Parent Advisory Committee
About PAC
You have support on issues involving your child. It helps to know there is an organization like the PAC, through which parents have a voice for their opinions and concerns. The PAC is a group of parents who have children with a disability and receive special education services. Members, representing each district, are chosen upon recommendation of an administrator, approved by local school district boards, and final authority to appoint members rests with the Ottawa Area Intermediate School District Board.
The PAC strives to represent the interest and concerns of students with special needs and their parents. It also strives to promote partnership between parents, student, the local school district, and the OAISD by facilitating communication and cooperation.
The PAC:
- Stresses cooperation between parents, school personnel, and other service providers.
- Listens and offers support to parents of special education students.
- Encourages, advises, and processes information for parents of special education students.
Questions?
Questions regarding the PAC or parent concerns regarding special education services may be directed to any committee member.
Local School Districts
Allendale
Angie Anderson
angie.10.anderson@gmail.com
Coopersville
OPEN
Grand Haven
Jane Claridy - SECRETARY
claridyj@ghaps.org
Hamilton
OPEN
Holland
Lori Lepard
lorilepard@gmail.com
Hudsonville
Sara Geissler
saramgeissler@gmail.com
Jenison
Katherine Koole-McCurdy - VICE CHAIRPERSON
katiekoolemccurdy@gmail.com
Saugatuck
Katherine Garcia - CHAIRPERSON
battagliakat@gmail.com
Spring Lake
Maggie Strain
margstrain@gmail.com
West Ottawa
Leslie Bolt
misslesliejean@yahoo.com
Zeeland
OPEN
Public School Academy
Black River
Ketzie Zylstra
zylsrak@brpsk12.org
Eagle Crest Charter Academy
Jasmine Salgado
8.jsalgado@nhaschools.com
Vanderbilt Charter Academy
OPEN
Walden Green Montessori
OPEN
West MI Academy of Arts
and Academics
OPEN
OAISD
Jessica Woodard-Robbert
jwoodard@oaisd.org
Katie Flynn
kflynn@oaisd.org