SECAC is comprised of parents/guardians, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) staff members, and representatives of Montgomery County community groups that advocate for students with special needs and serve to advocate for, and advise, the Office of Special Education.
Please complete this form to indicate interest in nomination for SECAC Parent Co-Chiar.
Sign-up to and join our SECAC meetings! SECAC is open to everyone. Please complete this form to help us plan future meetings in 2022-2023 and to receive emails.
Our most recent SECAC meeting was on Thursday, May 25, 2023 | Agenda | Meeting Video | Presentation Slides
The public is welcome to attend.
Meeting Format:
Each meeting has public comments from 7:00–7:15 p.m. If you are interested in giving public comment, pre-sign up ahead of the meeting by completing this form or e-mailing the CoChairs). Bring at least five copies of your comments to be used for follow-up after meeting. No decision will be made on public comment items during actual SECAC meeting. Any information will be handled outside the meeting through appropriate MCPS staff members. Public comment participants will have three minutes.
No comments should be made that are derogatory or critical of specific MCPS staff members or any other individual on any level. Issues of concern brought forth in public comments should be expressed in global terms. If there is a time sensitive "personal" situation please alert SECAC CoChairs so they might help you and direct you to appropriate staff members to help resolve the issue.
Public comments are followed with updates by the directors in DSES.
SECAC CoChairs can be accessed for any questions or concerns. The CoChairs are:
For more information, contact the MCPS Department of Special Education Services at 240-740-3900 or one of the CoChairs.
MCPS Annual Special Education Summit - Video Presentations and Slides
MC Recreation: Kids Day Out and Therapeutic Recreation Camp 2022 Information | español
Program Access (Inclusion) Making the Right choice
Home School Model, Learning and Academic Disabilities, Elementary Learning Centers, Learning For Independence, School/Community-based Program
You may locate and contact your Area Supervisor by school or view the table below by area.
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Albert Einstein HS, DCC Newport Mill MS: Highland, Oakland Terrace, Rock View Sligo MS: Glen Haven, Flora Singer, Woodlin Northwood HS, DCC Silver Spring International MS: Forest Knolls, Highland View, Rolling Terrace, Sligo Creek ES Montgomery Blair HS, DCC Eastern MS: Montgomery Knolls, New Hampshire Estates, Oak View, Pine Crest Takoma Park MS: East Silver Spring, Piney Branch, Takoma Park ES Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS Silver Creek MS: Chevy Chase, North Chevy Chase, Rock Creek Forest, Rosemary Hills Westland MS: Bethesda, Somerset, Westbrook |
Dr. Cynthia M. Webb (Supervisor) Ms. Susan B. Ryan (Instructional Specialist) |
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Springbrook HS, NEC Key MS: Burnt Mills, Cannon Road, Cresthaven, Drew, Nix White Oak MS: Jackson Road, Leleck, Westover Poolesville HS Poole MS: Monocacy, Poolesville ES Longview School Mr. William McGrath, Supervisor Gaithersburg HS Forest Oak MS: Goshen, Rosemont, Summit Hall, Washington Grove Gaithersburg MS: Gaithersburg ES, Laytonsville, Strawberry Knoll, Harriett Tubman Northwest HS Kingsview MS: Great Seneca Creek, McNair, Matsunaga, Darnestown, Diamond Clemente MS: Clopper Mill, Germantown |
Mrs. Lora S. Johnson (Supervisor) Mrs. H. Shorb (Instructional Specialist) |
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Wheaton HS, DCC Loiederman MS/Parkland MS: Brookhaven, Harmony Hills, Shriver, Viers Mill, Weller Road, Wheaton Woods Thomas S. Wootton HS Cold Spring, Stone Mill Frost MS: Dufief, Fallsmead, Lakewood, Travilah Thomas Edison HS of Technology Winston Churchill HS Cabin John MS: Bells Mill, Seven Locks Hoover MS: Beverly Farms, Potomac, Wayside Richard Montgomery HS Julius West MS: Beall, College Gardens, Ritchie Park, Twinbrook, Bayard Rustin |
Mrs. Claudette R. Smith (Supervisor) Mrs. Sarah Kio (Instructional Specialist) |
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Clarksburg HS Neelsville MS: Daly, Fox Chapel, Rocky Hill MS: Clarksburg ES, Gibbs, Little Bennett Hallie Wells: Cedar Grove, Wims Sherwood HS Rosa Parks: Belmont, Greenwood, Olney Farquhar MS: Brooke Grove, Sherwood ES Watkins Mill HS Montgomery Village MS: Stedwick, Watkins Mill ES, Whetstone, South Lake Damascus HS Baker MS: Clearspring, Damascus ES, Rockwell, Woodfield Blair G. Ewing Center (3 sites) Mr. Damien Ingram, Principal Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents (RICA) Dr. Sandi B. Ives, Supervisor |
Ms. Kia Middleton-Murphy (Supervisor) Mrs. Ashley Doyle (Instructional Specialist) |
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Seneca Valley HS McAuliffe, Sally Ride M L King: Lake Seneca, Waters Landing Rockville HS Wood MS: Barnsley, Flower Valley, Maryvale, Meadow Hall, Rock Creek Valley Rock Terrace School Ms. Anne Marie Tagliaferri, Supervisor James H. Blake HS, NEC Cloverly, Stonegate Paint Branch HS, NEC Banneker MS: Burtonsville, Fairland, Greencastle Briggs Chaney: Galway, Tyler Page Walt Whitman HS Pyle MS: Bannockburn, Bradley Hills, Burning Tree, Carderock Springs, Wood Acres Stephen Knolls Mr. William McGrath, Supervisor Lathrop E. Smith Center Ms. Laurie C. Jenkins, Supervisor |
Dr. Melissa A. Brunson (Supervisor) Mr. Bryan E. Hunter (Instructional Specialist) |
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John F. Kennedy HS,DCC Odessa Shannon MS: Arcola, Glenallan, Kemp Mill Argyle MS: Bel Pre, Georgian Forest, Strathmore Col. Zadok Magruder HS Redland MS: Cashell, Resnik, Sequoyah Shady Grove MS: Candlewood, Flower Hill, Mill Creek Towne Quince Orchard HS Lakelands Park MS, Brown Station, Rachel Carson Ridgeview MS: Fields Road, Jones Lane, Thurgood Marshall Walter Johnson HS North Bethesda MS: Ashburton, Kensington-Parkwood, Wyngate Tilden MS: Farmland, Garrett Park, Luxmanor Carl Sandburg Learning Center Mrs. Kris M. Secan, Supervisor |
Mrs. Kelly J. Jiron, Supervisor Ms. Gerry Edwards, Instructional Specialist |
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