All students require support from teachers, classmates, family, and friends in order to benefit fully from their school experience. Some students have special needs that require additional supports beyond those ordinarily received in the regular classroom setting. Ottawa Catholic School Board students who have behavioural, communication, intellectual, physical, or multiple exceptionalities may require special education services or special education programs to enable them to attend school and to benefit fully from their school experience. Such students may be formally identified as exceptional pupils. Our Board's Special Education and Advisory Committee (SEAC) makes recommendations to the Board in respect of any matter affecting the establishment, development and delivery of special education programs and services for exceptional pupils of the board.
 

SEAC Association Representatives for 2010-2014

Our SEAC Committee is made up of community members, representation from local associations, parents, and trustees. Please view the Meeting Minutes for a full and current list of SEAC Committee members. 

• Mick Kitor - Autism Ontario-Ottawa Chapter
• John Johnson - Brain Injury Association (Ottawa Valley)
• Chantal Demers - Down Syndrome Association National Capital Region (DSA-NCR)
• Joanne Mayne - Alternate Rep for DSA-NCR
• Hélène Lapointe-Jérome - Ontario Association for Families of Children with Communication Disorders
• Cherie Stanley - VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children
• Catherine Lonergan - Community Representative 

• Natasha Ell Saunders, alternate for Autism Ontario, Ottawa Chapter

• Linda Barbetta, Learning Disabilities Association of Ottawa-Carleton

   

SEAC Agenda and Meeting Minutes

SEAC meetings are held the third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm in the Boardroom of the Catholic Education Centre, 570 West Hunt Club Road. Please contact SEAC directly to obtain Meeting Minutes for previous years (2006-2010).

Current 2012-2013 School Year

2011-2012 School Year