The Lynchburg City Schools’ Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) is responsible to advise the local school division of the needs in the education of children with disabilities; participate in the development of priorities and strategies for meeting the identified needs of children with disabilities, submit periodic reports and recommendations regarding the education of children with disabilities to the local school board, assist the local school division in interpreting plans to the community for meeting the special needs of children with disabilities for educational services, review the policies and procedures for the provision of special education and related services prior to the submission to the local school board, and participate in the review of the local school division’s annual plan.
School Representatives
| School | Representative |
|---|---|
| Hutcherson Early Learning Center | Nicola Turner |
| Bass Elementary School | Ebony Martin |
| Bedford Hills Elementary School | Shannon Snead |
| Dearington Elementary School | Elizabeth Ennis |
| Heritage Elementary School | Nicole (Robbi) Adams |
| Linkhorne Elementary School | Samantha McDonald |
| Paul Munro Elementary School | Laurie Ward |
| Perrymont Elementary School | Amanda Kenny |
| R. S. Payne Elementary School | TBD |
| Sandusky Elementary School | Addie Smulik |
| Sheffield Elementary School | Alicia Jefferson |
| T. C. Miller Elementary School | Kim Hibbard |
| Dunbar Middle School | Kimberly Milam |
| Linkhorne Middle School | Kelly Reichard |
| Sandusky Middle School | Tammy Porter |
| E. C. Glass High School | Stephanie Early |
| Heritage High School | Cassandra Pressley-Townes |
| Laurel Regional Program | TBD |
Additional Roles
| Past Chair(s) | Tiffany Ellis & Sydney Gunn |
| Community Representative | Sherry Murrell |
| Special Education Teacher Representative | Katharine West-Hazlewood |
| Chairperson | Renee Maca |
Lynchburg City Schools Consultants
| Wyllys D. VanDerwerker | Director of the Office for Exceptional Learners |
| Leticia Farrow | Coordinator of Special Education Instruction |
| Janenne Daniels-Bosher | Coordinator of Special Education Instruction |
SEAC Public Meeting Dates for the 2017–2018 School Year
Meeting Time: 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, November 20, 2017
P. L. Dunbar Middle School for Innovation Library
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Linkhorne Middle School Library
Tuesday March 27, 2018
Heritage High School Library
Review of draft of Special Education Annual Plan and application for Flow Through 611 & 619 funds.
Tuesday April 10, 2018
E. C. Glass High School Library
SEAC to receive public comment on Federal Set Aside programming and review the 2018–2019 Special Education Annual Plan and application for Flow Through funds.
To contact the Special Education Advisory Committee, please call Mr. Wyllys VanDerwerker at (434) 515-5030