{ El Dorado County Charter SELPA April 15, 2015 Community Advisory Committee (CAC)

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Introductions

 Call to order  Kathleen Kendall and Janelle Mercado, SELPA Program Specialists, will facilitate the meeting and take notes  Information on communicating through GoTo Webinar  Introduction of Board Members  Chairperson…………… Olga Brick, Clayton Valley Charter High School  Vice Chairperson…………… Melissa Greycar, Livermore Valley Charter School  Secretary/Treasurer…………….. Vacant  Community Representative…… Vielka Arreola, Business Meeting

 Business Meeting Agenda:  Approval of Business Meeting Agenda  Approval of Minutes of Meetings held October 22, 2014 and January 14, 2015  Appoint Secretary/Treasurer position  Legislative Information Sharing Day  Local Plan  Special Education Task Force  Future CAC Meeting Dates  Smarter Balanced Assessment Resources for Parents  Presentation: Homework Strategies for Parents, Part I  Closing Business Meeting

 Secretary/Treasurer- vacant Appoint CAC Officer

 Wednesday, April 29 th, 2015, Sacramento  Meetings with local legislators  Melissa Graycar and Vielka Arreola attending  Talking points around important special education legislation Legislative Information Sharing Day

 People-First Language  Ensure Early Education Programs are Inclusive  Improve the Quality of Assessment and Instruction  Expand Funding for Alternative Dispute Resolution  Reform the California Children’s Services Program  Access to Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment funds for Mental Health Services  Protect Special Education Funding Legislative Information Sharing Day Priorities

 New schools for  Special meeting May 4 th, 2:00 pm  Conference call information El Dorado County Charter SELPA Local Plan Update

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 Early Learning  Evidence- Based Practices  Educator Preparation and Professional Learning  Assessment  Accountability  Family and Student Engagement  Finance  Special Education Task Force Recommendations Summary: websites.s3.amazonaws.com/sites/52381b4f1defc52c /content_entry defc53d8c00403a/5 52c14f13e5ac19bf9002ce0/files/Special_Education_Task_Force_Recommendations.pdf websites.s3.amazonaws.com/sites/52381b4f1defc52c /content_entry defc53d8c00403a/5 52c14f13e5ac19bf9002ce0/files/Special_Education_Task_Force_Recommendations.pdf Special Education Task Force Recommendations

Smarter Balanced Assessment Resources for Parents Parents & Students The Smarter Balanced Assessment System will give parents and students more accurate and actionable information about what students are learning. Because these assessments are computer adaptive, they will also provide better information about the needs and successes of individual students.computer adaptive

Presentation: Homework Strategies for Parents, Part 1

Next Meeting Date: Wednesday October 14th, :30—5:30 pm Wednesday January 20 th, :30-5:30 Wednesday April 13 th, :30-5:30 Closing Comments