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EE/SS Advisory committee
The Exceptional Education & Student Services Advisory Committee (EE/SSAC) membership
includes parents, teachers, Exceptional Education & Student Services staff, administrators,
and community agency representatives. Together We're Better!
What is the purpose of the Committee?
The primary objective of this committee will be to serve in an advisory capacity
on those matters that affect schools, students and the community. Included in
these duties will be:
- To advise the Duval County Public Schools Exceptional Education & Student
Services (DCPS EE/SS) Department of unmet needs within the county.
- To advise the DCPS EE/SS Department in developing and implementing policies
relating to the coordination of services for children with special needs.
- To review data.
- To comment as an organization publicly on any rules or regulations
proposed by the Department of Education (DOE) regarding the education of
children with special needs.
- To provide representation to task forces, advisory committees, etc., at
the local, state, and national levels.
- To provide insight and direction from a parent and community point of view
to the DCPS EE/SS department.
The EE/SSAC shall also perform those duties assigned to it by the District
Improvement Plan.
2008 - 2009 EE/SSAC Meeting Schedule
The EE/SSAC present a series of
free workshops for families of Duval County
Public Schools students receiving EE/SS services:
Workshop dates:
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September 11, 2008: Exceptional Education/Student
Services
(EE/SS)/Initiatives/Updates/Challenges
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October 14, 2008: Sunshine State Standards Access
Points, Florida Alternate Assessment and Diploma Options: What Parents Need
to Know
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November 13, 2008 (6 p.m.) Attendance, Discipline and
Dropout
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February 12, 2009: Behavior Strategies for Pre-K and
Early Elementary Age Students
EE/SSAC General Business
meeting Dates:
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January 8, 2009
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April 9, 2009
All Presentations and
Business Meetings begin at 7 p.m. (except November 13,
2008 will begin at 6 p.m.). All workshops are held at
the:
Exceptional Education/Student Services (EE/SS)
Professional Learning Communities Center (PLCC)
4124 Boulevard Center Dr 32207
346-4601
EE/SSAC Board: Chairperson: Jill Fane
(376-5983); Past Chairperson: Susan Adams
(353-6300); Vice Chairperson: Stacy Leach
(945-6422); Secretary: Judy Glendenning
(346-4601 x118) Membership: Vacant;
Historian/Parliamentarian: Charlotte Temple
(358-1200)
The 14th Annual "Tools for Success" Conference
February 25, 2009
8 am - 3 pm
Schultz Center
4019 Boulevard Center Drive
Jacksonville, Florida 32207The Fourteenth Annual
"Tools for Success" Conference benefiting Families of
Children with Special Needs in Northeast Florida will
take place on February 25, 2009 at the Schultz Center
for Teaching and Leadership. It is a FREE conference for
families, educators and professionals.
The "Tools for Success" Family Conference is a
collaborative community effort through the Duval County
Public Schools, Clay County Public Schools, Nassau
County Public Schools, Florida Diagnostic and Learning
Resources System (FDLRS/Crown), ASK at ARC Jacksonville,
UF Center for Autism & Related Disabilities (CARD),
Family Network on Disabilities of Florida (FND), Florida
Inclusion Network (FIN), Central Florida Parent Center (CFPC),
Spina Bifida Association, SEDNET and other community
agencies and parent groups.
If you would like further information, please
contact:
Judy Glendenning
Parent Services Specialist, FDLRS/Crown
Professional Learning Communities Center
4124 Boulevard Center Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32207
903-346-4601 x118 (office)
904-346-4612 (fax)
glendennij@duvalschools.org
www.fdlrscrown.org
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