CAC Meeting Minutes November 15, 2023

Wednesday November 15, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. 

MINUTES

6:00 – 6:10pm – Welcome (Chair Wong)

– Roll Call (Secretary Flores was absent due to illness): Roll was taken and quorum was achieved via 12 members being present

– Agenda Approval (Chair Wong)

– Previous Months Minutes (Secretary Flores was absent due to illness)

6:10 – 6:15pm Old Business

– New Business & Membership (Chair Wong) 

6:15 – 6:45pm: LCAP – Thought Exchange Survey (Ashlee Chiarito Bourdase, Executive Officer – State and Federal Programs)

6:45 – 7:00pm – Guide to Special Education Acronyms (Chair Wong & Community Liaison Ford)

7:00 – 7:20 – Presentation Special Olympics (Mike Preciado Regional Sports Director Special Olympics Northern California and Nevada and Drew Torosian Area Manager, Schools Partnership Program Special Olympics Northern California) 

7:20 – 7:30pm – Educational Partners Forum (Chair Wong and Community Liaison Ford)

7:30pm – Closing and Adjournment (Chair Wong)

Link to October Meeting Minutes

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CAC email address (cac@fresnounified.org) to email agenda items for the upcoming meeting or next month’s meeting

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Meeting Information

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The Community Advisory Committee on Special Education, or CAC, invites you to participate in our monthly in-person meeting at Parent University. The address is 850 N. Blackstone Ave., Fresno, CA 93701.

• The phone number to Parent University is (559) 457-3390.
• Both Spanish and Hmong interpretation will be provided
• Refreshment will be served. 
• Childcare will be provided as well. 

We are delighted to offer childcare services during our meeting upon request, catering to children aged 4-12 years old. To ensure we can accommodate your childcare needs during your attendance at our CAC meeting, kindly complete the following Child Care Survey.

Thank you and we look forward to welcoming you at the meeting.

Online Option

If you cannot make the CAC meeting in person you can attend the meeting on Microsoft Teams. Please note that the online meeting will be in English only. Spanish and Hmong Interpretation will be provided in person.

Link to Team Meeting: Click here to join the meeting

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Next Scheduled CAC Meeting

January 17th, 2023 at Parent University

We appreciate your attendance at our meetings

Your support of Special Education is Vital