Next Meeting Date of the

 Special Needs Advisory Committee

Wednesday May 29  7pm

 LBPSB Head Office, Room 219/221 - 1925 Brookdale Ave. Dorval

Our meetings are open to the public

We welcome you with friendly smiles, coffee and baked goods!  

SPECIAL NEEDS POLICY - UPDATE

The Special Needs Advisory Committee would like to invite input from all parents (with and without children with special needs) on the proposed new  School Board Policy for Students with Special Needs. This new policy will provide a guideline that will be used by all schools to determine the services, supports and groupings of students with Special Needs. Click on the link below, then scroll down to the bottom for the policy:  "Students with Special Needs: Policy on the Organization of Services" http://lbpsb.qc.ca/eng/Consultations/Consultationsv2.asp This policy is currently in the Consultation phase, where everyone is invited to provide input to the School Board for their consideration.  The Policy will be put into place in September, and will affect ALL of our children. Now is the time to provide your feedback.             Please email us your comments, concerns and suggestions on the proposed Special Needs Policy by May 22, 2013: snac@lbpearson.qc.ca

   **We have the webcast up of Dr. Finn's presentation on MELS coding, funding and how it relates to our students in the LBPSB.

 Click HERE to view or click on the webcasts link on the left! **

Welcome!

It is with utmost pleasure that I welcome you to the Special Needs Advisory Committee (SNAC) site of the Lester B. Pearson School Board.  The SNAC Committee is represented by a body of individuals encompassing parents of children with special needs, school commissioners, principals, a representative of non-teaching professional staff, a teacher representative and a representative from a community agency that supports children with special needs. The role of the Committee is to advise the school board on policies for the organization of educational services that would ultimately affect students with special needs.

A wide array of students with special needs are represented, from ADHD to learning disabilities, sensory and physical challenges, autism spectrum disorders (ASD), intellectual disabilities, and speech and language disorders.

Elections are held yearly in September at an Annual Public Meeting at the school board head office. Meetings are held monthly and all are welcome to attend. However, specific individual issues are not addressed at SNAC. Only issues that affect the special needs population as a whole are addressed.

Please do not hesitate to contact us via e-mail should you have any comments, questions or suggestions.

We wish you all the best in your child’s academic endeavours with Lester B. Pearson!

Warm regards,

Sandra Buckingham - Chair  2012-2013
Special Needs Advisory Committee