PaAC on SEAC

What is SEAC?

• Special Education Advisory Committees

• Special Education Adhoc Committees

• Special Education Activity Commission

• Sustainability and Environment Advisory Committee

True or False: Each school board is required by law to establish SEACs to advise on special education matters.

• True

• False

What year was the Provincial Parent Associations Advisory Committee on Special Education Advisory Committees founded?

• 1883

• 1963

• 1983

• 2003

Regulation 464/97 mandated many aspects of SEAC including:

• - Membership Eligibility

• - Number of Meetings

• - Elections of Chair and Vice Chair

• - Roles of SEAC

• - Expectation of School Board

• True

• False

True or False: Each board can create its own rules around SEAC membership

• True

• False

Answer explanation

All SEAC membership must include Trustees and local association representatives, and may include additional members

To be eligible as a SEAC member the nominee must be:

• - A Canadian Citizen

• - A resident of the school board

• AND.....

• At least 21 years old

• At least 18 years old

• At least 35 years old

True or False: A local association does not have to be affiliated with an incorporated provincial organization that works on behalf of one or more group of exceptional students.

• True

• False

The maximum number of local association representatives that can be appointed is _____.

• 6

• 8

• 10

• 12

The number of Trustee members of SEAC is determined by Regulation 464/97 and the size of the board. School boards may have _____ Trustee member.

• 1-2

• 1-3

• 1-4

• 1-5

True or False: it is recommended that the board appoint alternate members for SEAC members who are local association represenatvies.

• True

• False