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: