COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING JANUARY 21, 2015 JUNTA DEL COMITE ASESOR COMUNITARIO 21 DE ENERO, 2015

COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA January 21, 2015 PLEASE TURN CELL PHONES TO ‘OFF’ OR ‘VIBRATE’ I. Bienvenida e Introducción – Eric Lendvai, Presidente del Comité CAC II. Tema Principal: La inclusión de los alumnos de escuela preparatoria con discapacidades en las clases optativas III. Reporte del Director del Programa – Bruce Kramer, Director de NCCSE IV. Developmental Disabilities Area Board XIII – Michelle Geving V. Aprobación de las Minutas del mes de noviembre de 2014 – Eric Lendvai VI. Nominaciones para los Premios a la Excelencia en Educación Especial – Joanne Stress VII.Comentario Público – Las presentaciones individuales se limitan a tres (3) minutos. El total de tiempo para comentarios del público no deberá de exceder 15 minutos por junta. VIII. Junta del Comité Asesor Comunitario y Subcomités del CAC – Lisa Houghtelin IX. Recursos para familias –Julie Law Cheeseman, CAC Vice Chairperson En las juntas del CAC se proporcionan anuncios como una oportunidad para que la comunidad comparta información de las actividades y eventos que toman lugar acerca de educación especial y no necesariamente son endorsados por el Comité CAC. X. Discusión en grupos pequeños XI. Clausura y Aplazamiento – Eric Lendvai NEXT CAC MEETING: Wednesday, February 25, 2015 Presentation: Common Core State Standards (CCSS): What do they mean for students with IEPs? PRÓXIMA JUNTA DEL CAC: miércoles, 25 de febrero de 2015 Tema Principal: Estándares Básicos Comunes del Estado (CCSS): ¿Qúe significan para los estudiantes con IEPs

Including High School Students in Elective Classes Janine Shelton, Teacher, Vista Unified School District Carissa Mattison, Teacher, San Dieguito Union High School District La inclusión de los alumnos de escuela preparatoria en las clases optativas Janine Shelton, Teacher, Vista Unified School District Carissa Mattison, Teacher, San Dieguito Union High School District

High School Electives and Students with Special Needs VISTA HIGH SCHOOL

Why am I here?  I have been teaching students with moderate-severe disabilities for 32 years.  We've come a long way in 32 years.  We're not quite there yet.  Why enroll special needs students in electives??

Hands on Horticulture Students learned how to plant seeds Transfer seedlings to bigger pots And finally out to the garden. The cauliflower they grew was used by the Culinary Dept for cooking.

From Horticulture to Agriculture Feeling more confident……

From Agriculture to Entrepreneur "Hen to Skillet" Farm Fresh Eggs

Future Farmers of America Off to the San Diego County Fair

Newest Members of Vista FFA

And that's not all!! We are also enrolled in:  Photography  Dance  American Sign Language  Art  Intro to Agriculture

What's next????  AgAbility  Track and Field  2 or 3 pigs to Fair  Breeding the goat  STEM fest-March 11  JROTC

There is no stopping us!

Program Director’s Report Reporte del Director del Programa

State Council on Developmental Disabilities Area Board XIII Public meeting Input on the next 5 year plan February 12, :00 pm 255 Pico Avenue, San Marcos, CA

Approval of November 2014 Minutes Aprobación de las Minutas del mes de noviembre de 2014

Excellence in Special Education Award Nominations Nominaciones para los Premios a la Excelencia en Educación Especial 11 categories Anyone can make a nomination Open through Wednesday, February 25, 2015 (next CAC meeting) Nominees are chosen anonymously Nominees not chosen and their supervisors learn they were nominated and by whom after the awards ceremony has taken place The awards ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 CAC representatives attend to host our guests and to receive recognition for CAC membership

Public Comments? Comentario Público We welcome public comments – they can be acknowledgement of good practices, or questions or concerns about special education services that impact groups of children. In compliance with the Brown act, there will be no action taken at the meeting in which a comment is made, though there may be time for discussion. The executive committee will respond to comments at the following CAC meeting. Individual speakers are limited to three (3) minutes for their presentation and the total time for public comments per meeting is 15 minutes

CAC Meeting and Subcommittee Sign Ups Junta del Comité Asesor Comunitario y Subcomités del CAC CAC Meetings: ◦Greeters and sign in help ◦Book and resource table ◦Passing microphone Awards Selection Subcommittee Awards Ceremony Subcommittee Priorities Subcommittee

Family Resources Recursos para familias Includes workshops, events, resources Hotline in English and Spanish:

Small Group Discussions Discusión en grupos pequeños

Next CAC Meeting Clausura y Aplazamiento Wednesday, February 25, 2015 miércoles, 25 de febrero 2015 Topic: Common Core State Standards: What do they mean for students with IEPs? Tema Principal: Estándares Básicos Comunes del Estado: ¿Qúe significan para los estudiantes con IEPs?