The Maryland Special Education State Advisory Committee (SESAC) is established in accordance with the provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part B. The mission of the SESAC is to advise and assist the Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Early Intervention and Special Education Services in administering, promoting, planning, coordinating and improving the delivery of special education and related services to assure that all children with disabilities, three through 21 years of age, and their families have access to appropriate education and related services.
SESAC membership conforms to the requirements of Federal and State regulations. The majority of the members shall be individuals with disabilities or parents of students, ages birth through 21, with disabilities.
SESAC Members (School Year 2022-2023)
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Co-Chair - Parent - Marjorie Guldan (Carroll County)
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Co-Chair - Parent - Pamela Talley (Prince George’s County)
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Co-Vice Chair - Parent - Sheila Billups (Baltimore City)
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Co-Vice Chair - Parent - Dawn Greenberg (Baltimore County)
- Agency - Angela Sittler ( The ARC Northern Chesapeake Region, Inc.)
- Parent - Chiara Jaffee (Montgomery County)
- Agency - Christine Spangler (Maryland Coalition of Families)
- Agency - Dorie Flynn (Maryland Association of Nonpublic Special Education Facilities)
- Agency - Emily Dow, PhD (Maryland Higher Education Commission)
- Agency - Jade Gingrich (Maryland Department of Disabilities)
- Parent - Jennifer Brekke-Miles (Baltimore County)
- Parent - Karleen Spitulnik (Baltimore County/Decoding Dyslexia Maryland)
- Agency - Katherine Lander (Maryland Department of Labor)
- Parent - Kathleen Barazotto (Frederick County)
- Agency - Keisha Peterson (Department of Human Services)
- Parent- LaShonda Scott (Calvert County)
- Parent - Leanne Carmona (Anne Arundel County)
- Parent - Martha Goodman (Baltimore City)
- Agency - Maura Taylor (Maryland State Education Association) (DESIGNEE)
- Agency - Melissa Surgeon (Title I Program Improvement & Family Support, MSDE)
- Parent/Agency - Neal Lichter (Baltimore County/Pathfinders for Autism)
- Agency - Rachel London, Esq. (Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council)
- Agency - Rene Averitt-Salzone (The Parents' Place of MD)
- Parent/Military - Rita Lung (Howard County)
- Parent - Tiffany Williams (Baltimore County)
- Parent - Tyese Dillard (Montgomery County)
- Agency - Shelby Webb (Department of Juvenile Services/Juvenile Services Education Program)
- Agency - Tashawna Miller (SEED School)
- Parent - Tiffany Williams (Baltimore County)
- Parent - Tyese Dillard (Montgomery County)
- Parent - Vittoria Aiello (Montgomery County)
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Ex-Officio: Kathy Kaufman (Carroll County Public Schools)
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SESAC Staff
- Carmen Brown (Division of Early Intervention/Special Education Services, MSDE)
Meetings
All SESAC general meetings are open to the public in accordance with the Open Meetings Act. General Meetings will be held between
September 2022 and June 2023 and will provide SESAC members, families, partners, and interested stakeholders the opportunity to provide comment regarding Maryland's system of early intervention and special education services. Time will be provided for public comment at each meeting and requires that each guest register at least 24 hours prior to the meeting start time. Members of the public who participate virtually will be able to hear the content of the meeitngs in real-time. SESAC encourages the public to submit public comments in writing to
carmen.brown1@maryland.gov and this information will be distrubuted to SESAC members.
Requests for accommodations, including interpreters, must be made at least 10 business days before each meeting to allow for arrangements to be made.
Please contact Carmen A. Brown via email at
carmen.brown1@maryland.gov to register to provide public comment, to request accomodations, or to receive the link to access the meeting virually.
Agendas
- SESAC General Mtg Agenda for May 17, 2023 (PDF)
- SESAC General Mtg Agenda for March 15, 2023 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg Agenda for January 25, 2023 (PDF)
- SESAC General Mtg Agenda for November 17, 2022 (Word)
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SESAC General Mtg Agenda for October 19, 2022 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg Agenda for March 9, 2022 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg Agenda for January 28, 2022 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg Agenda for November 17, 2021 (Word)
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SESAC General Mtg Agenda for October 20, 2021 (Word)
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SESAC General Mtg Agenda for September 15, 2021 (Word)
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SESAC General Mtg Agenda for May 19, 2021 (Word)
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SESAC Joint Mtg Agenda for March 10, 2021 (Word)
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SESAC General Mtg Agenda for January 28, 2021 (Word)
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SESAC General Mtg Agenda for November 18, 2020 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg Agenda for October 21, 2020 (Word)
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SESAC General Mtg Agenda for September 16, 2020 (Word)
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SESAC General Mtg Agenda for May 20, 2020 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg Agenda for April 22, 2020 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg Agenda for February 28, 2020 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg Agenda for January 29, 2020 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg Agenda for October 23, 2019 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg Agenda for September 18, 2019 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg Agenda for May 16, 2019 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg Agenda for March 21, 2109 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg SPP/APR Agenda January 29, 2019 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg Agenda for January 17, 2019 (PDF)
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SESAC Joint Mtg Agenda for December 10, 2018 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg Agenda for September 20, 2018 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg Agenda for March 8, 2018 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg WebEx Agenda for January 29, 2018 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg Agenda for January 11, 2018 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg Agenda for September 14, 2017 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg Agenda for October 12, 2017 (PDF)
Minutes
- SESAC General Mtg Minutes for January 25, 2023 (PDF)
- SESAC General Mtg Minutes for November 17, 2022 (PDF)
- SESAC General Mtg Minutes for October 19, 2022 (PDF)
- SESAC Joint Mtg Minutes for May 18, 2022 (PDF)
- SESAC General Mtg Minutes for March 9, 2022 (PDF)
- SESAC General Mtg Minutes for January 28, 2022 (PDF)
- SESAC General Mtg Minutes for Novemeber 17, 2021 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg Minutes for October 20, 2021 (Word)
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SESAC General Mtg Minutes for September 15, 2021 (Word)
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SESAC General Mtg Minutes for March 10, 2021 (Word)
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SESAC General Mtg Minutes for January 28, 2021 (Word)
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SESAC General Mtg Minutes for November 18, 2020 (Word)
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SESAC General Mtg Minutes for October 21, 2020 (Word)
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SESAC General Mtg Minutes for September 16, 2020 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg Minutes for May 20, 2020 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg Minutes for April 22, 2020 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg Minutes for February 28, 2020 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg Minutes for October 23, 2019 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg Minutes for September 18, 2019 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg Minutes for May 16, 2019 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg Minutes for March 21, 2019 (PDF)
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SESAC Combined Mtg Minutes for January 17 and 29, 2019 (PDF)
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SESAC Joint Mtg Minutes for December 10, 2018 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg Minutes for September 20, 2018 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg Minutes for June 7, 2018 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg Minutes for March 8, 2018 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg WebEx Minutes for January 29, 2018 (PDF)
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SESAC Minutes for January 11, 2018 (PDF)
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SESAC MInutes September 14 2017 (PDF)
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SESAC General Mtg Minutes for October 12 2017 (PDF)
Contact:
Carmen A Brown, LCSW-C, Branch Chief
Interagency Collaboration Branch
Office: (410) 767-7197
carmen.brown1@maryland.gov