CACLC Members will connect via Zoom. Members can register through the CACLC Members Only Facebook group  Events page. You must register through Zoom to attend. This session is open to approved group members.

CACLC Members will connect via Zoom. Members can register through the CAC Members Only Facebook group  Events page. You must register through Zoom to attend. This session is open to approved group members.

Date/Time:  Weds., May 3, 2023, (same day as SELPA Legislative Action Day)
4:30-6:00 p.m. - Location confirmed,  Sacramento, CA.

EVENT/REGISTRATION PAGE: https://8thannualcacmixer2023.eventbrite.com

Purpose of CAC Mixer: Drop in for for complimentary refreshments and beverages, connect with your CAC parent statewide parent leaders, and unwind after a long day!

How  to prepare:  CAC members are encouraged annually place on the CAC agenda the topic of SELPA Legislative Day to communicate to the SELPA Administration that you would like  CAC members to  attend the event in Sacramento with their SELPA directors.  SELPA Legislative Action Day is an annual statewide event sponsored by the SELPA Administrators of California. 

How does SELPA Legislative Action typically flow? Agendas are provided to CACs by the SELPA administrator closer to the event start date. Generally, in the morning, there are special presentations by SELPA leadership, state policy leaders, SELPA administrators, and CAC parents. In the afternoon, everyone visits the Capitol building to meet with legislators. The CAC Mixer event (hosted by our CACLC group) follows, where CAC parents network and discuss important statewide topics and priorities. For more information about becoming a member of CACLC, visit the Home Page on our website and select the sign up buttons for Facebook and/or our Google group.

Sponsorship Opportunity:  The CACLC is an all-volunteer group, and therefore, our events are made possible through donations or paid by our volunteer organizers. To help support the important work of special education/CAC parent leaders, please register on the event page where you can make your donation. You may contact us directly in lieu of using the registration page at cacleadershipcollaborative@gmail.com.

UPDATED 5/2/23

CACLC hosts regular Zoom talks to connect parent members and leaders of CACs across CA . If you are a parent member of your CAC and would like to be part of our group, visit our Home page to join! 

New CAC members can gain a better sense of the purpose and operation of CACs, including the various education codes that mandate CACs and how SELPAs function, the Ralph M. Brown Act that CACs must honor, and CAC bylaws, giving a better sense of purpose for new and experienced members alike.

A look back at past topics:

• Year-end reflection and new priorities

• CAC 101 (basics such as definitions of common terms, pertinent education codes, local plan, budget, fiscal and logistical support of the CAC, membership, Brown Act, and others) 

• CAC Guidelines version 5 Revision

• Return to School & AB 130 

• The Unlicensed Practice of Law - the Movement behind Parent Advocates and the Practice of Special Education Advocacy

• School Closures

• Roundtable CACLC/CDE Special Education Division

• Legislative Advocacy meetings

• The Local Plan process requirements

• Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) and interrelation to CACs

• Catch up check-ins on the state of CACs and key issues

• Peer-to-peer support