Fresno Unified School District
Community Advisory Committee (CAC)
About Community Advisory Committee
Each SELPA in California is required by Education Code 56190 to have a Community Advisory Committee. The committee shall serve in an advisory capacity.
The members of the community advisory committee shall be appointed by, and responsible to, the governing board of each participating district or county office, or any combination thereof participating in the local plan. Appointment shall be in accordance with a locally determined selection procedure that is described in the local plan. Such procedure shall provide that terms of appointment are for at least two years and are annually staggered to ensure that no more than one half of the membership serves the first year of the term in any one year.
The community advisory committee shall be composed of parents of individuals with exceptional needs enrolled in public, or private schools, as well as charter schools, parents of other pupils enrolled in school, pupils and adults with disabilities, regular education teachers, special education teachers and other school personnel, representatives of other public and private agencies, and persons concerned with the needs of individuals with exceptional needs.
At least the majority of such committee shall be composed of parents of pupils enrolled in schools participating in the local plan, and at least a majority of such parents shall be parents of individuals with exceptional needs.
The community advisory committee shall have the authority to fulfill the responsibilities that are defined for it in the local plan. The responsibilities shall include, but need not be limited to, all the following:
- Advising the policy and administrative entity of the district, special education local plan area, or county office, regarding the development, amendment, and review of the local plan. The entity shall review and consider comments from the community advisory committee.
- Recommending annual priorities to be addressed by the plan.
- Assisting in parent education and in recruiting parents and other volunteers who may contribute to the implementation of the plan.
- Encouraging community involvement in the development and review of the local plan.
- Supporting activities on behalf of individuals with exceptional needs.
- Assisting in parent awareness of the importance of regular school attendance.
CAC’s in California provide a wide range of positive parent to parent support systems including conferences, support groups, newsletter and publications, and training opportunities in addition to their advisory capacity.
Next meeting is scheduled for:
October 8th 2024
Meeting Location: Adult Transition Program (ATP)
CAC Meeting - Child Care Survey
COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SPECIAL EDUCATION FOR FRESNO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
SPECIAL EDUCATION LOCAL PLANNING AREA
Approved By-Laws | November 10, 2021
A hard copy in English, Spanish, or Hmong is available upon request by emailing CAC@fresnounified.org
Una copia impresa en inglés, español o hmong está disponible a pedido enviando un correo electrónico CAC@fresnounified.org
Luam ib pob ntawv nyob ua lus Askiv, Spanish, los yog Hmoob yog muaj txawm peem nyob raws li thov nrog emailing CAC@fresnounified.org
LEGAL CITATIONS/AUTHORITY
Education Code
TITLE 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION [33000 – 64100]
( Title 2 enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010. )
DIVISION 4. INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES [46000 – 65001]
( Division 4 enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010. )
PART 30. SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS [56000 – 56865]
( Part 30 repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 797, Sec. 9. )
CHAPTER 2. Administration [56100 – 56194]
( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 797, Sec. 9. )
ARTICLE 7. Community Advisory Committee [56190 – 56194]
( Article 7 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 797, Sec. 9. )
Each plan submitted under Section 56195.1 shall establish a community advisory committee. The committee shall serve only in an advisory capacity.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 854, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1998.)
The members of the community advisory committee shall be appointed by, and responsible to, the governing board of each participating district or county office, or any combination thereof participating in the local plan. Appointment shall be in accordance with a locally determined selection procedure that is described in the local plan. Where appropriate, this procedure shall provide for selection of representatives of groups specified in Section 56192 by their peers. Such procedure shall provide that terms of appointment are for at least two years and are annually staggered to ensure that no more than one half of the membership serves the first year of the term in any one year.
(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 972, Sec. 2.)
The community advisory committee shall be composed of parents of individuals with exceptional needs enrolled in public or private schools, parents of other pupils enrolled in school, pupils and adults with disabilities, regular education teachers, special education teachers and other school personnel, representatives of other public and private agencies, and persons concerned with the needs of individuals with exceptional needs.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 759, Sec. 29. Effective September 21, 1992.)
At least the majority of such committee shall be composed of parents of pupils enrolled in schools participating in the local plan, and at least a majority of such parents shall be parents of individuals with exceptional needs.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 797, Sec. 9. Effective July 28, 1980.)
The community advisory committee shall have the authority and fulfill the responsibilities that are defined for it in the local plan. The responsibilities shall include, but need not be limited to, all the following:
(a) Advising the policy and administrative entity of the special education local plan area regarding the development, amendment, and review of the local plan. The entity shall review and consider comments from the community advisory committee.
(b) Recommending annual priorities to be addressed by the plan.
(c) Assisting in parent education and in recruiting parents and other volunteers who may contribute to the implementation of the plan.
(d) Encouraging community involvement in the development and review of the local plan.
(e) Supporting activities on behalf of individuals with exceptional needs.
(f) Assisting in parent awareness of the importance of regular school attendance.
(g) Supporting community involvement in the parent advisory committee established pursuant to Section 52063 to encourage the inclusion of parents of individuals with exceptional needs to the extent these pupils also fall within one or more of the definitions in Section 42238.01.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 32, Sec. 90. (AB 1808) Effective June 27, 2018.)
SPECIAL MEETINGS
CAL. GOV’T. CODE §54956.
A special meeting may be called at any time by the presiding officer of the legislative body of a local agency, or by a majority of the members of the legislative body, by delivering written notice to each member of the legislative body and to each local newspaper of general circulation and radio or television station requesting notice in writing. The notice shall be delivered personally or by any other means and shall be received at least 24 hours before the time of the meeting as specified in the notice. The call and notice shall specify the time and place of the special meeting and the business to be transacted or discussed. No other business shall be considered at these meetings by the legislative body. The written notice may be dispensed with as to any member who at or prior to the time the meeting convenes files with the clerk or secretary of the legislative body a written waiver of notice. The waiver may be given by telegram. The written notice may also be dispensed with as to any member who is actually present at the meeting at the time it convenes. The call and notice shall be posted at least 24 hours prior to the special meeting in a location that is freely accessible to members of the public