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The Maryland State Interagency Coordinating Council (SICC) is established in accordance with the provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (Part C). The mission of the SICC is to advise and assist the lead agency (Maryland State Department of Education) in administering, promoting, planning, coordinating, and improving the early childhood intervention and education system of services.
Click here for SICC Bylaws.
Membership: The SICC is comprised of stakeholders in Maryland's early intervention and education system of services for children ages birth to five. Membership includes parents of children with disabilities, service providers, personnel preparation staff from local universities, state agency administrators, and Sate legislators.
SICC Members (As of 11/7/11)
PARENTS
1- Parent - The Late Amy Tetteh Griffin (Prince George's County)*
*Amy Tetteh Griffin passed away unexpectedly on October 29, 2011. The SICC and MSDE are proud to acknowledge Amy's tireless efforts on behalf of children and students with disabilities and their families in Maryland.
2- Parent - Curtisha Hopkins (Anne Arundel County)
3- Parent - Miji Kim (Montgomery County)
4- Vacant
5- Vacant
6- Vacant
7- Vacant
8- Vacant
PROVIDERS
9- Provider - Brenda Hussey-Gardner, Ph.D., CHAIRPERSON (University of Maryland, School of Medicine) -
10- Provider - Linda Ramsey (Maryland Family Network)
11- Provider - Paula Boykin (Baltimore County Public Schools)
12- Provider - Cascelia Burgess, Ed.D. (Baltimore City Public Schools)
STATE LEGISLATURE
13- State Legislator - The Honorable Guy Guzzone (Maryland House of Delegates)
PERSONNEL PREPARATION
14- Personnel Preparation - Erin Stauder, M.S., CCC/SLP (Loyola College in Maryland)
15- Personnel Preparation - Amy Sargent, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins University Center for Technology in Education)
STATE AGENCIES
16- State Partner - EIS/Preschool - Vacant
17- State Partner - Margaret "Mike" Berman (Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Medicaid Programs)
18- State Partner - Head Start - Vacant
19- State Partner - Elizabeth Kelly (MSDE, Child Care Office)
20- State Partner - Brenda Wilson (Maryland Insurance Administration)
21- State Partner - William Cohee (MSDE, Homeless Education)
22- State Partner - Foster Care - Vacant
23- State Partner - Deborah Badawi, M.D. (Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Office for Genetics and Children with Special Health Care Needs)
24- State Partner - Rosemary King Johnston (Governor's Office for Children)
25- State Partner - Vacant
26- Ex-Officio Member - Rachel London, Esq. (Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council)
Meetings: SICC meetings are open to the public. Requests for special accommodation, including interpreter and translator services, must be recevied at least 2 weeks prior to a scheduled meeting to allow enough time to secure a service provider. For meeting information or to request special accommodations, contact the Early Childhood Intervention and Education Branch toll free in Maryland: 1-800-535-0182.
SICC Meeting Schedule: July 2011-June 2012
GENERAL MEETINGS: The SICC will hold four General Meetings and one SICC/LICC joint meeting during the period. General meetings provide SICC membership, families, partners, and concerned citizens the opportunity to provide comment regarding Maryland's system of early intervention and preschool special education services. General meetings are also an opportunity for members and other interested parties to participate, in person, in the work of the Council. All meetings are open to the public.
Thursday, Sept 8, 2011, 1-4 pm, JHU Center for Technology in Education, 6740 Alexander Bell Drive, Columbia, MD 21046
Thursday, Nov 3,2011, 1-4 pm, JHU Center for Technology in Education, 6740 Alexander Bell Drive, Columbia, MD 21046
Thursday, Jan 5, 2012, 1-4 pm, JHU Center for Technology in Education, 6740 Alexander Bell Drive, Columbia, MD 21046
Thursday, Mar 1, 2012, 1-4 pm, JHU Center for Technology in Education, 6740 Alexander Bell Drive, Columbia, MD 21046
Thursday, May 10, 2012, 12-4 pm, SICC/LICCs Joint Meeting, Mount Saint Mary's University, Frederick Campus Meeting and Conference Center, 5350 Spectrum Drive, Frederick, MD 21703
EXECUTIVE MEETINGS: The SICC Executive Team will meet five times during the period. At these meetings, the SICC Executive Team plans agendas for upcoming general meetings and discusses relevant topics to bring before the entire membership. The meetings are open to the public. Non-Executive Team members planning to attend are asked to provide notice to MSDE (smakle@msde.state.md.us) at least five business days before the scheduled meeting date.
Thursday, Jul 14, 2011, 1-3 pm, MSDE, 200 W. Baltimore Street, 8th Floor Conference Rooms, Baltimore, MD 21201
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011, 1-3 pm, MSDE, 200 W. Baltimore Street, 8th Floor Conference Rooms, Baltimore, MD 21201
Thursday, Dec 1, 2011, 1-3 pm, MSDE, 200 W. Baltimore Street, 8th Floor Conference Rooms, Baltimore, MD 21201
Thursday, Feb 2, 2012, 1-3 pm, MSDE, 200 W. Baltimore Street, 8th Floor Conference Rooms, Baltimore, MD 21201
Thursday, Apr 5, 2012, 1-3 pm, MSDE, 200 W. Baltimore Street, 8th Floor Conference Rooms, Baltimore, MD 21201
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| Early Childhood Intervention and Education |
| Maryland State Department of Education |
| 200 West Baltimore Street |
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410-767-0261 or 1-800-535-0182 |
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smakle@msde.state.md.us |
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