About SEAC
The Education Act section requires every district school board and school authority to establish a Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC). SEACs are standing committees of the school board and membership consists of representatives of the board (trustees) and one representative from each of the associations or organizations of parents that operates locally (up to a total of 12). SEAC representatives provide input on the particular needs of each association’s exceptionality group, bring valuable information from parents in their associations on gaps in service, and advise the board on how the board’s special education programs and services need to be improved.
LDAO chapters have SEAC representatives and alternates on most of the school boards in the communities they serve. In order to keep LDAO SEAC reps and alternates informed, LDAO produces a SEAC Circular five times a year. Copies of recent LDAO SEAC Circulars, and their supplementary documents, are listed below.
Documents that are in their original PDF version, are available in Word on request.
LDAO SEAC members are also advised to read:
- LDAO SEAC Policies
- LDAO Policy Statement on Educational Inclusion
- PAAC on SEAC Effective Practices Handbook
SEAC Circulars
LDAO SEAC Circular September 2025
Additional Materials
- 2025–2026 School Year Calendar (Ontario Ministry of Education)
- Special Education Advisory Committee
- Accessible Transitions for Students with Disabilities in K-12
- LDAO’s Open Letter to SEACs (2025)
LDAO SEAC Circular June 2025
Additional Materials
- Ontario’s Back-to-Basics Kindergarten Curriculum Announcement
- 2025–2026 School Year Calendar (Ontario Ministry of Education)
- ETFO Special Education Report
- Ontario Education Staffing Crisis: Addressing the Shortage of Certified Teachers in Ontario Classrooms (CODE)
- AODA Alliance Calls for the Creation of an Education Accessibility Standard
- Access to Special Education in Ontario Schools (People for Education)
- LDAO’s Open Letter to SEACs (2025)
Additional Materials
Additional Materials
- 2024-25 Math and Literacy Supports Memo
- Financial Literacy
- Policy and Program Memorandum 8
- Right to Read – Year Two Update (Ontario Human Rights Commission)
- Accessible Transitions for Students with Disabilities K-12
- Development of Proposed K-12 Education Standards -2022 Final Recommendations
- Tiered Approach – LD@School
- PAAC Funding Resource Guide
LDAO SEAC Circular June 2023
Additional Materials
- PAAC-on-SEAC-Funding-Resource-Guide-2023
- February 8, 2023 Memo Update on Grade 10 courses
- April 6, 2023 Memo on PA Days for the 2023-24 School Year
- MACSE Annual Report 2022-23
LDAO SEAC Circular April 2023
Additional Materials
- PAAC-on-SEAC-Funding-Resource-Guide-2022
- PAAC-on-SEAC-Tip-Sheet-key messages Special Education Funding 2023
- Special Education Grant (Technical Paper excerpts)
- Priorities and Partnerships Funding Excerpts
LDAO SEAC Circular February 2023
Additional Materials
- Special Education in Ontario (PAAC on SEAC – Nov 28 2022)
- Special Education Update – November 2022
- Ministry Funded Projects to Prevent and Remove Barriers – 2022-23
- PAAC-on-SEAC-Calendar-22-23 Revised
- Partnering with Schools for Student Success Announcement – Feb. 2023
LDAO SEAC Circular November 2022
Additional Materials
LDAO SEAC Circular September 2022
Additional Materials
- PAAC-on-SEAC-Calendar-22-23
- September 2, 2022 Back to School Memo
- September 2, 2022 Memo Online Learning Implementation Update
- PAAC on SEAC Tip Sheet – Effectiive Practices for Recruitment of Local Association Members for SEAC
LDAO SEAC Circular June 2022
Additional Materials
- PAAC-on-SEAC-Funding-Resource-Guide-2022
- PAAC on SEAC Tip Sheet – Effectiive Practices for Recruitment of Local Association Members for SEAC
LDAO SEAC Circular April 2022
Additional Materials
- LDAO Right to Read Executive Summary
- LDAO Right to Read Detailed Response
