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Purpose - “The Advisory Council for the Education of Students with Disabilities (“Council”) shall advise the State on unmet needs, initiatives of the Council and consult with the Governor, the Commissioner of Education, the State Board of Education and the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Special Education, Tennessee Department of Education.”

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July 2007- June 2009

2005-2006 School Year Report

2004-2005 School Year Report

July 21, 2008
October 30, 2008
January 12, 2009
April 20, 2009

Note: All interested persons are invited to attend Advisory Council Meetings. During the meetings opportunities for public input are available. The time available is limited and will be scheduled on a first come/first serve basis. Please contact the Secretary of the Council at 615-741-2851 or the Council Chair at jimtopp1@bellsouth.net

CURRENT MEMBERSHIP

Name / City of Residence	E-mail Address	Area of Representation
Jim Topp, Chair Collierville	Jimtopp1@bellsouth.net	Individual with a disability/Parent of a Child with a disability
Jeff Finney, Vice-Chair Elizabethton	Jeffery.Finney@state.tn.us	State Juvenile & Adult Corrections Agency/ State child welfare agency responsible for foster care
Dawn Bradley Lebanon	bradleybd@wcschools.com	Administrators of Programs for Children with Disabilities/ Parent of a Child with a disability
David Blier Nashville	David.Blier@state.tn.us	Parent of a Child with a disability
Paula Brownyard Jackson	brownyard@lambuth.edu	Administrators of Programs for Children with disabilities
Pamela Burns Antioch		Parent of a Child with a disability
Samuel Cole Nashville	Samuel.Cole@state.tn.us	Other State Agencies involved with the delivery of Related Services
Winnie Forrester Gallatin	winnie.forrester@wachovia.com	Parent of a Child with a disability
Janelle Glover Hermitage		Public Charter Schools
Kyle Hauth Chattanooga	khauth@orangegrove.org	Vocational Organization concerned with the provisions of transition services
Cynthia Higginbotham Knoxville	chigginbotham@ortn.edu	Teachers
Mary Donnet Johnson Knoxville	formdj@earthlink.net	Parent of a Child with a disability
Beulah Oldham Clarksville	oldhamb@apsu.edu	Institutions of Higher Education
Fran Powers Clarksville	p0werkids@aol.com	Parent of a Child with a disability
Sebrena St.John Limestone	stjohns@wcde.org	Parent of a Child with a disability
Myles Wilson Somerville	mwilson@mail.fayette.k12.tn.us	Local Education Official