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(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Department of Education's (KDE) State Advisory Panel for Exceptional Children (SAPEC) will meet on Nov. 13 at 9 a.m. ET.
The council’s purpose is to support the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requiring that states establish advisory panels to advise and assist the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) on special education and related services for children with disabilities. The SAPEC members represent various agencies, individuals with disabilities, parents of children with disabilities, service providers and administrators.
In accordance with 34 CFR §300.169, the advisory panel must:
- Advise the state education association (SEA) of unmet needs within the state in the education of children with disabilities;
- Comment publicly on any rules or regulations proposed by the state regarding the education of children with disabilities;
- Advise the SEA in developing evaluations and reporting on data to the secretary under section 618 of the Act;
- Advise the SEA in developing corrective action plans to address findings identified in federal monitoring reports under Part B of the act; and
- Advise the SEA in developing and implementing policies relating to the coordination of services for children with disabilities.
The meeting will be held by hybrid format, both in the Kentucky Department of Education, Kentucky Board of Education State Board Room, 5th Floor, 300 Sower Blvd., Frankfort, KY, and via Microsoft Teams. The public may view the meeting on the KDE Media Portal.
A full agenda follows:
State Advisory Panel for Exceptional Children (SAPEC)
Nov. 13, 9 a.m. ET
Hybrid Meeting-KDE, 300 Sower Blvd., Frankfort, KY 40601, and Virtually through Microsoft Teams
Agenda
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Welcome
- Gretta Hylton, Ed.D., Associate Commissioner and State Director of Special Education, Office of Special Education and Early Learning
- Jarrod S. Slone, IDEA Program and Fiscal Compliance Specialist, Office of Special Education and Early Learning
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Roll Call of Members
- Jarrod S. Slone, IDEA Program and Fiscal Compliance Specialist, Office of Special Education and Early Learning
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Review Meeting Purpose, Duties, and Norms
- Jarrod S. Slone, IDEA Program and Fiscal Compliance Specialist, Office of Special Education and Early Learning
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Membership Update
- Melody Cooper, Policy Advisor, Office of Special Education and Early Learning
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Review and Approval of Meeting Minutes
- Jarrod S. Slone, IDEA Program and Fiscal Compliance Specialist, Office of Special Education and Early Learning
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Public Comment
- Jarrod S. Slone, IDEA Program and Fiscal Compliance Specialist, Office of Special Education and Early Learning
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Election of Officers
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Chair
- Jarrod S. Slone, IDEA Program and Fiscal Compliance Specialist, Office of Special Education and Early Learning
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Vice Chair
- Presiding Chair Once Elected
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Secretary
- Presiding Chair Once Elected
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OSEEL Updates
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OSEEL Office Updates
- Gretta Hylton, Associate Commissioner, Office of Special Education and Early Learning
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State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR) Update
- Lauren Thieneman, OSEEL SPP/APR Coordinator
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State Identified Measurable Result (SIMR)
- Veronica Sullivan, Director-Division of IDEA Implementation and Preschool (DIIP)
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State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG), KY Transition 360 For Educators
- Jason Wheatley, Ed. D., Director-Transition Education Unit
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2025-26 Meeting Schedule
- Presiding Chair Once Elected
- Jarrod S. Slone, IDEA Program and Fiscal Compliance Specialist, Office of Special Education and Early Learning
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Final Remarks and Exit Slip Reminder
- Presiding Chair Once Elected
- Jarrod S. Slone, IDEA Program and Fiscal Compliance Specialist, Office of Special Education and Early Learning
- Adjournment
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