- Special Education Update – February 2022
- Feb. 22, 2022 Memo Professional Activity Days for the 2022-23 School Year
- LDAO Repsonse to Draft PPM 81
- PAAC on SEAC PPM 81 Submission
LDAO SEAC Circular February 2022
Additional Materials
- PPM 81 Draft for Consultation -FINAL 01.07.22
- Discussion questions for review of draft revised PPM 81
- Feb. 1, 2022 Memo on Online Learning Graduation Requirement
- MACSE – Collaboration February 2022 PAAC on SEAC
LDAO SEAC Circular November 2021
Additional Materials
- PAAC-on-SEAC-Calendar-21-22 Revised
- Special Education Update – October 2021
- Parent tip sheet Remote learning for students with special education needs
- Student tip sheet Remote learning for students with special education needs
- Educator tip sheet Remote learning for students with special education needs
- Oct. 29, 2021 Memo Guidance on Assessment, Evaluation & Reporting for the 2021-22 School Year
- Oct. 29, 2021 Memo Review of PPM 81 Provision of Health Support Services in School Settings in 2021-22 New Expectations
LDAO Response to K – 12 recommendations, October 2021
LDAO response to Transition Recommendations, October 2021
LDAO Response to the Postsecondary Recommendations, October 2021
LDAO SEAC Circular September 2021
Additional Materials
- PAAC-on-SEAC-Calendar-21-22
- Memo Revised PPM 151 Professional Activity Days Devoted to Provincial Education Priorities
- LD Awareness month poster 1
- LD Awareness month poster 2
LDAO SEAC Circular June 2021
Additional Materials
- June 3, 2021 Ministry of Education Update on the 2020 21 School Year
- Special Education Update – June 2021
- Special Education and Mental Health Update – June 2021
- Effective Implementation of Reading Intervention Programs
- June 11, 2021 Memo Public Posting of the K-12 Education SDC Initial Recommendations Report
- K-12 Initial Recommendations Report Survey
- MACSE Meeting Highlights – February 2021
- MACSE – Collaboration Template June 2021 PAAC on SEAC
- June 9, 2021 Memo New Grade 9 Math Course Curriculum Release
LDAO SEAC Circular May 2021
Additional Materials
- May 4, 2021 Memo Planning for the 2021-22 School Year
- May 4, 2021 Memo Special Education Grant & Mental Health Funding Changes
- Special Education Grant in Technical Paper 2021-22
- May 4, 2021 Memo Learning Recovery & Renewal
- March 25, 2021 Memo Federal Safe Return to Class Fund
- Destreaming Issues for Students with Special Education Needs
LDAO SEAC Circular March 2021
Additional Materials
- PAAC on SEAC 2020 Survey Executive Summary & Action Items
- Report on Results of PAAC on SEAC 2020 SurveyÂ
- EQAO Presentation to PAAC Jan 24 2021
- MACSE – Collaboration Template February 2021 LDAO input
- MACSE – Collaboration Template Feb. 2021 PAAC on SEAC
LDAO SEAC Circular November 2020
Additional Materials
- Nov. 2, 2020 Memo Supporting School Board Operations for the 2020-21 School Year
- Changes to Suspensions and Expulsions
LDAO SEAC Circular October 2020
Additional Materials
- PAAC on SEAC Calendar 2020-21
- MACSE – Collaboration Oct. 2020 LDAO
- MACSE – Collaboration Oct. 2020 PAAC on SEAC
- Accessibility Education K-12 SDC Working Group Report on COVID-19 Barriers for Students with Disabilities & RecommendationsÂ
- Letter to Minister Lecce and Cho Re_ K-12 Education Planning for Emergencies and Safety
- LDAO Public Awareness 2020
LDAO SEAC Circular June 2020
Additional Materials
- May 27, 2020 Additional Guidance on Special Education and Mental Health
- May 27, 2020 Ministry Guidance on Evaluation and Reporting During School Closure
- May 19, 2020 Continuity of Learning Plan
- May 29, 2020 Summer School & Summer Learning Opportunities Memo
- MACSE – Community Collaboration June 2020 PAAC on SEAC
LDAO SEAC Circular April 2020
Additional Materials
LDAO SEAC Circular February 2020
Additional Materials
- MACSE Call for Applications (Jan 16 2020) EN
- MACSE – Collaboration Template February 2020 PAAC on SEAC