Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC)
Role of the Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC)
The Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) meets monthly:
- To provide advice on Special Education to Board on matters affecting
establishment, development, and delivery of Special Education programs and
services for exceptional pupils. - To include a membership of First Nations’ representation (for students attending
under an Education Services Agreement) and representatives of local
associations, community parent members - To include a 4-year term; coinciding with the election of Board of Trustees
Meetings are held virtually using Microsoft Teams with audio-conferencing available from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Please note, some meetings may be held via teleconference.
Committee Members
PARENT REPRESENTATIVES |
|
| Christine Heavens, Committee Chair | Parent Representative |
BOARD OF TRUSTEES |
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| Dennis Draves | Trustee, Cochrane and Smooth Rock Falls |
| Crystal Hewey | Trustee, Timmins and Area |
| Larry Wiwchar | Trustee, Temiskaming Shores and Area |
| Rosemary Pochopsky (Alternate) | Trustee, Kirkland Lake |
BOARD STAFF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| Lesleigh Dye | Director of Education |
| Steven Pladzyk | Superintendent of Education |
| Jody Pecore | Special Education Administrator |
| Rosemary Quinn | Special Education Administrator |
| Denise Plante-Dupuis | Mental Health Lead |
COMMITTEE RESOURCES |
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| Holly Castellani | Cochrane Temiskaming Resource Centre (CTRC) |
| Margaret Edwards | Apitipi Anicinapek Nation Representative |
| Shannon Costello | Cochrane District Services Board |
Contact with any of our SEAC members can be made by calling Lisa Nixon, Executive Assistant to Steven Pladzyk, at the Schumacher Board Office at (705) 360-7691 or 1-800-381-7280, extension 17691.
Upcoming Meetings
September 4, 2024 - Minutes
October 9, 2024
November 6, 2024
December 4, 2024
January 15, 2025
February 12, 2025 (Revised Date)
March 5, 2025
April 2, 2025
May 7, 2025
June 4, 2025
2023-2024 Minutes
September 6, 2023 - No quorum - informal meeting
October 4, 2023 - Minutes
November 8, 2023 - Minutes
December 6, 2023 - Minutes
January 14, 2024 - Minutes
February 7, 2024 - Minutes
March 6, 2024 - Minutes
April 3, 2024 - No quorum - informal meeting
May 8, 2024 - No quorum - meeting cancelled
June 12, 2024 - Minutes
2022-2023 Meeting Minutes
2021-2022 Meeting Minutes
2020-2021 Meeting Minutes
2019-2020 Meeting Minutes
2018-2019 Meeting Minutes
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