Overview
Maryland's Infants and Toddlers Program
Preschool Special Education
Specially Designed Instruction & Transition Planning
Family Support & Dispute Resolution Branch
Family Support Services
Autism Waiver
Hearing Aid Loan Bank
Restraint and Seclusion
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.
Special Education State Advisory Committee Bylaws (PDF)
SESAC Membership Roster 2024/2025 (PDF)
All SESAC general meetings are open to the public in accordance with the Open Meetings Act. General Meetings will be held between September 2024 and June 2025 and will provide SESAC members, families, partners, and interested stakeholders the opportunity to provide comments 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 meetings 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 accommodations, or to receive the link to access the meeting virtually.
2024-2025 Meeting Schedule - Subject to change. Revised 10/1/2024
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for October 16, 2024 (PDF)
SESAC Joint Mtg Agenda for May 8, 2024 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for January 24, 2024 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for December 18, 2023 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for May 17, 2023 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for March 15, 2023 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for January 25, 2023 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for November 17, 2022 (Word)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for October 19, 2022 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for March 9, 2022 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for January 28, 2022 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for November 17, 2021 (Word)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for October 20, 2021 (Word)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for September 15, 2021 (Word)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for May 19, 2021 (Word)
SESAC Joint Mtg Agenda for March 10, 2021 (Word)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for January 28, 2021 (Word)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for November 18, 2020 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for October 21, 2020 (Word)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for September 16, 2020 (Word)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for May 20, 2020 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for April 22, 2020 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for February 28, 2020 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for January 29, 2020 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for October 23, 2019 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for September 18, 2019 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for May 16, 2019 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for March 21, 2109 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg SPP/APR Agenda January 29, 2019 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for January 17, 2019 (PDF)
SESAC Joint Mtg Agenda for December 10, 2018 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for September 20, 2018 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for March 8, 2018 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg WebEx Agenda for January 29, 2018 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for January 11, 2018 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for September 14, 2017 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Agenda for October 12, 2017 (PDF)
SASAC General Mtg Minutes for May 17, 2023 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Minutes for March 15, 2023 (PDF)
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)
SESAC General Mtg Minutes for October 20, 2021 (Word)
SESAC General Mtg Minutes for September 15, 2021 (Word)
SESAC General Mtg Minutes for March 10, 2021 (Word)
SESAC General Mtg Minutes for January 28, 2021 (Word)
SESAC General Mtg Minutes for November 18, 2020 (Word)
SESAC General Mtg Minutes for October 21, 2020 (Word)
SESAC General Mtg Minutes for September 16, 2020 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Minutes for May 20, 2020 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Minutes for April 22, 2020 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Minutes for February 28, 2020 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Minutes for October 23, 2019 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Minutes for September 18, 2019 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Minutes for May 16, 2019 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Minutes for March 21, 2019 (PDF)
SESAC Combined Mtg Minutes for January 17 and 29, 2019 (PDF)
SESAC Joint Mtg Minutes for December 10, 2018 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Minutes for September 20, 2018 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Minutes for June 7, 2018 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Minutes for March 8, 2018 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg WebEx Minutes for January 29, 2018 (PDF)
SESAC Minutes for January 11, 2018 (PDF)
SESAC MInutes September 14 2017 (PDF)
SESAC General Mtg Minutes for October 12 2017 (PDF)
Contact:
Carmen A Brown, LCSW-CBranch Chief, Interagency Collaboration BranchOffice: (410) 767-7197carmen.brown1@maryland.gov