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About the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) 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 2007-2008, we have Co-Chairs. Both are parents in the Glendale Unified School District, both parenting students with special needs. They are Susan Hain and Corky O’Rourke, and are both excited to be serving in this capacity. 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. One of the Foothill SELPA's most highly requested events is the all-day CAC Parent Conference, which will again be sponsored by the Foothill SELPA. It will be held on Saturday, May 17th at John Burroughs high school. You will be receiving more information about this special day in the future. Our CAC meeting dates for the 2007-2008 school year are:
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Foothill SELPA 1700 E. Mountain St.
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