Description:

SEAC (pronounced “seek”) is an acronym for Special Education Advisory Council, a group that provides input on special education issues to its local school district. Its purpose is to advise and advocate, not to decide policy or procedures. Minnesota law requires each school district to have a SEAC which could be offered in cooperation with an education district. The law does not specify how the group should be organized or what duties they should perform. Each SEAC may have a unique mission and structure.

Services:

Striving to increase the awareness of parents of children with disabilities in district policy and decision making, collaborate with districts on policies and decisions affecting and/or related to special education, recommend priorities to be addressed by the district in annual and long-term strategic plans, encourage parent-involvement opportunities, addressing children with special needs, build collaboration between the special education team which includes parents, general and special education professionals.

All HVED Programs and each Member District and Charter School served by HVED have a Director of Special Education who monitors and supports special education services in each district and school.

Contacts for HVED Programs:

River Valley Academy (RVA) Area Learning Center (ALC), Winona, MN

1410 Bundy Blvd., Winona, MN 55987

SAIL Program, Kellogg, MN – Federal Setting IV Behavior Program

51 Red School Lane, Kellogg, MN 55945

SPECTRUM Program, Hokah, MN – Federal Setting IV Autism Program

211 Main Street, Hokah, MN 55941

Director of Special Education, Ms. Jen Ihrke, MS jihrke@hved.org
RVA and SAIL Administrative Assistant, Breyan Richardson, brichardson@hved.org
SPECTRUM Administrative Assistant, Ann de Zeeuw adezeeuw@hved.org

Early Intervention (Birth to Age 3)

Director of Special Education, Dr. Zach Selnes, Ed.D. zselnes@hved.org

Contacts for Member Districts and Charter Schools:

Chatfield, Dover-Eyota, Lewiston-Altura, Plainview-Elgin-Millville, St. Charles, Wabasha-Kellogg and Falcon View Online

Director of Special Education, Dr. Zach Selnes, Ed.D. zselnes@hved.org
Administrative Assistant, Tarah Sandven, tsandven@hved.org
 

Caledonia, La Crescent-Hokah, Lanesboro, Mabel-Canton, Rushford-Peterson, Spring Grove, and Bluffview Montessori Charter School, Ridgeway Community Charter School, and Rollingstone Community Charter School

Director of Special Education, Dr. Clover Schmitt, Ph.D. cschmitt@hved.org
Administrative Assistant, Tarah Sandven, tsandven@hved.org

Email Contact for HVED SEAC is SEAC@hved.org

HVED Executive Director, Dr. Debbra C. Marcotte, Ed.D. dmarcotte@hved.org