Community Advisory Committee

2008-2009 Calendar

By-Laws

Membership

3rd Annual CAC Art Competition and Balance4kids Art Exhibition Submission Information

3rd Annual CAC Art Competition Entry form English Spanish

2nd Annual CAC Art Competition and Balance4kids Art Exhibition

CAC Awards 09 Nomination Form

CAC Awards 08

CAC Brochure

North Santa Cruz County CAC believes...

In child focused decision making,
In supporting the educational needs of all children,
In being supportive of parents,
In parent involvement in SELPA,
That parents are important in the decision making process.

The Community Advisory Committee is an integral component of the SELPA Structure.

Purpose
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The CAC serves as an advisory body to the Governance Council and the North Santa Cruz County SELPA Director, regarding the development and review of the Local Plan as well as any policy additions or revisions. Additional duties include assisting in parent education and in recruiting parents and other volunteers to support activities on behalf of individuals with exceptional needs. District representative members also have the responsibility of forwarding pertinent information from the CAC to their local boards and to assist in parent awareness of the importance of school attendance.

Membership
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All meetings are open to parents of children with and without disabilities, educators, agency representatives and other community members. Voting members are appointed and approved by the school board of each district. The majority of the voting membership must be comprised of parents of children with disabilities enrolled in public or private schools within the North Santa Cruz County SELPA. We welcome everyone concerned with the education of children with special needs to attend.

Meetings
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This year the North Santa Cruz County CAC plans to meet on a monthly basis on the second Wednesday of each month. We will have our official meetings every two months and during the alternate months we will offer training seminars to deal with such items as developing parent facilitators in the IEP process and hosting guest speakers to give information on requested topics.

Information
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For further information on the Community Advisory Committee, call the SELPA office at (831) 475-4982

The CAC has started a new DVD library, courtesy of John Rossi, available from the SELPA library.

Current titles in the CAC Library:

CAC Award Ceremony 2005
CBS TV, Without a Trace, "VOLCANO"
A Discussion with Assembly member John Laird

Check with the SELPA office, 475-4982, if you are interested in borrowing any of these DVD's


2008-2009 Calendar By-Laws Membership 3rd Annual CAC Art Competition and Balance4kids Art Exhibition Submission Information 3rd Annual CAC Art Competition Entry form English Spanish 2nd Annual CAC Art Competition and Balance4kids Art Exhibition CAC Awards 09 Nomination Form CAC Awards 08 CAC Brochure

North Santa Cruz County CAC believes... In child focused decision making, In supporting the educational needs of all children, In being supportive of parents, In parent involvement in SELPA, That parents are important in the decision making process. The Community Advisory Committee is an integral component of the SELPA Structure.
Purpose Return to Top
The CAC serves as an advisory body to the Governance Council and the North Santa Cruz County SELPA Director, regarding the development and review of the Local Plan as well as any policy additions or revisions. Additional duties include assisting in parent education and in recruiting parents and other volunteers to support activities on behalf of individuals with exceptional needs. District representative members also have the responsibility of forwarding pertinent information from the CAC to their local boards and to assist in parent awareness of the importance of school attendance.
Membership Return to Top
All meetings are open to parents of children with and without disabilities, educators, agency representatives and other community members. Voting members are appointed and approved by the school board of each district. The majority of the voting membership must be comprised of parents of children with disabilities enrolled in public or private schools within the North Santa Cruz County SELPA. We welcome everyone concerned with the education of children with special needs to attend.
Meetings Return to Top
This year the North Santa Cruz County CAC plans to meet on a monthly basis on the second Wednesday of each month. We will have our official meetings every two months and during the alternate months we will offer training seminars to deal with such items as developing parent facilitators in the IEP process and hosting guest speakers to give information on requested topics.
Information Return to Top
For further information on the Community Advisory Committee, call the SELPA office at (831) 475-4982 The CAC has started a new DVD library, courtesy of John Rossi, available from the SELPA library. Current titles in the CAC Library: CAC Award Ceremony 2005 CBS TV, Without a Trace, "VOLCANO" A Discussion with Assembly member John Laird Check with the SELPA office, 475-4982, if you are interested in borrowing any of these DVD's