Peel Education Committee:

The Education Committee consists of volunteer representatives from Brampton-Caledon Community Living, Community Living Mississauga, Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board’s Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC), Peel District School Board’s Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC), Region of Peel (Peel Case Management), Kerry’s Place Autism Services and Peel Infant Development. Education Committee members share a common vision with respect to inclusion of children with special needs in the school system.

Our Vision:

“All children attend regular classrooms with like-aged children in their neighbourhood school with appropriate supports. They receive assistance in all transitional phases of their educational life, including preschool to elementary to secondary, school to work, post-secondary education, colleges and universities or continuing education.”

Education Liaison:

The Education Liaison position was developed with the support of Peel’s developmental service providers and serves as a regional resource for service providers in the Region of Peel supporting students with a developmental disability. Funding from the Ministry of Children and Youth services became available and the proposal was submitted with full approval from the Peel Planning Group. This is a unique position in that it spans two important areas of support for students with disabilities – the school board and the developmental services sector.

The position was created with the intention of strengthening the communication between the education system and the developmental services sector. Its purpose is to provide support and resources to both sectors in order to promote inclusion and to ensure students with developmental disabilities are receiving the best possible education.

Read more about this initiative here