The purpose and goals of the CFT Special Education Committee are:

• to keep the Federation and its members informed regarding special education trends and programs that will impact on school employees and students.
• to keep the Federation and its members informed through articles for CFT publications.
• to develop workshops and to make oral and written reports before various governance bodies of the Federation, area councils, Executive Council, State Council and annual convention.
• to attend the meetings of the Advisory Commission on Special Education and other appropriate entities in order to represent the Federation on issues that come before them.
• to review existing policy and to formulate and prepare policy recommendations for the CFT in the field of special education.

Click here for Minutes of the January 27, 2007 Special Education Committee meeting

COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Linda Olsen, Chair, Jefferson Federation of Teachers		Barbara Kimmel, Chair, Oxnard Federation of Teachers
Lucia Arias, United Teachers Los Angeles		Chris Lanier, United Educators of San Francisco
Jo-Ann Copp, Newport-Mesa Federation of Teachers		Chris Mink, Morgan Hill Federation of Teachers
Helen Dalton, Salinas Valley Federation of Teachers		Alicia Molstad, ABC Federation of Teachers
Tim Delia, United Teachers Los Angeles		David Thompson, Poway Federation of Teachers
Juliana Dunvan, Santa Cruz Council of Classified Employees		Mike Vasser, Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers
Casey Evans, Greater Santa Cruz Federation of Teachers		Mike Terman, Staff Liaison
Dawn Heeren, ABC Federation of Teachers		Shannon Willson, Staff Liaison
Carolyn Ishida, Santa Paula Federation of Teachers