- Loudoun County Public Schools
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Special Education Advisory Comm
- Overview
- State Special Education Advisory Committee (SSEAC) Statement on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Special Education Advisory Committee Bylaws
- SEAC Calendar
- Concerns Regarding Fountas and Pinnell Leveled Literacy
- SEAC LLI Materials Response Letter
- SEAC Chair Reports
- Mental Health and Wellness Conference
- 2018 Proposed Special School Board Subcommittee on SPED Practices
- SEAC Membership
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- SEAC 2020 Awards Ceremony
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- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
- Recognition for Excellence in Special Education
- Feb 2018 SEAC Letter to the School Board and Board of Supervisors
- SEAC Meetings
- Annual Reports
- Restraint and Seclusion of Students Annual Report SY 2018-19
- 2018-2019 State Annual Report
- 2018 SEAC Annual Report for School Board Presentation
- 2017 SEAC Annual Report for School Board Presentation
- 2016-2017 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Annual Report
- 2017-2018 Annual Report
- 2016-2017 Annual Report
- 2015-2016 Annual Report
- 2014 - 2015 Annual Report
- 2013-2014 Annual Report
- 2012-2013 Annual Report
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- 2010-2011
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- 2007-08
- SEAC Resources
- The Role Of SEAC In Identifying Unmet Needs
- SEAC Spanish flyer
- SEAC VA State
- Dr. William's Letter to SEAC
- SEAC Parent Input Survey 2017
- DYSLEXIA AWARENESS MONTH
- April is Autism Awareness Month
- Town Hall Meeting Summary
- Past Year
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
- Extended School Year(ESY)
- Precision Teaching
- Summary of Bullying Prevention
- Individual Education Program (IEP) Pitfalls
- Behavior Support in the General Education Setting
- Handwriting 2011
- Special Education Teacher Effectiveness
- Students with Disabilities: Assessment Options
- AYP Presentation
- Past Year
- Presentations
- When The Bus Stops Coming
- Conscious Discipline
- 2011-12 Presentations
- 2012 Recognition for Excellence in Special Education
- PBIS FBA/BIP
- LCPS Transition Services 2011-2012
- Top Ten Questions
- -When the Bus Stops Coming- LCPS Transition Services
- Department of Rehab Transition Presentation
- LCPS Transition Presentation
- Standards-based Individualized Education Program Guidance
- Standards-based Individualized Education Program Process
- SEAC Annual Report 2010 - 2012
- Autism Program Services Update
- LCPS Career and Transition Services
- Mental Health Presentation
- March 2018 Presentation on Transitions
- Best practices to support students with interfering behaviors
- Feb 2018 Related Services Presentation
- SEAC December 2017 IEP Presentation
- Integrated.Music Support
- SEAC December 2017 IEP Presentation
- Presentation 2017-2018
- Presentation 2016-2017
- 2015-2016 Presentations
- 2014-2015 Presentations
- 2012-2013 Presentations
- When The Bus Stops Coming

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WELCOME TO SEAC!
The primary role of the LCPS Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) is to advise the School Board on unmet needs of special education students. SEAC is composed of 21 members who are parents and at least one educator who volunteer their time to our community. They are appointed for two-year terms by the School Board through an application and recommendation process. The executive committee of SEAC is elected by its 21-person membership to lead the work of SEAC throughout the year. SEAC also requests that a PTA/PTO Representative for each LCPS school be appointed each year to attend meetings, participate in discussions, and report back to the school on matters that affect special education.
SEAC has a very important role in working with the School Board, Administrators, Parents and Teachers who are responsible for students receiving special education services to study and help identify unmet needs in LCPS special education and make recommendations to address those needs. SEAC focuses on the needs of the entire special education community and therefore, seeks to identify themes and trends, rather than focus on individual issues. Individual matters are best addressed directly with teachers, the school’s administration, the special education supervisor and/or special education director for LCPS. Certainly, individual experiences may be an indicator that wider systemic issues exist, and it is the role of SEAC to help determine where anecdotal situations are indicative of a larger unmet need in the school system. As such, please be mindful to protect confidentiality when discussing your experiences through the public comment process or in other public forums, as we wish to respect students, families, educators and unique circumstances.
More specifically, according to the Regulations Governing Special Education Programs for Children with Disabilities in Virginia (effective 01/27/2010, page 120 8VAC20-81-230-D), the purposes of SEAC are as follows:
- Advise the local school system of the needs in the education of children with disabilities.
- Assist the LCPS in the development of long-range plans which will provide needed services for children with disabilities.
- Submit periodic reports and recommendations regarding the education of children with disabilities to the LCPS School Board.
- Review annually LCPS’s updated special education plan and application for federal funding.
We welcome and encourage parents, students, teachers, administrators, staff and others interested in special education in LCPS to attend our monthly meetings. Specific annual meetings dates and topics for panel discussions are available on this website. Please contact the Chair of SEAC at SEACChair@lcps.org with any questions. Contact information for all SEAC Officers is available on this site.
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SEAC has focused on Research-Based Initiatives and Instructional Offerings for Students with Special Needs; Staff Development Opportunities for All Staff; Reading Approaches and Alternatives for Students with Special Needs. The SEAC continues to focus on the education for students who are Gifted and Talented as well as Special Education and on the impact of the No Child Left Behind regulations on providing services to students with disabilities.
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Chairperson Sharon Tropf SEACChair@lcps.org Vice Chair, Communications Craig Metz SEACViceChairCommunications@lcps.org Vice Chair, Planning Shehnaz Khan SEACViceChairPlanning@lcps.org Vice Chair, Membership Heidi Bunkua SEACViceChairMembership@lcps.org Immediate Past Chair Dr. Carol Williams-Nickelson SEACPastChair@lcps.org Secretary Kathryn Rosenbrook SEACSecretary@lcps.org School Board Beth Barts Beth.Barts@lcps.org Leslee King Leslee.King@lcps.org LCPS Staff Dr. Patricia D. Nelson Director of Special Education Patricia.D.Nelson@lcps.org (571) 252-1011 Dr. Asia R. Jones Assistant Superintendent for Pupil Services Asia.Jones@lcps.org (571) 252-1200 Voting Members Billie Jo Bevan Nancy deLlanas Amy Elledge Lorraine Hightower Cristen Martin Erica Orbach Jeannine Pepper Maria Assusa Jessica Rudd Veena Sajjan