KDE's State Advisory Panel for Exceptional Children to meet March 11

(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Department of Education's (KDE) State Advisory Panel for Exceptional Children (SAPEC) will meet on Wednesday, March 11 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
March 11, 9 a.m. ET
Hybrid Meeting-KDE, 300 Sower Blvd., Frankfort, and Virtually through Microsoft Teams

Agenda

• Call to Order

  • Tiffany Clark, SAPEC Chair

• Roll Call of Members

  • Emily Fox, SAPEC Secretary

• Welcome

  • Gretta Hylton, Ed.D., Associate Commissioner and State Director of Special Education, Office of Special Education and Early Learning

• Agenda Review and Review of Meeting Purpose, Duties and Norms

  • Jarrod S. Slone, IDEA Program and Fiscal Compliance, Specialist/SAPEC Facilitator, Office of Special Education and Early Learning

• Review and Approval of Meeting Minutes

  • Emily Fox, SAPEC Secretary

• Legislative Update

  • Melody Cooper, OSEEL Policy Advisor

• SAPEC Purpose and Duties

  • John Copenhaver, Program Director, Technical Assistance for Excellence in Special Education (TAESE) at Utah State University

• Break

• Public Comment

  • Jarrod S. Slone, IDEA Program and Fiscal Compliance Specialist, Office of Special Education and Early Learning

• Final Remarks and Exit Slip Reminder

  • Tiffany Clark, SAPEC Chair

  • Jarrod S. Slone, IDEA Program and Fiscal Compliance Specialist, Office of Special Education and Early Learning

• Adjournment