California Superintendent of Public Instruction Autism Advisory Committee

Meeting – April 23, 2007

Discuss the status of the DDS Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Project.
Discuss a definition of research-based practices and promising practices.
Review autism initiatives of other selected other states, including the structure of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) Clearinghouse framework.
Continue to build on the work completed in March relative to recommendations for the required areas within Assembly Bill (AB) 2513.

Meeting Agenda
10:00 – 10:10 A.M.	Welcome Outcomes and Expectations for the Day – Review of the Agenda	Mary Hudler, Director, Special Education Division	Audio 3:37
	Review of Work Accomplished in February	Judy Schrag, Facilitator	Audio 6:15
	Overview of the Process for the Day		Audio 4:32
10:10 – 11:00	Review of the Status of the DDS ASD Project	Steven Lohrer, Ph.D., ASD Project Director, Sonoma State University	Audio 64:29
11:00 – 11:30	Group Discussion – Definition of Research Based and Promising Practices	Judy Schrag, Facilitator	Audio 6:14
11:30 – 12:15	Review of ASD Initiatives of Other States and Background on CDC Clearinghouse Structure	Anthony Sotelo, Consultant, Policy & Program Services Unit, CDE	Audio 43:11
12:15 – 1:15 P.M	Lunch Break
1:15 – 1:30	Review of Work Completed To Date	Judy Schrag, Facilitator	Audio 7:26
1:30 – 2:40	Small Group Work – Building on the Work Completed to Date: Advisory Committee Recommendations	Small Groups
2:40 – 2:50	Break
2:50 – 3:50	Committee Recommendations:	Judy Schrag, Facilitator Recommendation Area:	Audio 1 9:50 Audio 2 8:05 Audio 3 19:11
3:50	Report Out to Large Group Small and Large Group Discussions Next Steps Evaluation of the Day	Mary Hudler Georgianne Knight	Audio 9:12
4:00 P.M.	Adjourn