Test and Alternate
Assessments• Transportation – Special
• Disability Awareness• Disability Harassment• Physical Restraint and
Seclusion• Special Education Budget• Special Education Parent
Resources
• Specific goals TBD• SEAC will continue to focus on how the following impacts
students with disabilities: