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(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) State Advisory Panel for Exceptional Children (SAPEC) meeting will be on Oct. 19.
The council’s purpose is to support the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires that states establish advisory panels to advise and assist the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) on special education and related services for children with disabilities. The SAPEC members represent various agencies, individuals with disabilities, parents of children with disabilities, service providers and administrators.
The council’s purpose is to support the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) which requires that states establish advisory panels to advise and assist the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) on special education and related services for children with disabilities. The SAPEC members represent various agencies, individuals with disabilities, parents of children with disabilities, service providers and administrators.
The meeting will be held in the 5th Floor State Board Room at the 300 Building, Frankfort, KY and virtually through Microsoft Teams.
A full agenda follows:
State Advisory Panel for Exceptional Children (SAPEC)
Oct. 19, 2023, 9 a.m. ET
In person at 300 Sower Building, Frankfort, KY and
virtually through Microsoft Teams
Agenda
9 a.m.
I. Welcome
Tonika East, State Advisory Panel for Exceptional Children (SAPEC) Chair
II. Review Meeting Norms and Duties
Misty Green, Office of Special Education and Early Learning (OSEEL)
III. Roll Call of Members
Tonika East, SAPEC Chair
IV. Membership Update
Melody Cooper, Policy Advisor, Office of Special Education and Early Learning
V. Review and Approval of Meeting Minutes
Tonika East, SAPEC Chair
VI. Election of Officer
Vice Chair
VII. Public Comment
Tonika East, SAPEC Chair
VIII. Preschool Update
Thomas Williams, Early Learning Administrator
IX. Guidance Update
Veronica Sullivan, Director, Division of IDEA Implementation and Preschool
X. Due Process Update
Carol Ann Morrison, Director, Division of IDEA Monitoring and Results
Noon
Lunch
1 p.m.
XI. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
Marjorie Thompson
XII. Special Education Regional Technical Assistance Center (SERTAC) Update
Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative, Dionne Bates, Director/Implementation and Improvement Lead
XIII. Committee Meetings (10 minutes for each committee meeting)
- Transition
- Parent Involvement
- Supervision and Legislative
- FAPE (Free Appropriate Public Education)
- Communication
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Ad Hoc
XIV. 2024 Meeting Schedule
Tonika East, SAPEC Chair
XV. Final Remarks and Exit Slip Reminder
Tonika East, SAPEC Chair
XVI. Adjournment
Tonika East, SAPEC Chair
Next Meeting: To Be Determined
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