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Thursday, |
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7:00 p.m. |
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December 16, 2004 |
Library |
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PRESENT: |
Rose Gallaway, St. Clair
Child and Youth Services |
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Susie Jones, Trustee |
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Duncan Longwell, Trustee
(Chair) |
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Lisa Matthews, Learning
Disabilities Association of |
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Donna Scherer, Learning
Disabilities Association of Chatham-Kent (Vice-Chair) |
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Charlene Taylor, Member
"at large" |
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Jonathan Quaglia, Member
"at large" |
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Maggie Rochon, Easter Seal
Society of |
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Wenda Vallee, Autism Society of |
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Janet Vanderwerf, Member "at large" |
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Mary Weerdenburg, Pathways
Health Centre for Children |
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REGRETS: |
Marion Lennan, |
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Al Kuhn, Community Living Chatham-Kent |
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Laurie Mawlam, Community
Living Wallaceburg |
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RESOURCE |
Warren Kennedy, Superintendent of Education |
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STAFF: |
Chris Gordon and Debbie Seager, Special Education Co-ordinators Colleen Witt and Susan Ritchie, Speech-Language Pathologists |
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1.0 |
CALL TO ORDER AND APPROVAL OF AGENDA The meeting was called to
order at 7:00 p.m. An additional item
was added to the Agenda: Special
Education Reserve Spending (Item 4.0). |
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2.0 |
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF
2004 11 25 |
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The Minutes of 2004 11 25 were approved as written. |
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3.0 |
BUSINESS ARISING FROM
MINUTES |
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3.1 |
Referrals to the C. Gordon outlined the
programs available and the application process for the Provincial Schools for
students with severe learning disabilities.
The J. Quaglia
suggested that the Provincial School Application Template and the supporting
documentation may be of assistance when developing an IEP or other
information packages for students with special needs. |
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SPECIAL EDUCATION RESERVE
SPENDING W. Kennedy distributed a Memorandum to SEAC outlining the proposed spending of $110,000 from Special Education Reserves. Rationale was also provided in support of the spending in the following areas: · $25,000 for a six-month contract Information Technology Technologist position. · $60,000 for temporary Education Assistant support (approximately 4 positions (January to June) · $10,000 for costs associated with new web-based IEP · $10,000 for computer hardware and software for adaptive technology · $5,000 for costs associated with the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Demonstration Class. SEAC supported the spending and suggested that if additional funding became available they would encourage the hiring of additional Educational Assistants. An information Report to the Board, outlining the proposed spending, will be presented at the first Board meeting in January, 2005. |
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PRESENTATION –
AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION Colleen Witt, Speech-Language Pathologist and Alternative Communication Consultant presented an outline of services available for students requiring alternative strategies and/or systems to augment their communication skills. Students access the services through a referral made by the Principal and parent. C. Witt also demonstrated several of the devices and technology that may be used to augment communication. |
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UPDATES TO 2002-2003
INTERNAL REVIEW OF SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES |
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Revised versions of the
following sections were distributed by W. Kennedy: ·
Section
3b - Programs and Services for Behaviour ·
Section
3i - Programs and Services for Speech and Language Revisions included updated
statistics and recommendations from recent program reviews. Input from SEAC included: ·
support
for increased services for students in need of mental health treatment ·
support for the
continuation of speech and language services. |
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7.0 |
WEB-BASED IEP REVIEW UPDATE W. Kennedy announced that
the first meeting of the SEAC IEP Sub-Committee is scheduled for January 18,
2005. L. Matthews, J. Quaglia, C. Taylor and J. Vanderwerf
(D. Longwell, ex-officio) have volunteered to be on
the sub-committee co-ordinated by G. Haskell. |
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8.0 |
SPECIAL EDUCATION PLAN The review of Section 2.11
and Section 2.12 of the Special Education Plan was deferred to the next
meeting. |
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9.0 |
CORRESPONDENCE - None. |
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10.0 |
ASSOCIATION REPORTS AND
OTHER BUSINESS D. Scherer submitted an
article from the Provincial Parent Association Advisory Committee entitled
“The Importance of Special Education Advisory Committees to Boards of
Education”. |
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11.0 |
QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC - None. |
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12.0 |
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ·
2003-2004
EQAO Testing Results and Exemption Rates ·
Updates
to 2002-2003 Internal Review of Special Education Programs and Services ·
Special
Education Plan - Review of Sections 2.11 and 2.12 |
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NEXT MEETING |
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Thursday, January 27, 2005 |
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7:00 p.m. |
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14.0 |
ADJOURNMENT - 9:20
p.m. |
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Joan Sparks, |
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Recording Secretary. |