The Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) for the Toronto District School (TDSB) is comprised of 3 trustees, voluntary representatives from up to 12 local associations, an additional 8 community representatives and alternates, all appointed by the Board to a four year term. SEAC makes recommendations to the board about matters affecting the establishment, development and delivery of special education programs and services for exceptional pupils of the board. SEAC also participates in the board’s annual budget process as it relates to special education and in the review of its Special Education Plan. Most SEAC members are themselves parents of students with special needs. Association Representatives Alternates Association for Bright Children (ABC) Melissa Rosen Gail Agensky Autism Society of Ontario (Toronto Chapter) Lisa Kness Ginny Pearce 1-866-925-9968 Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST) Cynthia Sprigings Melissa Vigar 416-830-1485 cynthia.sprigings@gmail.com Community Living Toronto Tracey O’Regan vacancy 647-725-1377 toregan@cltoronto.ca Down Syndrome Association of Toronto (DSAT) Richard Carter Elaine Dodsworth-Lever 416-966-0990 Easter Seals Ontario Deborah Fletcher Adebukola Adenowo-Akpan 416-421-8377 Epilepsy Toronto Steven Lynette vacancy 416-964-9095 Integration Action for Inclusion in Education and Community Margarita Isakov Kim Southern-Paulsen 613-328-7632 Learning Disabilities Association Toronto District Myriam Rodriquez vacancy 416-229-1680 mlysrodriguez@gmail.com VIEWS for the Visually Impaired David Lepofsky vacancy 519-745-5372 VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children Paul Cross Rosary Kwak 416-487-7719 vacancy Local Association Community Representatives Alternates North East Jean-Paul Ngana vacancy Aline Chan Nelson Lui lui.455@gmail.com North West vacancy Valerie Gonzalez-Chavez vacancy Jordan Glass South East Olga Ingrahm Dick Winters Montgomery vacancy South West Nora Green Ken Stein Paula Boutis Colin Ballosingh Ward Trustees Phone Ward Abdul Patel Ward 12 Alexander Brown (416) 395-8787 Ward 5 Alexandra Lulka
The Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) for the Toronto District School (TDSB) is comprised of 3 trustees, voluntary representatives from up to 12 local associations, an additional 8 community representatives and alternates, all appointed by the Board to a four year term. SEAC makes recommendations to the board about matters affecting the establishment, development and delivery of special education programs and services for exceptional pupils of the board. SEAC also participates in the board’s annual budget process as it relates to special education and in the review of its Special Education Plan. Most SEAC members are themselves parents of students with special needs. Association Representatives Alternates Association for Bright Children (ABC) Melissa Rosen Gail Agensky Autism Society of Ontario (Toronto Chapter) 1-866-925-9968 Lisa Kness Ginny Pearce Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST) 416-830-1485 Cynthia Sprigings cynthia.sprigings@gmail.com Melissa Vigar Community Living Toronto 647-725-1377 Tracey O’Regan toregan@cltoronto.ca vacancy Down Syndrome Association of Toronto (DSAT) 416-966-0990 Richard Carter Elaine Dodsworth-Lever Easter Seals Ontario 416-421-8377 Deborah Fletcher Adebukola Adenowo-Akpan Epilepsy Toronto 416-964-9095 Steven Lynette vacancy Integration Action for Inclusion in Education and Community 613-328-7632 Margarita Isakov Kim Southern-Paulsen Learning Disabilities Association Toronto District 416-229-1680 Myriam Rodriquez mlysrodriguez@gmail.com vacancy VIEWS for the Visually Impaired 519-745-5372 David Lepofsky vacancy VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children 416-487-7719 Paul Cross Rosary Kwak Local Association vacancy Community Representatives Alternates North East Jean-Paul Ngana Aline Chan vacancy Nelson Lui lui.455@gmail.com North West vacancy Jordan Glass Valerie Gonzalez-Chavez vacancy South East Olga Ingrahm Montgomery Dick Winters vacancy South West Nora Green Paula Boutis Ken Stein Colin Ballosingh Ward Trustees Phone Ward Abdul Patel (416) 395-8787 Ward 12 Alexander Brown Ward 5 Alexandra Lulka
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