Initial meeting of SNACS Committee set for Oct 13

The initial meeting of the Riverside School Board SNACS (Advisory Committee on Services for Students with Special Needs) for the coming year will be held at the RSB office on Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. Following is the text of the letter sent by RSB:

 October 4, 2010
NOTICE OF ELECTIONS
Dear Parents and Guardians,
 
Riverside School Board will hold elections for its Advisory Committee on Services for Students with Special Needs for the 2010-2011 school year. This Advisory Committee is composed of 7 parents and 6 other members selected from the Board’s teachers, support staff, non-teaching professionals and administrators. The Committee provides an opportunity for this representative group to come together on a regular basis to discuss the special education services provided to its students.
 
Parents chosen for this committee are designated by the Board’s Parents’ Committee and are parents with children who have been identified for special education services. These services may include remedial assistance in schools from a teacher or other staff member, technician support for academic or behavioural difficulties, support of an attendant for integration purposes, or placement in a special education class or program. These students will have an Individualized Educational Plan in place for the 2010-2011 school year.

Seven parents required for the committee will be selected as follows:
 
• Three parents with children in the elementary sector who have been identified with a
handicap condition, learning or behavioural difficulty
• Three parents with children in the secondary sector who have been identified with a handicap
condition, learning or behavioural difficulty
• One parent of a child attending REACH
 
Parents who wish to have further information or who would like to stand for election to this committee are invited to attend a general meeting Wednesday, October 13, 2010. Interested candidates may be asked to express the reason for their interests and the contribution they feel they could make to such a committee.
 
Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Riverside School Board, Board Room, 299 Sir Wilfrid-Laurier, St. Lambert, Quebec
If you are unsure as to whether you qualify to sit on this committee, please contact the administration of your child’s school.