The Special Education Advisory Panel (SEAP)

The Special Education Advisory Panel (SEAP) is a panel that works to improve special education in Pennsylvania. The SEAP: advises the Secretary of Education and the Department of Education on the unmet educational needs of students with disabilities, on corrective action plans, and on developing and implementing policies to improve coordination of services to these students, reviews and comments on Pennsylvania’s Annual Performance Report, on proposed special education regulations, and on funding procedures, and helps the Department of Education develop and report information that is required by law to the U.S. Secretary of Education. Please use the following link to access materials provided at the scheduled SEAP meetings. SEAP Materials

Schedule: Upcoming SEAP Meetings

Date	Time	Location
August 12, 2020 AGENDA	1 PM to 5 PM	Virtual Meeting
September 30, 2020 AGENDA	6 to 8 PM	Virtual Meeting
October 1, 2020	8 AM to 12 PM	Virtual Meeting
November 18, 2020 AGENDA	6 to 8 PM	Virtual Meeting
November 19, 2020	8 AM to 12 PM	Virtual Meeting
January 20, 2021	6 to 8 PM	Virtual Meeting
January 21, 2021	8 AM to 12 PM	Virtual Meeting
March 2 , 2021 AGENDA Espanol AGENDA	4 to 8 PM	Virtual Meeting
March 3, 2021	Cancelled
April 14, 2021 AGENDA	6 to 8 PM	Virtual Meeting
April 15, 2021 AGENDA	8 AM to 12 PM	Virtual Meeting
May 12, 2021	6 to 8 PM	Virtual Meeting
May 13, 2021	8 AM to 12 PM	Virtual Meeting

Public Attendance

Meeting Registation and Public Comment

Special Education Advisory Panel (SEAP) advises the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) on the education of children with disabilities. SEAP’s purpose is to provide a broad base of input to the Secretary of Education of the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), the Bureau of Special Education (BSE), and the Bureau of Early Intervention Services and Family Supports (BEISFS) regarding policies, practices and issues related to the education of children and youth with disabilities who are between the ages of 3 through 21 years of age. In addition to the required federal mandates https://tinyurl.com/SEAPFlyer for State Advisory Panel members, SEAP seeks out and identifies best practices and anticipates future needs for special education in Pennsylvania.

Thank you for your interest in attending the upcoming SEAP meeting. Please complete the registration so that we may send you the Zoom link. To register to attend a SEAP meeting, and provide public comment at 11:30 AM on day two of the SEAP meeting, we ask that you also complete that section of the survey.

SEAP Survey - to register to attend a SEAP meeting

Survey - English version
Encuesta en español

Public comment

Please limit your comments to no more than five minutes. If you are unable to share comments due to time constraints, you are invited to submit written comments.
Please keep your comments factual and objective. In order to maintain confidentiality and privacy standards, please avoid naming individuals (such as students, families, school staff, agency personnel, etc.)
Public comment period is intended as an opportunity for the public to make comments. It is not intended to be interactive with the panel.
Your written comments will be appended to the meeting minutes.
Your input will be taken under advisement as the SEAP addresses its priorities.

Contact information for other questions/comments: SEAP@pattan.net

Hearing Officer Decisions

IDEA Hearing Officer Decisions issued July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020. To view a particular decision, please reference: http://odr-pa.org/due-process/hearing-officer-decision/

Panel Members

Ms. Cynthia Alvarez
Individual with a Disability
Philadelphia

Ms. Gretchen Daugherty
Parent/Individual with a Disability
Bradford

Ms. Maria Edelberg
Representative of Administrators of Programs for
Students with Disabilities
Springfield

Ms. Amy Fisher
Parent/Individual with a Disability
Lancaster

Ms. Lisa Fulton
Parent/Individual with a Disability
Harrisburg

Ms. Naomi Galman
Parent/Individual with a Disability
Beaver

Ms. Lisa Gaylor
Representative of Office of Developmental Programs
Harrisburg

Mr. Christopher Grandy
Parent/Individual with a Disability
Charleroi

Ms. Luz Hernandez
Parent/Individual with a Disability
Philadelphia

Ms. Sharon Janosik
Parent/Individual with a Disability
Bethel Park

Ms. Michele Jennings
Representative of State Juvenile & Adult Corrections
Agency/Individuals with Disabilities
North Cambria

