The Community Advisory Committee is an integral component of the SELPA structure. The Community Advisory Committee (CAC) serves as an advisory body to the Governance Council and the 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 the 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.

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 SELPA. We welcome everyone concerned with the education of children with special needs to attend.

The Foothill SELPA CAC meets quarterly. Each year a parent is elected as CAC Chair. For the 2009-2010, our CAC Chair comes from La Canada USD.  Her name is Louise Leddie.  The position of CAC chair is rotated through the three districts of the SELPA. CAC meetings are held in the home district of the chair. Meeting topics are selected by the CAC members.

Our next meeting will be April 28th, in the La Canada USD Boardroom, at 6:30 pm.  We will be discussing the sometimes challenging behaviors of our students.  Please plan to join us. 

And don't forget our CAC Parent Conference!  This half-day event is on May 15th, with check-in starting at 8:00.  All the details are in the registration packet.  Click here to access the form.

Remember to watch your newsletters for all the CAC meeting information!

For further information on the Community Advisory Committee and our events, please call the SELPA office at 818-246-5378 or
email sdunbar@gusd.net