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NOTICE OF MEETING
Special Education Advisory Committee
Wednesday, 27 February 2013
Trustees' Committee Room
7:00 pm
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Trustee Members:
Donna Blackburn Pam FitzGerald
Trustee, Zone 3 Trustee, Zone 5
Member Association Representatives:
Association for Bright Children of Ontario,
Rossana DiMito & Bruce Wallace
Down Syndrome Association, Mark Wylie & Cindy
Parkanyi
Ontario Associations for Families of Children with
Communications Disorders, Joyce Mortimer
Ottawa - Carleton Association for Persons with
Developmental Disabilities, Rob Kirwan
Community Representatives:
Chris Ellis Eileen Rose
ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES (NON- VOTING):
Council for Exceptional Children, Josette Bosc
Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario,
Susane Keyworth & Janet Fraser (alt.)
Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation,
Evan Cooper (teachers)
Jean Trant (Support Staff)
Tom Bickford & Dan Van Mourik (alt.) (PSSP)
STAFF:
Jill Bennett
Superintendent of Learning Support Services
Bronwyn Funiciello
Trustee, Zone 6
Autism Ontario, Ottawa Chapter,
Teresa Hedley & Tim Golding
Learning Disabilities Association of Ottawa -
Carleton,
Bob Fraser & Beth Doubt
Ottawa - Carleton Assembly of School Councils,
Beverly Naylor & Kevin McPherson
VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children,
Terry Warner
Miriam Fry
Ottawa - Carleton Elementary Operations
Committee, Wanda Mills -Boone & Kathi Kay (alt.)
Ottawa - Carleton Secondary School Administrators'
Network, Trudy Garland & Christine Kessler
Student Senate, TBD
DISTRIBUTION:
All Board Members Senior Administration Auditor
If you would like further information on this agenda please contact:
Kelly Sullivan, Committee Coordinator at 596 -8211, ext.8643, or
133 GREENBANK ROAD, OTTAWA, ONTARIO K2H 61_3
Tel: (613) 721 -1820 Fax: (613) 820 -6968 24 -Hour Automated Information Line (613) 596 -8222 Website: www.ocdsb.ca
kel ly. s u I I iva n (d)ocds b. ca
ABOUT SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE:
• The Special Education Advisory Committee shall:
(a) make recommendations to the Board in respect of any matter affecting the establishment,
development and delivery of Special Education programs and services for exceptional pupils of the
Board,
(b) participate in the Board's annual review of its Special Education Plan,
(c) participate in the Board's annual budget process as it relates to Special Education, and
(d) review the Board's financial statements related to Special Education.
• The Special Education Advisory Committee shall normally report to the Board through the Education
Committee.
• The Special Education Advisory Committee usually meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month during
the school year at 7:30 p.m. You may confirm dates and start times on the Board's web site.
ABOUT THE SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA:
• The Ottawa - Carleton District School Board posts complete standing committee and Special Education
Advisory Committee agendas and reports on the website on the Friday, at least ten days prior to the
scheduling of the meeting.
• The draft agenda for Board meetings is posted on the web at least six business days prior to the respective
meeting with the final agenda and related reports being posted on the Friday prior to the scheduled meeting.
• In most instances, staff names have been included on the agenda for contact purposes should you have any
questions prior to the meeting.
• If you would like further information on this Agenda or how the Committee meeting works, please contact
Kelly Sullivan, Committee Coordinator at (613) 596 -8211, ext. 8643, or kelly.sullivan(a)ocdsb.ca
HOW TO APPEAR AS A DELEGATION OR ASK A QUESTION AT A MEETING:
• Members of the public who would like to address the Board at a public meeting may do so as a delegation
or through the public question period.
• A maximum of five delegations will be heard at any regular Committee meeting. To request a spot, please
contact Kelly Sullivan, Board /Committee Coordinator at (613) 596 -8211, ext. 8643 or
ke11y.su1Iivan(a)ocdsb.ca
• To appear as a delegation, you must submit your written statement to Kelly Sullivan on your issue by 4:00
pm on the Thursday prior to a regularly scheduled Committee meeting. Your written statement will be
included in the agenda package.
• At the beginning of each Committee meeting, a maximum of 35 minutes will be allotted for delegations and
public question period. Each delegation is restricted to four minutes speaking time.
133 GREENBANK ROAD, OTTAWA, ONTARIO K2H 61_3
Tel: (613) 721 -1820 Fax: (613) 820 -6968 24 -Hour Automated Information Line (613) 596 -8222 Website: www.ocdsb.ca