Advisory Commission on Special Education Members
- Kristin Wright, Chair
- Diane Fazzi, Vice Chair
- Feda Almaliti
- Maureen Burness
- Morena de Grimaldi
- Kristi Hagans
- Somer Harding
- Sara Jocham
- Betty Karnette
- Gina Plate
- Nancy Portillo
- Naomi Rainey
- Mariano Sanz
- Barbara Schulman
- Jaclyn Vincent
Student Members
- Matthew Stacy
- Timothy Higgins
Legislative Members
- Carol Liu, Senate
- Joan Buchanan, Assembly
State Board of Education
Carl Cohn, Liaison
State Special Schools
Scott Kerby, Director, State Special Schools & Services Division
California Department of Education
Executive Secretary
Fred Balcom, Director, Special Education Division
California Department of Education
Agenda Times Are Approximate and Are Provided for Convenience Only
All items may be re-ordered to be heard on any day of the noticed meeting. The order of business may be changed without notice.
Advisory Commission on Special Education
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California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 1101 Sacramento, California 916-445-4602 |
Thursday, May 2, 2013 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time ± |
California Department of Education 1430 N Street, Room 1101 Sacramento, California 916-445-4602 |
Please see the detailed agenda for more information about the items to be considered and acted upon. The public is welcome.
Guidelines for Public Input Sessions
The Commission welcomes public involvement. Opportunities for public comment are provided at every Commission meeting.
Reasonable Accommodation for Any Individual With a Disability
Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in a meeting or function of the Advisory Commission on Special Education (ACSE), may request assistance by contacting the Special Education Division, 1430 N Street, Suite 2401, Sacramento, CA, 95814; telephone, 916-445-4602; fax, 916-327-3706.
Advisory Commission on Special Education
Agenda, Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 1101
Sacramento, California
NOTE: Items not heard or completed on March 6, 2013, may be carried over to March 7, 2013.
10:00 - 10:10 a.m.
- Call to Order - Roll Call
- Salute to the Flag
- Communications and Announcements
- Review of Agenda
10:10 - 10:25 a.m.
Item 1-Subject: Operations and Planning for the Advisory Commission on Special Education (ACSE):
- Election of 2013–14 officers
- Student commissioner appointment
- Review 2013–14 meeting calendar
Type of Action: Action, Information
10:25 a.m. - Noon
Item 2-Subject: Standing committees will meet separately to discuss and make recommendations to the ACSE, to wit:
Policy Review and Development Standing Committee:
-
California Code of Regulations, Title 5 review
- Clarification regarding teachers of students with vision impairments
- Specific learning disability language
- Items for further review in Phase II
- Behavior intervention plan language and policy considerations
- Special education master plan review proposal
Legislation Standing Committee:
- Review current legislation of interest to the ACSE.
- Review of legislative platform and recommendations for changes and adoption by the ACSE.
- Legislative purview and protocol of the ACSE to weigh in.
- Establish protocol with legislation, letters, tracking of bills, public testimony at hearings.
- Assignment of roles and responsibilities.
- Review of State budget language related to behavior intervention plan.
Type of Action: Action, Information
Noon - 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Item 3-Subject: Standing committees to convene to discuss outcomes, committee recommendations, and next steps.
Type of Action: Action, Information
1:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Item 4-Subject: Public comment is invited on any matter not included on the printed agenda. The Commission is precluded from discussing matters not included on the meeting agenda; however, questions may be asked for clarification. Issues raised by the public may be referred to a future meeting agenda for Commission discussion. A five minute time limit is allocated for each individual.
Type of Action: Information
1:45 - 3:15 p.m.
Item 5-Subject: Panel discussion on the provision of educationally related mental health services in public schools:
- Chris Drouin – Associate Director, California Department of Education (CDE)
- Ron Powell – Director, Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area
- Margaret Sedor – Director, Sweetwater Union High School District
- Ken Berrick – Chief Executive Officer, Seneca Center
Type of Action: Action, Information
3:15 - 3:30 p.m. Break
3:30 - 3:45 p.m.
Item 6-Subject: Reports from ACSE legislative appointees and/or liaisons including Assembly Member Joan Buchanan; Senator Carol Liu; and Carl Cohn, Member, State Board of Education (SBE) and SBE liaison to the ACSE.
Type of Action: Action, Information
3:45 - 4:30 p.m.
Item 7-Subject: Discussion of presentations and concepts presented to the ACSE during the 2012–13 year for the purpose of developing policy recommendations for submittal to the SBE.
Type of Action: Action, Information
4:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Item 8-Subject: Commissioner reports on activities, liaison work and representation of the ACSE outside of ACSE meetings.
Type of Action: Action, Information
Adjournment of day's session.
Advisory Commission on Special Education
Agenda, Thursday, May 2, 2013, 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 1101
Sacramento, California
8:30 - 8:40 a.m.
- Call to Order - Roll Call
- Salute to the Flag
- Communications and Announcements
- Review of Agenda
8:40 - 9:00 a.m.
Item 9-Subject: The ACSE to complete any unfinished business from prior day.
Type of Action: Action, Information
9:00 - 9:20 a.m.
Item 10-Subject: Update and discussion on National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) and Smarter Balance Assessment Consortium (SBAC) specific to students with disabilities presented by Kristen Brown, Education Programs Consultant, Policy and Program Services Unit, Special Education Division, CDE.
Type of Action: Action, Information
9:20 - 9:40 a.m.
Item 11-Subject: Update and discussion on State budget presented by Jillian Kissee, Finance Budget Analyst, Education Systems Unit, California Department of Finance.
Type of Action: Action, Information
9:40 - 10:00 a.m.
Item 12-Subject: Input is invited from the public and organizational representatives including, yet not limited to, the following interested entities: California Association of Resource Specialist Plus, California Teachers Association, California School Employees Association, Parent-Teachers Associations, Special Education Administrators of County Offices, Special Education Local Plan Areas, Family Empowerment Centers, Parent Training and Information Centers*, California Charter Schools Association, and California Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
*Time will be allocated to distance participant Parent Training Institutes to present issues of importance to parents.
Type of Action: Information
10:00 - 10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 - 10:35 a.m.
Item 13-Subject: Update and discussion on the proposed state budget pertaining to Workability presented by Jill Larson, Education Programs Consultant, Special Education Division, CDE.
Type of Action: Action, Information
10:35 - 10:55 a.m.
Item 14-Subject: Report on matters pertaining to State Special Schools.
Scott Kerby, Director, State Special Schools & Services Division Department of Education.
Type of Action: Action, Information
10:55 - 11:15 a.m.
Item 15-Subject: Special Education Division report by Fred Balcom, Director, Special Education Division, CDE.
Type of Action: Action, Information
11:15 - 11:35 a.m.
Item 16-Subject: August 2013 agenda building. ACSE Members are invited to participate in agenda for August meeting.
Type of Action: Action, Information
11:35 a.m. - 12:25 p.m.
Item 17-Subject: Grazer Outstanding Achievement in Learning (GOAL) Award:
- Presentation by Erin Studer, Executive Director, CHIME Charter School about the CHIME Institute's unique model of inclusive education.
- Presentation of the 2012–13 award to the CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Community School
by CDE official(s) including photo opportunity.
Type of Action: Action, Information
12:25 - 1:30 p.m.
Item 18-Subject: GOAL award luncheon to be held in Room 1801 at the California Department of Education.
Type of Action: Information
Adjournment of day's session.
Adjournment of meeting.