SEAC Association Connections
Under Ontario's Education Act, every student is entitled to a program which meets their needs. In Durham, our Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) helps the Board protect the rights of students with special learning needs. SEAC provides information, advice and assistance to parents/guardians whose children may require additional support.
SEAC advises and makes recommendations to the Board concerning the establishment and development of special education programs and services.
Association membership opportunity
What Happens at a SEAC Meeting?
SEAC meetings are a forum for SEAC members to provide advice and discussion of Board programs and support services for exceptional pupils.
Meetings follow a formal format including:
- Review of minutes
- presentations
- current issues and initiatives in Special Education
- Committee Reports by members
- Board Reports: a) Trustees b) Staff
- Correspondence and Questions
SEAC Members as Advocates
- SEAC members are advocates for students with special needs around the table and within the community
- SEAC brochure contains contact information for SEAC members giving parents/caregivers access to connect as resource to them
- SEAC members are resources for schools and the community
- SEAC members can liaise with School Community Councils
- SEAC members are committed to building awareness and deepening connections
Durham DSB SEAC Resources:
The committee is composed of member representatives from:
Association for Bright Children (ABC) |
Website: https://www.abcontario.ca/ SEAC Representative: Eva Kyriakides Email: bill.eva.k@rogers.com |
Autism Ontario Durham Region |
Website: https://www.autismontario.com/region/central-east SEAC Representative: sensaRAneb Burrell Email: Durham@autismontario.com |
Durham Down Syndrome Association (DDSA) |
Hosts a variety of activities, including yearly events like the summer picnic (virtual this year), pumpkin patch visit and swim party. Also hosts a support group for parents of children with down syndrome. Website: www.ddsa.ca FB Group: https://m.facebook.com/DurhamDownSyndromeAssociation SEAC Representative: Tara Culley E-mail: SEAC@ddsa.ca |
Easter Seals Ontario |
Easter Seals Ontario provides programs and services to children and youth with physical disabilities across Ontario to help them achieve greater independence, accessibility and integration. Website: https://www.easterseals.org/ SEAC Representative: Allyson Earner E-mail: allyson.earner@ontariotechu.ca |
Learning Disabilities Association of Durham Region (LDADR) |
To achieve this we provide:
Website: http://www.ldadr.on.ca/ Follow Us on Twitter: @LDA_Durham SEAC Representative: Rowin Jarvis E-mail: info@ldadr.on.ca Telephone: 905-430-9230 |
Ontario Parents for Visually Impaired Children |
![]() Website: https://opvic.ca/ Email: opvicfeedback@gmail.com Facebook: OPVIC Facebook page Twitter: @_OPVIC.ca |
Sawubona Africentric Circle of Support |
Website: https://www.sawubonaacs.org/ SEAC Representative: Jenny McLaughlin Email: info@sawubonaacs.org |
Members at Large |
SEAC Representative: Morgann Cameron E-mail: morganncameron@hotmail.com
SEAC Representative: Elizabeth Daniel Email: jason_liz@sympatico.ca |
DDSB Trustees |
Trustee Donna Edwards Trustee Kelly Miller Trustee Deb Oldfield |