Our committee is made up of approximately two-thirds parents of students with exceptionalities and one-third staff representatives.

We meet approximately five times per year to work on identified goals to continually enhance special education services by providing learning opportunities and sharing resources with families and community members served by the East Central Kansas Cooperative in Education.

• Serve as a liaison for students receiving special education and related services and impact decisions made on their behalf.

• Provide a forum to collaborate and share ideas related to the provision of special education services.

• Empower parents of children with exceptionalities through the acquisition of knowledge and understanding of IDEA processes and procedures while serving as a resource to others.

• Promote joint advocacy and positive communication efforts between parents and district staff.

• Work together on the implementation of educational programs offered throughout our Continuum of Special Education Services.

• Share success stories of our students while maintaining student confidentiality.

• Submit regular updates and recommendations to Superintendent for submission to USD 232 Board of Education.

• Provide a yearly reflection on accomplishments and activities

Stay up to date with SEAC meetings and other events by subscribing to our calendar!

Option 1: Subscribe with Google Calendar

1. Click this link:  https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=c2VhY0BlY2tjZS5jb20

2. When the Google Calendar page opens, click the + Google Calendar button in the bottom-right corner.

3. The calendar will now appear in your Google Calendar list.

4. To set up alerts:

• Open Google Calendar.

• On the left, click the calendar name.

• Click the three-dot menu > Settings.

• Under “Event notifications,” choose how you’d like to be alerted (email, pop-up, etc.).

Option 2: Add to Apple Calendar, Outlook, or Another Calendar App

1. Use this iCal link:  https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/seac%40eckce.com/public/basic.ics

2. Your calendar app will sync with our event calendar and show updates.

Alerts depend on your calendar app settings—check your app’s help page to set up notifications.

To suggest a resource for inclusion here, please email Jim Persinger, jpersinger@eckce.com.

• Capper Foundation is again hosting iCanBike."iCan Bike" is a unique 5-day summer program experience to give 30 individuals with disabilities (ages 8 and older) the self-confidence to learn to ride a two-wheel bicycle. Using specialized equipment, coaching, and encouragement, participants will "lose the training wheels!" For individuals with disabilities, learning to ride a bicycle has many benefits, such as increased confidence and self-esteem, inclusion with peers, independent transportation, and most important, increased quality of life through recreation.  Registration forms are available at https://www.capper.org/adaptive-recreation/ican-bike/.  See a flyer for the program here.

• Increasing cooperation with instructional choice

  • Webinar recording for parents at Stages Learning, if passcode is requested it's k#@Z9^Lq

• Transition in the IEP

  • This document from the Kansas Department of Education was prepared to assist parents and students to navigate transition planning for life after graduation or school completion. 

ECKCE Parent Guidebook (link coming soon!)

• Created to help you understand the Individualized Education Program and your role in the process.

Disability Rights Center of Kansas: Know Your Special Education Rights

• "Just in Time" information on 30+ Special Education Topics, a series of one-page flyers for each step of the special education process.