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.
Membership
PARENTS
- Parent – Keight Kennedy
- Parent – Kristin Murphy (Harford County)
- Parent – Karen Baumeister
- Parent – Vacant
- Parent – Vacant
- Parent – Vacant
PROVIDERS
- Provider - Brenda Hussey-Gardner, Ph.D., Chair (University of Maryland, School of Medicine)
- Provider - FloJean Speck (Maryland Family Network)
- Provider - Anna Maria Wilms Floet M.D. F.A.A.P (Kennedy Krieger Institute)
- Provider - Jennifer Harwood (Howard County)
- Provider - Cynthia Bouchard, M.S., CC (Howard County)
STATE LEGISLATURE
- State Legislator - Eric Ebersole (Baltimore County)
PERSONNEL PREPARATION
- Personnel Preparation Christy Tirrell-Corbin, Ph.D. (University of Maryland, College of Education)
- Personnel Preparation - Cecilia Leger (Johns Hopkins University Center for Technology in Education)
STATE AGENCIES
- State Partner - Vacant (MSDE, Early Intervention Services/Preschool Special Education, Birth Through 5)
- State Partner - Mary Jo Harris (Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Medicaid Programs)
- State Partner - Pamela Bush-Jones (Union Baptist Headstart)
- State Partner - Vacant (MSDE, Child Care Office)
- State Partner – Vacant (Maryland Insurance Administration)
- State Partner - Vacant (MSDE, Homeless Education)
- State Partner - Vacant (DHR, Foster Care)
- State Partner - Vacant (Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Office of Family Planning and Home Visiting)
- State Partner - Elizabeth Hall (Maryland Department of Disabilities)
Meeting Dates
The SICC will hold four General Meetings and one SICC/LICC joint meeting during the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. General meetings provide SICC members, 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.
Requests for special accommodation, including interpreter and translator services, must be received 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 MSDE, Division of Early Intervention and Special Education Services at
410-767-0249 or toll free in Maryland at 1-800-535-0182.
Thursday, September 14, 2023
General meeting, 1:00-3:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 2, 2023
General meeting, 1:00-3:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 4, 2024
General meeting, 1:00-3:30 p.m.
Monday, March 4, 2024
(Monday to accommodate legislative session)
General meeting, 1:00-3:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 6, 2024
ANNUAL Joint SICC/LICC Meeting, 10a.m. - 2p.m.
The SICC Executive Team will meet six times during the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. At these meetings, the SICC Executive Team plans agendas for upcoming General Meetings and discusses relevant topics to bring before the entire membership. Executive Meetings are open to all SICC members. Non-Executive team members planning to attend are asked to provide notice to MSDE catherine.wagner@maryland.gov at least five business days before the scheduled meeting date. All Executive Team Meetings will be held virtually.
Contact:
Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program
Division of Early Intervention and Special Education Services
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 767-0244
Fax: (410) 333-8165