Purpose(s):
To focus on interests and issues regarding special
education in Bellingham Public Schools.
To serve as an advisory group to the Special Education
Department.
Basis
for Establishment:
Request of the Director
Decision
Making:
Consultative (input)
Delegated (with clear parameters)
Plan:
Identify issues
Seek input from Representative groups
Compile & summarize input
Participate in decision-making
Qualifications:
Chosen by members of Representative groups
Willingness to participate for 2-year term
Members:
Gordon Grissom, Secondary Admin Representative
Cindy Pearson, OT-PT & Vision Representative
Linda Kovol, Life Skills Representative
Jennifer
Woods , Early Childhood-Preschool Representative
Yvonne Sorter, Elementary Resource Representative
Deborah Monroe, Psychologist Representative
Lucille Nollette, Director Representative
Bethany Verner, HS & Comm Trans Resource Representative
Leslie Knudsen, EBD Representative
Trinn Murray, MS Resource Representative
Desiree Casson-Wald, SLP & D/HOH Representative
Wendy Barrett, Elementary Admin Representative
Sue Thomas, Facilitator/Director
Laurie Russell, Elementary Paraeducator Representative
Amelia Lunde, Secondary Paraeducator Representative
Susan Zoller, Sustaining Sponsor
Responsibilities:
Regularly attend meetings
Solicit input from Representative groups
Accurately represent the interests & issues
of Representative groups
Actively participate in discussions at meetings
Share the responsibility for taking notes at meetings
Participate in decision-making
Provide feedback to Representative groups
Timeline:
2007-08 Meeting dates :
9/28/07
10/29/07
11/29/07
No meeting in December
1/17/08
2/11/08
3/24/08
4/25/08
5/22/08
No meeting in June
Budget
Implications:
Substitutes for participants
Participate in decision-making that may have budget
implications
Other:
Meeting
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