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Executive Director’s Report Governor’s Council on Disabilities and Special Education

Executive Director’s Report Governor’s Council on Disabilities and Special Education. 2013 October Council Meeting by Teresa Holt. 50 Year Anniversary of the DD Act. Staff Update. Sheryl Cobb’s retirement and replacement Amanda Cooper- Health and ASPEN Tracy Golly- Peer Power advisor

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Executive Director’s Report Governor’s Council on Disabilities and Special Education

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  1. ExecutiveDirector’s ReportGovernor’s Council on Disabilities and Special Education 2013 October Council Meeting by Teresa Holt

  2. 50 Year Anniversary of the DD Act

  3. Staff Update • Sheryl Cobb’s retirement and replacement • Amanda Cooper- Health and ASPEN • Tracy Golly- Peer Power advisor • Hannah Foreman- Legislative intern • Christine Miller- MASST position • Employment program coordinator

  4. Office/Council Update • Staff retreat • 5-Year Plan amendments • Executive Committee SFY14 (state fiscal year 2014) budget planning meeting • July retirement party for Kathy Fitzgerald • Close out of SFY13 • Creation of new budget and tracking system • AIEI Advisory Committee meeting • Staff assistance before Council meeting

  5. State Level • NGA meeting in Seattle, meeting with Mike Lesmann • Signing of HB 87 in Fairbanks • Signing of HB 88 in Anchorage • HSS Big Picture meeting • Appointment of new Council members • Trust Planning Committee (8/7-8) • State Board of EED in Nome (9/24-25) • Autism Insurance Taskforce meeting (8/27) • Trust Board meeting (9/4-6)

  6. Federal Level • Information and Technical Assistance Center for Councils on Developmental Disabilities (ITACC) meeting • National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD) Annual conference • Teresa Holt appointed to the nominating committee • Met with Congressional delegation • Alaska Integrated Employment Initiative (AIEI) grant meeting • Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) conference • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health grant meeting • Home and Community-Based Services Conference • Program Performance Report (PPR) data review • Workforce Investment Act recommendations

  7. Upcoming Meetings October • October 1 - Trust Regional Summit in Fairbanks • October 9 - Trust Regional Summit in Mat-Su • October 23 - Trust Planning Committee • October 23 & 24 - Alaska Brain Injury Board meeting in Fairbanks November • November 5 & 6 - Trust Regional Summit in Anchorage • November 5 & 7 - Alaska Brain Injury Institute in Anchorage • November 21 - AMHTA Trustee meeting in Anchorage

  8. Upcoming Meetings December • December 5 & 6 - State Board of EED in Anchorage • December 18 - Trust Planning Committee in Anchorage January • January 3 - Trust Finance and Planning Committee in Anchorage • January 21 & 23 - GCDSE Council meeting in Juneau • January 29 & 30 - Trust Board meeting in Juneau Spring • February 10-12, 2014 - Statewide Special Education Conference • Full Lives Conference • April 28-30, 2014 - Spring (April) Council meeting

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