Mr. Joe Kleppick
Parent/Individual with a Disability
East McKeesport

Mr. Tim Krushinski
Representative of Private Schools
Aston

Ms. Carmen Medina
PA EHCY Program- McKinney-Vento
Division Chief and State Director
Palmyra

Ms. Diane Perry
Provider/Parent of Individual with a Disability
Norwood

Ms. Lucille Piggott-Prawl
Parent/Individual with a Disability
Saylorsburg

Ms. Kim Robinson
Representative of Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Bethlehem

Ms. Cathy Roccia-Meier
Parent/Individual with a Disability
Philadelphia

Dr. Perri Rosen
Representative of a State Agency
Harrisburg

Mr. Bob Savakinus
Representative of IU Transition
Carbondale

Dr. Gina Scala
Provider/Professor
East Stroudsburg University

Ms. Rachel Schlosser
Parent/Individual with a Disability
Pittsburgh

Dr. Regina Speaker Palubinsky
Representative of Administrators of Programs for
Students with Disabilities
Downington

Ms. Jane Swan
Representative of Charter School
Pottstown

Ms. Cecelia Thompson
Parent/Individual with a Disability
Philadelphia

Mr. Edward Titterton
Attorney - Special Education/Appellate Officer
Philadelphia

Ms. Alicia Tyler
Representative of Office of Children, Youth, and Families
Waynesboro

Mr. Ned Whitehead
Parent/Individual with a Disability
Canton

The Special Education Advisory Panel (SEAP)

Schedule: Upcoming SEAP Meetings

Public Attendance

Meeting Registation and Public Comment

SEAP Survey - to register to attend a SEAP meeting

Public comment

Contact information for other questions/comments: SEAP@pattan.net

Hearing Officer Decisions

Panel Members

Ms. Cynthia Alvarez Individual with a Disability Philadelphia Ms. Gretchen Daugherty Parent/Individual with a Disability Bradford

Ms. Maria Edelberg Representative of Administrators of Programs for Students with Disabilities Springfield

Ms. Amy Fisher Parent/Individual with a Disability Lancaster

Ms. Lisa Fulton Parent/Individual with a Disability Harrisburg

Ms. Naomi Galman Parent/Individual with a Disability Beaver

Ms. Lisa Gaylor Representative of Office of Developmental Programs Harrisburg

Mr. Christopher Grandy Parent/Individual with a Disability Charleroi

Ms. Luz Hernandez Parent/Individual with a Disability Philadelphia

Ms. Sharon Janosik Parent/Individual with a Disability Bethel Park Ms. Michele Jennings Representative of State Juvenile & Adult Corrections Agency/Individuals with Disabilities North Cambria

Mr. Joe Kleppick Parent/Individual with a Disability East McKeesport

Mr. Tim Krushinski Representative of Private Schools Aston Ms. Carmen Medina PA EHCY Program- McKinney-Vento Division Chief and State Director Palmyra

Ms. Diane Perry Provider/Parent of Individual with a Disability Norwood

Ms. Lucille Piggott-Prawl Parent/Individual with a Disability Saylorsburg

Ms. Kim Robinson Representative of Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Bethlehem

Ms. Cathy Roccia-Meier Parent/Individual with a Disability Philadelphia

Dr. Perri Rosen Representative of a State Agency Harrisburg Mr. Bob Savakinus Representative of IU Transition Carbondale

Dr. Gina Scala Provider/Professor East Stroudsburg University

Ms. Rachel Schlosser Parent/Individual with a Disability Pittsburgh

Dr. Regina Speaker Palubinsky Representative of Administrators of Programs for Students with Disabilities Downington

Ms. Jane Swan Representative of Charter School Pottstown

Ms. Cecelia Thompson Parent/Individual with a Disability Philadelphia

Mr. Edward Titterton Attorney - Special Education/Appellate Officer Philadelphia Ms. Alicia Tyler Representative of Office of Children, Youth, and Families Waynesboro

Mr. Ned Whitehead Parent/Individual with a Disability Canton